Yaobin obtained his master degree in Pharmacology at Soochow University, China. Under the mentorship of Guoqiang Xu, he studied the mechanism by which Lenalidomide treats the blood cancer multiple myeloma. He joined the lab of Ivan Dikic as a PhD student in May 2016. During his PhD he is now working on the indentification of the activity and substrates of Legionella effector.