Raquelle Yu

Biomed enthusiast👩🏻‍🔬, nature lover 🌿, sustainability advocate 🌏. Graduate fellow in Paul Cohen lab @RockefellerUniv, @yalenus alumni

[Rockefeller University @RockefellerUniv]

Findings from Rockefeller's Paul Cohen, along with @WeillCornell and @MSKCancerCenter colleagues, suggest that repurposing losartan may be a clinically viable method of stimulating #brownfat, which has been linked to improved #cardiovascularhealth.

🔗: https://t.co/WVgTbfzCgh

[Raquelle Yu @RaquelleYu]

@perplexity_ai 4/ 3 things I didn't know 3 days ago:
→ What a P/E ratio means
→ How to derive a price target
→ That patent cliffs move stocks as much as clinical data

This opened a new direction — actively exploring biotech investing & VC.

#Perplexity #Biotech #StockPitch

[Raquelle Yu @RaquelleYu]

1/ Just submitted my first-ever investment thesis for the 2026 @perplexity_ai @askperplexity @PPLXFinance Computer Stock Pitch Competition — as a PhD student in biology, this was entirely new territory.

[Raquelle Yu @RaquelleYu]

3/ What got me: @perplexity_ai Computer autonomously navigated SEC filings, PubMed, https://t.co/BiInTFrZ2h & market databases in one workflow. I wasn't asking questions. I was sending it on missions.

[Artem Khan @ArtemAKhan]

Excited to share our perspective on solute carrier transporters - gatekeepers of metabolism https://t.co/jWB44CnMhR @KivancBirsoy @YuyangLiu1996 @gadmark @TimCKenny @CellCellPress @RockefellerUniv

[Raquelle Yu @RaquelleYu]

Amazing work!!

[Artem Khan @ArtemAKhan]

I am thrilled to share that our recent study on the development of a metabolic gene function discovery platform is now online on Nature Genetics. https://t.co/Ti3RDpMTSG.

[Dr Fränze Progatzky @FranzeProgatzky]

Climate change: it’s on us too
A must-read for all scientists!
https://t.co/DZyfX05f11
@danmucida @CyrilPedia Rachel Niec

[Rockefeller University @RockefellerUniv]

Congratulations to Rockefeller's Paul Cohen!

[Raquelle Yu @RaquelleYu]

🥹 to help these aspiring biohackers learn the nuts and bolts of molecular biology, starting from a fun pipetting challenge to extracting genomic DNA, running PCR and visualizing their own DNA product!

[Raquelle Yu @RaquelleYu]

First time TAing with @genspacenyc at the Biohacker Bootcamp is so much fun!

[Raquelle Yu @RaquelleYu]

@miltenyibiotec Thanks for reminding a second-year PhD that science is a gamble ♠️♥️♣️♦️

[Raquelle Yu @RaquelleYu]

@NatJAlexander Congrats Natalie!

[Raquelle Yu @RaquelleYu]

@laurenands Congrats Lauren!!

[Tim Stearns @StearnsLab]

Ten-year cell transfer experiment in mice shows that T cells have the ability to divide over many mouse lifetimes, without an apparent Hayflick limit. They do acquire markers associated with “exhaustion” but keep on going. https://t.co/zxvORs1MDD

[Darrion Nguyen @lab_shenanigans]

when you’re in the middle of an experiment and halfway you realize you’re out of a reagent

[Raquelle Yu @RaquelleYu]

Me tomorrow

[Dr Meming @Dr_Meming]

When its my turn to present in lab meeting

[Ardem Patapoutian @ardemp]

It is generally accepted that fat tissues “talk” to the brain via secreted hormones. Our amazing student @yuwang, co-mentored by @liye_tsri, discovered that somatosensory neurons innervating adipose tissue act as a break to counteract sympathetic activity. https://t.co/vEBKGnohVu

[Raquelle Yu @RaquelleYu]

Sigh.. PhD program admin cannot distinguish Asian first names from last names even though I repeatedly signed off with my first name. LOL. Is this cultural incompetency or lack of email etiquette or both..

[Jay Bradner, M.D. @jaybradner]

Strong statement here from Montse Montaner, Chief Sustainability Officer @Novartis, outlining our commitment to sustainability, our progress so far, and the next steps public and private entities must take to address the global climate crisis together. https://t.co/nHAleXSKGd