Soumya Yandamuri, MSE, PhD

Soumya Yandamuri, MSE, PhD is a trained biomedical engineer investigating the immunopathogenesis of autoimmune neurologic diseases. Her research focuses on the cytotoxic capabilities of neurologic autoantibodies and natural killer cells in autoimmune 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 Investigation and National Multiple Sclerosis Society fellow in the laboratory of Professor Kevin C. O'Connor in the Yale School of Medicine. Previously, she attained 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 Professor Thomas E. Lane, then at the University of Utah, where she studied protective neural stem cells and microglia in a coronavirus-based model of demyelination. Dr. Yandamuri has trained in immunology, neurobiology, virology, and advanced imaging techniques, and has previously worked in industry as a researcher and consultant.