{"id":25679,"date":"2025-07-28T14:12:58","date_gmt":"2025-07-28T18:12:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/pharm\/?p=25679"},"modified":"2025-09-16T17:05:08","modified_gmt":"2025-09-16T21:05:08","slug":"congratulations-to-our-new-phd-zhiyuan-zoey-yao","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/pharm\/congratulations-to-our-new-phd-zhiyuan-zoey-yao\/","title":{"rendered":"Congratulations to Our New PhD, Zhiyuan “Zoey” Yao!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Dr. Yao successfully defended her PhD thesis, “Computational Design and High-Throughput Screening for Immunotherapy Protein Binder Development” under the guidance of Dr. Brian Kuhlman.<\/p>\n

\"Zhiyuan<\/a><\/p>\n

Publications<\/h2>\n

Yao Z,<\/strong> Kuhlman B. Design of a water-soluble CD20 antigen with computational epitope scaffolding. Protein Sci. 2025 Aug; 34(8):e70184. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/pro.70184<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Amelia C. McCue, Zhiyuan Yao<\/strong>, Brian Kuhlman. Advances in modular control of CAR-T therapy with adapter-mediated CARs. Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews. 2022 Aug:187:114358. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1016\/j.addr.2022.114358<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Elisa Landoni, Giovanni Fuc\u00e1, Jian Wang, Venkat R. Chirasani, Zhiyuan Yao<\/strong>, Elena Dukhovlinova, Soldano Ferrone, Barbara Savoldo, Lee K. Hong, Peishun Shou, Silvia Musio, Francesco Padelli, Gaetano Finocchiaro, Miriam Droste, Brian Kuhlman, Abdijapar Shamshiev, Serena Pellegatta, Nikolay V. Dokholyan, Gianpietro Dotti. Modifications to the Framework Regions Eliminate Chimeric Antigen Receptor Tonic Signaling. Cancer Immunol Res. 1 April 2021; 9 (4): 441\u2013453. https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1158\/2326-6066.CIR-20-0451<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\"Dr.<\/a>
Zoey at the podium<\/div><\/div>
\"Dr.<\/a>
Henrik congratulates Zoey<\/div><\/div>
\"Dr<\/a>
Zoey receives her PHCO white coat<\/div><\/div>
\"Dr<\/a>
Congratulations, Zoey!<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n

Congratulations, Zoey, we wish you all the best!<\/em><\/p>\n

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