Yumeng McDaniel

Post-Doctoral Staff

Positions & Titles:

  • Post-Doctoral Staff

Yumeng is a post-doc and joined the lab in January 2022. Her research focuses on enhancing immunotherapy of cancer or other human diseases through gene engineering. Before joining the team, she obtained her PhD in Veterinary Medicine with a focus on virology at the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities in the laboratory of Dr. Louis Mansky. Her PhD studies provide critical information for the application of lethal mutagenesis on virus extinction. She received her bachelors in Veterinary Medicine and masters in Preventative Veterinary Medicine at the Huazhong Agriculture University in Hubei, China. She enjoys belly and flamenco dancing and is really good at cooking Chinese food.