graduate student
University of California, Davis
Yirui Tang is a PhD Candidate in the graduate group of nutritional biology at the University of California, Davis, with a profound focus on the intricate relationship between dietary intake and gut microbiome taxonomy and function. With a background in human nutritional biology and bioinformatics, Yirui has conducted research that elucidates how dairy-derived calcium and fermentable fiber supplementation influences fecal microbiome and metabolome of postmenopausal women.