Yesen (Steven) Cheng

University of Pennsylvania, MS (2023)

Ohio State University, BS (2021)

yesencheng@brandeis.edu

Yesen (Steven) was born and raised in China. He attended The Ohio State University (OSU) where he received his B.S. in Food Science and Technology. While at OSU, Steven studied synthesis of food pigments in Prof. Giusti's lab. He received his M.S. at University of Pennsylvania, where he conducted research in organic synthesis in Prof. McCallum's group. With the interest in enzymatic synthesis, he moved to Brandeis University and joined Ting's group. During his spare time, he likes playing badminton, basketball, squash, and swimming.