Cookies on this website

We use cookies to ensure that we give you the best experience on our website. If you click 'Accept all cookies' we'll assume that you are happy to receive all cookies and you won't see this message again. If you click 'Reject all non-essential cookies' only necessary cookies providing core functionality such as security, network management, and accessibility will be enabled. Click 'Find out more' for information on how to change your cookie settings.

Yunyi Wang

DPhil Student

Research interests

Progenitor T cells can be activated to become effective by antigens. However, studies have shown that prolonged exposure to antigen (e.g. in the case of cancer) will drive T cells into an 'exhausted' state where they gradually lose their functions. I am interested in studying the epigenetic regulators that contribute to this distinct T cell phenotype. I hope that this will lead to an increased knowledge of T cell immunity as well as possible therapeutics that inhibit T cell exhaustion in cancer patients.

Background

Before starting my DPhil in the Clinical Medicine programme at Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research in 2021, I obtained my BA in Cell and Systems Biology at the University of Oxford. As part of my undergraduate study, I completed a project on pH regulation in cancer cells under the supervision of Prof. Pawel Swietach at the Department of Physiology, Anatomy and Genetics, University of Oxford.