Soumya Yandamuri, MSE, PhD

Soumya Yandamuri, MSE, PhD is a biomedical engineer and researcher of autoimmune neurologic diseases. Her research focuses on the role of antibodies, their effector functions, and natural killer cells, and their utility as biomarkers for demyelinating diseases of the central nervous system, including neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD), myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein antibody disease (MOGAD), and multiple sclerosis (MS). Dr. Yandamuri conducted her postdoctoral training as a Yale Center for Clinical Investiation and National Multiple Sclerosis Society fellow under the guidance of Dr. Kevin O'Connor. Prior to joining the Yale School of Medicine, Dr. Yandamuri completed her Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Biomedical Engineering at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, and subsequently conducted her doctoral studies as a NIH Ruth L. Kirschstein Predoctoral NRSA Fellow in the Laboratory of Dr. Thomas Lane, then at the University of Utah, where she studied protective neural stem cells and microglia in a coronavirus-based model of MS. Dr. Yandamuri has trained in immunology, neurobiology, microbiology and virology, and advanced imaging techniques, and has previously worked in industry as a researcher and consultant.