Yiwei Zhang

Dalian University of Technology, MS (2021)

yiweizhang at brandeis.edu

Yiwei was born and raised in Dalian, China. He attended Dalian University of Technology(DUT) where he received his B.S. and M.S. in Chemistry. While at DUT, Yiwei conducted his research in Prof. Yu's group and he mainly focused on photo-catalyzed organic chemistry. He soon discovered his passion for biochemistry and decided to move to Brandeis and joined Prof. Ting's group. When not in the lab, you can find him playing the cello and basketball, watching sci-fi films and supporting the local diet-coke industry