Dr. rer. nat. Lei Yuan

Pic of Dr. rer. nat. Lei Yuan

Postdoc - Max Planck Institute of Molecular Cell Biology and Genetics

Role in LiSyM-Cancer

  • Postdoctoral researcher working on the development of tumor assembloids for liver cancer research
  • Lab of Prof. Meritxell Huch

Expertise

  • 3D cell culture systems
  • Stem cell and organoid technology
  • Tumor organoid and assembloid models
  • Tumor microenvironment modeling
  • Experimental platforms for systems medicine

Vita
Lei Yuan is a postdoctoral researcher in the lab of Prof. Meritxell Huch, focusing on the development of periportal liver assembloid models to investigate liver tissue organization and the tumor microenvironment in hepatocellular carcinoma. He received his PhD in Developmental Biology from Westlake University.

Degrees

  • PhD: Developmental Biology
    Westlake University
    In vitro reconstruction of mammary organoids modeling normal physiology and tumor initiation (Supervisor: Dr. Shang Cai)
  • Master of Science: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
    East China Normal University
    REGγ regulates hair follicle regeneration through Lgr5⁺ stem cell activation (Supervisor: Dr. Yongyan Dang)

Honors and Awards

  • DFG Walter Benjamin Programme Fellowship, German Research Foundation (DFG), Germany (2025–2027)
  • Young Excellent Paper Award, Chinese Society for Cell Biology (2024)
  • MCE Award for Excellence in the Advancement of Life Sciences Research (2023)