Qin Yan, PhD
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Professor of Pathology
Co-Leader, Genomics, Genetics and Epigenetics Research Program, Yale Cancer Center; Director, Center for Epigenetics and Biomarkers, Pathology; Scientific Co-Director, Center for Breast Cancer, Yale Cancer CenterBiography
Dr. Qin Yan (严钦) is a Professor of Pathology at Yale Medical School and a member of Yale Comprehensive Cancer Center, Yale Stem Cell Center, Yale Center for Immuno-Oncology, and Yale Center for Research on Aging. He directs a research laboratory to elucidate the roles of epigenetic mechanisms that drive tumor initiation and progression and to translate their findings to the clinic. His laboratory has made significant contributions to the understanding of the KDM5 H3K4me3/2 histone demethylases and epigenetic regulators of immune evasion and cancer metastasis. Dr. Yan received his B.S. degree from the University of Science and Technology of China. After his Ph.D. training on regulation of transcription and ubiquitination with Drs. Joan and Ronald Conaway at the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation and Stowers Institute for Medical Research, he completed his postdoctoral training on cancer biology with Nobel laureate Dr. William Kaelin at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Harvard Medical School. He has received a number of awards including the ASIP Outstanding Investigator Award, Era of Hope Scholar Award from DoD Breast Cancer Research Program, Stewart Fellow Award and V Scholar Award.
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Pathology
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Other Departments & Organizations
- Discovery to Cure Internship
- Genomics, Genetics, and Epigenetics
- Molecular Medicine, Pharmacology, and Physiology
- Pathology
- Pathology and Molecular Medicine
- Pathology Research
- SPORE in Skin Cancer
- Yale Cancer Center
- Yale Center for Immuno-Oncology
- Yale Center for Research on Aging (Y-Age)
- Yale Combined Program in the Biological and Biomedical Sciences (BBS)
- Yale Stem Cell Center
- Yale Ventures
- Yan Lab
Education & Training
- Postdoctoral Associate
- Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Howard Hughes Medical Institute (2007)
- PhD
- University of Oklahoma College of Medicine, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (2002)
- BS
- University of Science and Technology of China, Molecular Biology (1996)
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News
- July 16, 2024
YCC 2024 Trainee Colloquium
- March 20, 2024
Breast cancer research
- February 28, 2024
Grants Awarded at YCC • 2024
- November 28, 2023
Yale Cancer Center Experts Present New Research at Leading Breast Cancer Symposium
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Brady Memorial Laboratory
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Department of Pathology
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