#  Iris Q Cheng 

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**For me, home is:** Shenzhen, China

**Prior degree(s):** BA in Neuroscience & Psychology, Smith College, MA

**Research experience before PiN:** Working with Dr. Angeliki Louvi at Yale School of Medicine, I studied how selective translation bias can be developmentally amplified to impact cell fate decisions, tissue organization, and neural circuit function using iPS-derived cerebral organoids.

**Current research interests:** Neurodevelopment

**Interests outside lab:** Painting, pottery, arts & crafts



 

 

 





 

 

- ## Entry year
    
     [2026-2027](/entry-year/2026-2027)
- ## People
    
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