Dr. Yu received his Ph.D degree from the Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences in 2009. He mainly focused on the risk evaluation and the improvement of assisted reproductive technologies. He has published more 60 scientific articles on the international peer-reviewed journals, including Cell Research, PNAS, Molecular & Cellular Proteomics, and Antioxidants & Redox Signaling. He hosted 8 research grants from Chinese government, including 4 National Natural Science Foundation. Based on his achievements, he has been awarded as Beijing outstanding young scholars and Science & Technology New Star of Beijing, and also awarded National Science & Technology Progress Award (Second Class) as a team core member. Dr. Yu is a lifetime member of Chinese Biological Investigators Society (CBIS), and acts as an academic editor in the journal of PLoS ONE.