About

Yi (Roy) Luo is a PhD student in the Genome Variation and Regulation in Disease Laboratory at QIMR Berghofer. He completed Bachelor degree of Clinical Medicine at Sichuan University and Master degree of Oncology at Fudan University in China and is currently pursuing his PhD through the University of Queensland. Focusing on cancer immunology, Yi is investigating breast cancer risk genes that functionally affect tumour microenvironment, specifically those regulating interactions between tumour cells and immune cells.

Research Skills

CRISPR screen, in vivo tumour models, in vitro functional assays, flow cytometry, bioinformatics analysis

Area of Interest

Cancer genetics, cancer immunology, bioinformatics