Edith Yuan, MD

Edith Yuan, MD

Growing up in Taipei, Taiwan, Edith has an innate love for boba (though her favorite drink is passionfruit green tea without boba). She moved to Laguna Niguel, California, when she was 10 years old and discovered the joy of playing the violin. She continued playing throughout college and medical school, where she was a violinist in the Baroque Ensemble and the Los Angeles Doctors Symphony Orchestra, respectively. At UC Berkeley, Edith graduated with honors from the Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology with an emphasis in neurobiology and minored in music. After college, Edith conducted 2 years of research in neuro-oncology under the mentorship of Dr. Anders Persson. She continued her research at USC Keck School of Medicine in Dr. Frank Attenello’s laboratory. During her research year, Edith participated in the American Brain Tumor Association Research Fellowship and was presented the Rubinstein Award. Her projects have focused on investigating the roles of lncRNAs in modulating glioblastoma resistance to temozolomide. In her free time, she loves to explore new restaurants, attend classical music concerts, watch reality TV shows, and go to Disneyland.