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Steven Tang joined Yale’s Department of Molecular Biophysics and Biochemistry in 2023. He is a former Merck Fellow at the Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation and conducted postdoctoral work at Stanford University. His research program is focused on understanding the molecular machinery of membrane fusion and engineering cell-surface receptors for therapeutic interventions in reproductive sciences, regenerative medicine, and immunotherapy. Steven’s pioneering work includes strategies for targeting 'undruggable' protein-protein interactions in cancer immunotherapy and developing a room-temperature stable nanoparticle vaccine for SARS-CoV-2. He received his Ph.D. from Cornell University, where he studied the molecular mechanisms underlying endosomal sorting complexes required transport complex ESCRT-III. His long-term goal is to establish design principles for cell-cell fusion to inform therapeutic strategies for regenerative medicine and infectious diseases.
Stanford University • Stanford, CA
Conducted research on small molecules targeting protein-protein interactions for cancer immunotherapy.
Yale University • New Haven, CT
Researching molecular machinery of membrane fusion and its therapeutic applications.
Administered via the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences (GSAS). GRE General is optional for PhD.