Haiyang Yu, Ph.D.

K99/R00 Pathway to Independence Award
photo of Haiyang Yu
Institution
Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research, La Jolla, CA
Awarded Project
Determining the molecular organization of TDP-43 in liquid spherical annuli & establishing a designer gene therapeutic strategy

NINDS K99/R00 Awardee - October 2019

Haiyang Yu is a Postdoctoral Fellow in Neuroscience at the Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research in La Jolla, California. In the lab of Don Cleveland, his research has focused on understanding the biology and pathobiology of TAR DNA-binding protein 43 (TDP43), a nuclear RNA-binding protein that mislocalizes and aggregates in the cytoplasm of neurons and is found in patients with frontotemporal dementia (FTD), amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), and Alzheimer’s disease (AD).  He received his Ph.D. in molecular cell biology from Washington University in St. Louis, and earned his B.S. in biological science from Naikai University.