Yuhong Du, PhD, MSc, is an associate professor in the Department of Pharmacology and Chemical Biology at Emory University School of Medicine and the associate director of assay development and HTS at the Emory Chemical Biology Discovery Center. Dr. Du is a member of the Discovery and Developmental Therapeutics Research Program at Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia.
Education
Dr. Du received her PhD from the National University of Singapore in Life Sciences and Pharmacy and completed her postdoctoral fellowship in the Department of Pharmacology at Emory University. Prior to obtaining her PhD, she earned both her MSc and BSc from the School of Pharmacy at Shanghai Medical University.
Titles & Roles
Associate Professor, Department of Pharmacology and Chemical Biology
Emory University School of Medicine
Associate Director of Assay Development and HTS
Emory Chemical Biology Discovery Center
Research
Dr. Du uses high throughput screening technologies to discover small molecule leads for chemical biology and drug discovery against various diseases. Her expertise includes innovative high-throughput screening (HTS)/high-content screening (HCS) assay design and development, screening robotic operations, HTS/HCS data analysis and efficient project management as well as using label-free biosensors for oncogenic signaling studies.
Dr. Du is a founding member of the Emory Chemical Biology Discovery Center and has directed the design, acquisition, assembly and operation of the center's two advanced robotic screening systems to facilitate ultra-throughput screening (uHTS) and image-based phenotypic screens.
