Yu-Han completed her PhD in Pharmacology at Taipei Medical University in Taiwan. During her PhD period, she discovered the mechanisms underlying tumor metastasis, the anti-cancer actions of newly synthesized drugs and the new uses for approved drugs. After her graduation, she worked on the post-translational modifications of cancer-related proteins at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center.

She is currently trying to identify the genetic causes of specific human diseases and develop therapeutic approaches for the diseases.