Xiaoyong Yang, PhD
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Biography
Dr. Xiaoyong Yang is a Professor of Comparative Medicine and of Cellular & Molecular Physiology at Yale University School of Medicine. He received B.S. from Nankai University, M.S. from Peking University, and Ph.D. from University of Alabama at Birmingham with Dr. Jeffrey Kudlow. He completed his postdoctoral training with Dr. Ronald Evans at The Salk Institute. Dr. Yang has published in Nature, Cell, Cell Metabolism, Molecular Cell, Genes & Development, PNAS, etc., and been frequently invited to speak at national and international conferences and academic institutions. Dr. Yang serves on scientific review panels for the NIDDK, NIGMS, NASA, American Diabetes Association, American Cancer Society, The Medical Research Council, The Wellcome Trust, National Natural Science Foundation of China, etc. Research in his laboratory is supported by The National Institutes of Health, The State of Connecticut, American Diabetes Association, American Heart Association, American Cancer Society and Ellison Medical Foundation.
Education & Training
- Postdoctoral FellowThe Salk Institute (2008)
- PhDUniversity of Alabama at Birmingham (2001)
- MSPeking University (1996)
- BSNankai University (1993)
Honors & Recognition
Award | Awarding Organization | Date |
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Visiting Professor | Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine | 2022 |
Innovative Basic Science Award | American Diabetes Association | 2019 |
Croucher Visiting Fellow | The Croucher Foundation | 2016 |
Young Investigator Award | Singapore Symposium on Metabolic Diseases | 2015 |
Research Scholar Award | American Cancer Society | 2015 |
Biomedical Research Award | The State of Connecticut | 2014 |
New Scholar Award | Ellison Medical Foundation | 2011 |
Junior Faculty Award | American Diabetes Association | 2010 |
Professional Service
Organization | Role | Date |
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Journal of Endocrinology | Senior Editor | 2022 - Present |
Journal of Molecular Endocrinology | Senior Editor | 2022 - Present |
Life Metabolism | Editorial Board | 2021 - Present |
The Chinese American Diabetes Association | President | 2021 - 2022 |
The National Institutes of Health | Permanent Member, Pathophysiology of Obesity and Metabolic Disease (POMD) Study Section | 2021 - Present |
The Sino-American Pharmaceutical Professionals Association | Vice President | 2020 - 2021 |
Frontiers in Aging | Associate Editor | 2020 - Present |
Journal of Biological Chemistry | Editorial Board | 2017 - Present |
Frontiers in Endocrinology | Associate Editor | 2015 - Present |
Departments & Organizations
- Cancer Signaling Networks
- Cellular & Molecular Physiology
- Comparative Medicine
- Diabetes Research Center
- Graduate Program in Cellular and Molecular Physiology
- Liver Center
- Molecular Cell Biology, Genetics and Development
- Molecular Medicine, Pharmacology, and Physiology
- Yale Cancer Center
- Yale Center for Molecular and Systems Metabolism (YMSM)
- Yale Combined Program in the Biological and Biomedical Sciences (BBS)
- Yale Ventures