Affiliation: Schepens Eye Research Institute of Massachusetts Eye and Ear, Harvard Medical School Department of Ophthalmology

Dr. Menglu Yang is a research associate at Schepens Eye Research Institute, Mass Eye and Ear, Department of Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School. Her research interests lie in the resolution of inflammation and the inflammasome pathways of ocular surface diseases. She is trained as a postdoc fellow at Schepens Eye Research Institute. During this time, she elucidated the cellular signaling pathways that specialized pro-resolving mediators (SPM) use to inhibit the action of proinflammatory mediators in the conjunctival goblet cells. Her current research is focused on the mechanism of inflammasome activation of lacrimal glands during the onset of Sjögren Syndrome. Dr. Yang holds a medical degree from Peking University, where she completed residency training in ophthalmology and was awarded as the Merit Student of Peking University.