Evelyn Yuzhou Tong

Evelyn Yuzhou Tong

Postdoctoral Fellow

Degrees & Affiliations

BS, Bioengineering - UC San Diego PhD Student, Medical Engineering & Medical Physics - Harvard-MIT Health Sciences & Technology

Background & Interests

Biology Biology
Cancer Cancer
Genomics Genomics
I Want a Hot Body, but I also Want Tacos I Want a Hot Body, but I also Want Tacos
Immunology Immunology
Medicine Medicine
Outdoor Adventures Outdoor Adventures
Too Many Cooks Too Many Cooks

Biography

Evelyn is a graduate student in Harvard-MIT Health Sciences and Technology (HST) department, pursuing a PhD degree in Medical Engineering & Medical Physics (MEMP) program. Her primary research interest is applying single-cell genomic technologies to understand the complex interaction network within tumor-immune microenvironment, for the purpose of improving efficacy and safety of current immunotherapy.

Originally from Guangzhou, Evelyn studies abroad and completed her bachelor’s degree in Bioengineering, Biotechnology at UC San Diego in 2020. There she researched in genomic landscape of human precancer in Alexandrov lab and studied controllable CAR-T therapy in Wang lab. With both wetlab and drylab experience, she realized the power of integrating computational analysis and cell engineering, leading to her current research interests.

Outside of research and coursework, Evelyn is photographer and loves cooking, traveling, hiking, and binge-watching TV shows. In addition, she has a very high standard for classic French croissants.

Publications

  • Tong et al.,
  • medRxiv,
  • 2026
Genomics Genomics
Immunology Immunology
Infectious Disease Infectious Disease
Medicine Medicine
Alex K. Shalek Alex K. Shalek
Daniela Russo Daniela Russo
Evelyn Yuzhou Tong Evelyn Yuzhou Tong
Sergio Triana Sergio Triana
  • Basak et al.,
  • bioRxiv,
  • 2026
Cancer Cancer
Computational Methods Computational Methods
Genomics Genomics
Alex K. Shalek Alex K. Shalek
Ankit Basak Ankit Basak
Bokai Zhu Bokai Zhu
Constantine Tzouanas Constantine Tzouanas
Evelyn Yuzhou Tong Evelyn Yuzhou Tong
Feng Shan Feng Shan
Sarah Sweeting Sarah Sweeting
Sidney Allison Sidney Allison
Somkene 'DK' Alakwe Somkene 'DK' Alakwe
  • Miller et al.,
  • Nature,
  • 2025
Cancer Cancer
Immunology Immunology
Medicine Medicine
Technology Technology
Alex K. Shalek Alex K. Shalek
Charles P. Couturier Charles P. Couturier
David Fischer David Fischer
Evelyn Yuzhou Tong Evelyn Yuzhou Tong
  • Tzouanas et al.,
  • bioRxiv,
  • 2023
Biology Biology
Alex K. Shalek Alex K. Shalek
Ben Mead Ben Mead
Constantine Tzouanas Constantine Tzouanas
Evelyn Yuzhou Tong Evelyn Yuzhou Tong
Jay Prakadan Jay Prakadan
Kellie Kolb Kellie Kolb
Michelle Ramseier Michelle Ramseier
Tyler Dao Tyler Dao
  • Bhagchandani et al.,
  • Science Advances,
  • 2023
Biology Biology
Cancer Cancer
Chemistry Chemistry
Genomics Genomics
Immunology Immunology
Medicine Medicine
R&D R&D
Technology Technology
Alex K. Shalek Alex K. Shalek
Evelyn Yuzhou Tong Evelyn Yuzhou Tong
Michelle Ramseier Michelle Ramseier