University of California San Francisco

Yun Weng, Ph.D
Yun Weng, Ph.D

Associate Specialist

Surgery

School of Medicine

    Biography

    Yun has more than 20 years of biological research experience in both academia and industry.  Her past research covers many fields including molecular biology, cell biology, protein biochemistry, neuroscience, electrophysiology, human single-cell sequencing, and immune therapy pharmacogenomics.

    Yun joined the Chang Laboratory for Liver Tissue Engineering lab as a research specialist in February 2018.  Her main project is generating highly-functional human induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC)-derived liver organoids to investigate the molecular basis of three-dimensional cellular organization and vasculogenesis.

    Education

    Education

    Ph.D, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Sun Yat-Sen University, School of Medicine, 2004

    Master of Medicine, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Guangdong Medical University, 1998

    Bachelor of Science, Biochemistry, East China University of Science and Technology, 1993

    Fellowships

    Research Interests

    Human iPSC-derived liver organoids

    Single-cell sequencing

    Biomaterials