Yunha Hwang

Faculty Title:

Assistant Professor (Fall 2025) of Biology, EECS, and the Schwarzman College of Computing

Education:

B.S. in Computer Science from Stanford University

Ph.D. in Biology from Harvard University

Department: Biology, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science (EECS), Schwarzman College of Computing

Room:

TBD

Email:

yunhacorn@gmail.com

Website

Faculty Bio:

Yunha Hwang is an incoming assistant professor (Fall 2025) in a shared position between Biology, EECS and the Schwarzman College of Computing. Previously, she served as the co-founder and CEO of Tatta Bio, a scientific nonprofit dedicated to advancing genomic AI for biology research. She holds a Ph.D. in Biology from Harvard, and a B.S. in Computer Science from Stanford University.

Research Areas: Biological Networks and Machine Learning, Chemical Biology and Metabolomics, Evolutionary and Computational Biology, Microbiology and Systems Ecology, Synthetic Biology and Biological Design

Research Summary:

Microbial genomes encode the largest molecular, biochemical and functional diversity on Earth. The Hwang lab focuses on developing machine learning models and experimental approaches to discover and design novel microbial functions. We integrate computation with expertise in microbial evolution, ecology and biochemistry to characterize and harness the molecular potential of microbes.