Head of Research, Persistent Asset Partners
Dawn Yu is the Head of Research at Persistent, where she oversees research initiatives and investment due diligence for a wide range of hedge fund strategies globally. Before joining Persistent, Dawn gained valuable experience working with biotechnology companies, where she focused on analysis in the genetics sector and conducted healthcare-related market research during the later stages of her PhD.
Dawn earned her PhD in Genetics from the University of Cambridge, supported by a prestigious Cancer Research UK scholarship. She also holds a Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry from Imperial College London. Throughout her academic career, Dawn has published multiple science research papers, including a co-first authored article in journal “Nature