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Lufan Yang

PhD Student
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Animal Sciences
lufany2 (at) illinois.edu


Welcome

Lufan Yang is a first-year PhD student at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (UIUC), advised by Prof.Michael Robben. Lufan was born and raised in Hangzhou, China. He graduated from Nanjing Agricultural University and later obtained master degree from the UIUC Vet Med where he did a masters under Ying Fang studying swine viral disease.

Research Interests

Lufan have background in bioinformatics and wet bench experiments, and research primarily involves analyzing complex biological data, particularly in microbiome studies and understanding interactions between microorganisms and host health. Lufan also passionate about applying machine learning techniques to biological research, with the goal of uncovering insights that can contribute to medical advancements and public health improvements.

Publications and Preprints

  1. Lufan Yang, Fangfeng Yuan, Shih-Hsuan Hsiao, Nicole L. Herndon, Christopher A. Gaulke, Ying Fang
    Virology, 2024

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