Instructor in Investigation
Lydia is an instructor in the Yuan lab. She received her PhD from the French National Museum of Natural History under the mentorships of Dr. Claire Wyart and Prof. Hervé Tostivint studying the molecular and morphological heterogeneity of the cerebrospinal fluid-contacting neurons and the role of the polycystin channel Pkd2l1 in spinal cord development. For her postdoctoral training, she first joined the group of Prof. Iain Drummond at MGH to probe the role of calcium signaling in kidney glomerular morphogenesis. In the Yuan lab, Lydia aims to decipher the role of cilia, polycystin channels, and mechanosensation in cardiogenesis.