Cai Lab Updates
October 21-23, 2026 The Cai Lab attended ISMND 2026 in Hong Kong, with graduate students presenting posters and Yifei delivering a talk titled “Uncovering Mechanisms of Axon-Myelin Pathology in Alzheimer's Disease.”
October 2026 Yuexuan joined the Cai Lab.
September 15, 2026 The Cai Lab had its first in-person full lab gathering.
September 2026 Honghao and Sili joined the Cai Lab.
July 2026 Guangyin and Shihao joined the Cai Lab.
June 2026 Zhen Xu joined the Cai Lab.
October 2026 Yuexuan joined the Cai Lab.
September 15, 2026 The Cai Lab had its first in-person full lab gathering.
September 2026 Honghao and Sili joined the Cai Lab.
July 2026 Guangyin and Shihao joined the Cai Lab.
June 2026 Zhen Xu joined the Cai Lab.
May 13, 2026 Yifei presented at the Glial Club Seminar
May 1, 2026 The Yifei Cai Lab officially launched at Bio-X Institute @ Shanghai Jiao Tong University.
April 3, 2026 Yifei awarded the BrightFocus Alzheimer's Disease Standard Award (2026-2029)
May 1, 2026 The Yifei Cai Lab officially launched at Bio-X Institute @ Shanghai Jiao Tong University.
April 3, 2026 Yifei awarded the BrightFocus Alzheimer's Disease Standard Award (2026-2029)
Alzheimer's disease outreach and research showcase
2025 Speaker: Alzheimer’s Association funded research showcase, awardee class 2023
2024 White flower holder: Walk to End Alzheimer's, awardee class 2023
2024 Speaker: Alzheimer’s Association funded research showcase, awardee class 2023
2024 White flower holder: Walk to End Alzheimer's, awardee class 2023
2024 Speaker: Alzheimer’s Association funded research showcase, awardee class 2023
2023 Speaker: Walk to End Alzheimer's, awardee class 2023
2023 Speaker: Alzheimer’s Association funded research showcase, awardee class 2023.
Yale Brain Education Day
2024 Volunteer: Yale Brain Education Day, C. elegans section.
2023 Volunteer: Yale Brain Education Day, brain anatomy section.
2023 Volunteer: Yale Brain Education Day, brain anatomy section.
2022 Volunteer: Yale Brain Education Day, microscopy section.
2021 Volunteer: Yale Brain Education Day, visual system section.
Yale Brain Bee
2019 Volunteer: Yale Brain Bee, invited speaker.
Women in Science at Yale
2022 - 2024 Postdoc board member
Neuroscience talks for K12 students and the broader community
2024 "Diving into the different cell types of the brain" (online), Huiyuan No.2 Middle School, China
2021 "Diving into the different cell types of the brain" (online), Chongqing Tongnan Middle School, China
2021 "Diving into the different cell types of the brain" (online), proudly presented for my beloved parents