Eric Yu

Dr. Eric Yu is a Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine at the University of Southern California, specializing in neurology and movement disorders. His research program focuses on the genetic and immunological basis of neurodegenerative diseases, particularly Parkinson's disease and related disorders.

His primary research domains include neurogenetics of Parkinsonism, immunogenetic mechanisms in neurodegeneration, machine learning applications in neurology, and the neurobiological basis of sleep disorders. Dr. Yu's work integrates genomic analyses with clinical neurology to identify novel disease mechanisms and biomarkers.

Dr. Yu's publication record demonstrates a strong focus on genetic risk factors for Parkinson's disease, including extensive work on HLA associations, lysosomal gene variants, and polygenic risk modeling. Recent research has expanded to include autoimmune neurological conditions and computational approaches to identify novel therapeutic targets.