Principal Investigator
Jindan Yu, MD, PhD, is the Fray F. Marshall Chair in Biomedical Urologic Research and Professor and Vice Chair for Research in the Department of Urology at Emory University School of Medicine, spearheading the discoveries of novel biomarkers and therapeutic approaches for aggressive prostate and genitourinary (GU) cancers. Dr. Yu also serves as the Scientific Director for Prostate and GU Cancer Research at Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University. Dr. Yu and the team employ cutting-edge genomics and bioinformatics approaches to study the molecular mechanisms underlying prostate and GU cancers.
Dr. Yu holds joint appointments as a Professor with the Coulter Department of Biomedical Engineering at Georgia Tech-Emory University and with the Department of Human Genetics at Emory University School of Medicine, where she acts as the faculty lead for cancer genomics and epigenomics research.
Research
Our lab is dedicated to unraveling the genetic and epigenetic mechanisms that underlie the progression of prostate cancer, using state-of-the-art genomics and bioinformatics methodologies.
Publications
Dr. Yu has published in numerous articles in prestigious scientific journals including Nature Genetics, Molecular Cell, and Journal of Clinical Investigation. She serves as associate editor for the journal, Oncogene.
Lab Life
A glimpse at life in the J. Yu Lab and the celebrations of team member milestones and achievements.
