Ang Cui
Dr. Ang Cui is an Assistant Professor at Harvard University, where she leads the Systems Immunology Laboratory at the Harvard School of Dental Medicine and Harvard Medical School. Her research focuses on utilizing high-throughput experimental and computational methods to unravel complex immune responses, aiming to develop more effective immunotherapies for cancer, infections, and immune-mediated diseases.
Dr. Cui completed her Ph.D. in Medical Engineering and Medical Physics with a concentration in Computer Science from the Harvard-MIT Health Sciences and Technology program in 2021. Prior to this, she earned her Master of Science in Computational Biology and Bioinformatics from Yale University in 2015, and her Bachelor of Applied Science in Engineering Science, majoring in Electrical and Computer Engineering, from the University of Toronto in 2013.
Following her Ph.D., Dr. Cui completed postdoctoral research at the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard in 2022, further deepening her expertise in systems immunology.
Her achievements include receiving the 2023 International Cytokine and Interferon Society Christina Fleischmann Award for Excellence in Cytokine & Interferon Research as well as serving as a panelist for the panel discussion “Artificial Intelligence and Medicine” at the 2023 Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting. Additionally, in 2024, she was recognized as one of the Global 35 Innovators Under 35 by MIT Technology Review.
With a strong academic background and a commitment to advancing the field of immunology, Dr. Cui continues to make significant contributions to understanding and treating immune-related diseases.