Xiaoyong Yang, PhD
Assistant Professor of Comparative Medicine and of Cellular and Molecular Physiology
Departments & Organizations
Biological and Biomedical Sciences (BBS): Molecular Cell Biology, Genetics and Development | Molecular Medicine, Pharmacology, and Physiology
Comparative Medicine: Integrative Cell Signaling & Neurobiology of Metabolism (ICSNM)
Cellular & Molecular Physiology: Graduate Program in Cellular and Molecular Physiology(
Liver Center)
Research Interests
Nutrient Sensing; Circadian Rhythms; Metabolism; O-GlcNAc Modification; Nuclear Receptors; Diabetes; Cancer; Aging; Systems Biology more...
Education
- M.S., Peking University, 1996
- Ph.D., university of alabama at birmingham, 2001
Selected Publications
- Yang X. A wheel of time: the circadian clock, nuclear receptors, and physiology. Genes & Dev. 2010, 24: 741-7.
- Yang X., P.P. Ongusaha, P.D. Miles, J.C. Havstad, F. Zhang, W.W. So, J.E. Kudlow, R.H. Michell, J.M. Olefsky, S.J. Field, R.M. Evans. Phosphoinositide signalling links O-GlcNAc transferase to insulin resistance. Nature 2008, 451:964-9.
- Yang X., M. Downes, R.T. Yu, A.L. Bookout, W. He, M. Straume, D.J. Mangelsdorf, R.M. Evans. Nuclear receptor expression links the circadian clock to metabolism. Cell 2006, 126:801-10.
