Stephen T Yeung
He/Him
I am gay and I am an infectious disease immunologist bridging immunology, neurobiology, glycobiology, oncology, and infectious disease and I am a science policy and equal rights advocate.//
My scientific career is quite unusual and came with a lot of failure and uncertainty, but my passion for knowledge got me through. I started my research career in the field of Neuroscience studying Neurogenesis, Stem Cell Therapy, and Neurodegeneration as an undergrad with Dr. Frank M. LaFerla and Dr. Mathew Blurton-Jones at UC Irvine. In 2015, I moved to UConn Health to pursue my PhD in Immunology under the mentorship of Dr. Kamal M. Khanna. However, in 2017, I left the program and joined New York Langone Health to pursue my PhD in Immunology and Inflammation studying the ontogeny, maintenance, and function of tissue resident macrophages in lymphoid and non-lymphoid organs in host defense. Upon graduation in 2020, I moved to Weill Cornell Medicine Department of Medicine Division of Infectious Diseases as a Senior Research Scientist with Dr. Lishomwa Ndhlovu, where my primary focus was on glycans in infectious diseases. In 2022, I returned to NYU Langone Health as a Senior Research Scientist in Dr. Kamal M. Khanna Lab continuing my research on myeloid biology. Serendipitously, in 2024, I returned to Weill Cornell Medicine as a tenure track Assistant Professor of Immunology to start my research program.
The primary focus of my lab and research program revolves around understanding the spatial temporal dynamics between immune and non-immune cells and infectious pathogens and/or neurodegenerative diseases pathologies. Additionally, my lab investigates glycoproteins functions during homeostasis, infection, and cancer. I try to be active in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion policies and science policies during my free time.
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