David Yu Laboratory

Led by principal investigator David Yu, MD, PhD, the laboratory is located at Winship Cancer Institute and is part of the Department of Radiation Oncology at Emory University School of Medicine in Atlanta, Georgia.

Principal Investigator

David S. Yu, MD, PhD is a physician-scientist actively engaged in basic, translational, and clinical research. Dr. Yu is the Jerome Landry MD Chair in Cancer Research and a professor in the Department of Radiation Oncology at Emory University School of Medicine where he also serves as director of the Division of Cancer Biology.

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Research

The focus of our lab's research is to understand how cells respond to DNA replication stress, why this process is deregulated in cancer cells, and how we can translate this knowledge to improvements in cancer diagnosis and treatment.

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Publications

Dr. Yu has authored a number of publications in high impact journals, including Nature, Cell, Molecular Cell, Cell Reports, and PNAS. He is associate editor of International Journal of Radiation Biology.

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Lab Life

A glimpse at life in the Yu Lab and the celebrations of team member milestones and achievements.

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Department of Radiation Oncology Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University

Lab Team Announcements

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Mark Essien will attend medical school at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.

David Yu was elected a member of the American Society for Clinical Investigation (ASCI) honor society for physician-scientists.

Dr. Yu is also Principal Investigator of a new NCI T32 Training Grant in Cancer Biology at Winship Cancer Institute in support of postdoctoral trainees.

Diana Danelia will attend medical school at Medical College of Georgia.

Alicia Yin graduated with Highest Honors and received the Bobby Jones Scholarship which will provide her a full-ride scholarship to pursue a Masters of Research in Anthropology, Art, and Perception at the University of St. Andrews (UK).