PhD Dissertation Defense

Advisor: Dr. Yanbin Yin

 

Friday, November 14, 2025

2:00 pm

Arbor A, East Campus Union

Zoom link: https://unl.zoom.us/j/91355484673?pwd=r8ADAricZFWrIE43AHKe4fdU5BsSAf.1

Zoom Meeting ID: 9135548 4673 (Password: 179829)

 

“Database Development for Glycan Utilization and Anti-Prokaryotic Defense in Microbiomes”

 

Yuchen Yan is a PhD student in food science and technology with a specialization in bioinformatics. Her research combines large-scale microbial genomics and computational approaches to investigate how microbiomes contribute to human health. Her dissertation focuses on the development of two functional genomic databases: one for glycan utilization in the human gut microbiome and another for anti-prokaryotic immune systems in phages. Through functional annotation and profiling of key genomic features, her work provides foundational resources for understanding microbiome-mediated glycan metabolism and phage-host immune interactions.