Yuwei received her Bachelor of Medicine degree from Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine in China. She chose population health sciences because it provides a comprehensive view of health, especially regarding mental health and medical worker health conditions, which are areas she is particularly passionate about.
She has two years of experience as a medical intern in Renji East Hospital in Shanghai, China, and Shanghai Mental Center during the COVID=19 pandemic, where she developed an in-depth understanding of the frontline healthcare work environment. She also led two research projects on prognosis of cervical cancer and neuroendocrine carcinoma of the gallbladder in both US and China, and has published three articles. Currently, she is dedicated to studying health issues among female healthcare workers. Outside of academics, Yuwei loves games and cooking, and her favorite sport is skiing.