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Yi Ren, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Department of Biochemistry
Member, Center for Structural Biology
Member, Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center


Yi received her Ph.D. in chemistry from Princeton University under the guidance of Dr. Frederick Hughson. In 2009, Yi started her postdoctoral training with Nobel laureate Dr. Günter Blobel at the Rockfeller University. Yi joined the faculty of the Department of Biochemistry as an Assistant Professor in December 2016.