Xiaoyong Yang, PhD
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Biography
Dr. Xiaoyong Yang is Professor of Comparative Medicine and of Cellular and Molecular Physiology at Yale University School of Medicine. He received his B.S. from Nankai University, M.S. from Peking University, and Ph.D. from University of Alabama at Birmingham. He completed his postdoctoral training with Dr. Ronald Evans at The Salk Institute. Dr. Yang works at the intersection of diabetes, obesity, and cancer. He has made pioneering contributions to deciphering biological information encoded in protein modifications. Dr. Yang has published highly cited articles in scientific journals such as Cell, Cell Metabolism, Nature, Nature Medicine, and has been featured in public media outlets such as TIME, Daily Mail, NPR, and Scientific American. He has served on scientific review panels for the NIH, NASA, American Diabetes Association, American Cancer Society, The Medical Research Council, The Wellcome Trust, and other agencies worldwide. Dr. Yang is the founder of the Cancer Metabolism Initiative (CAMI) and a member of the Dean’s Faculty Advisory Council at Yale School of Medicine. He holds an adjunct professor position at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Dr. Yang has played leadership roles in professional organizations as president of CADA and vice president of SAPA. He has been elected to the Connecticut Academy of Science and Engineering.
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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Elected Member | The Connecticut Academy of Science and Engineering | 2024 |
Presidential Service Excellence Award | Sino-American Pharmaceutical Professionals Association | 2023 |
Adjunct Professor | Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine | 2023 |
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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Yale University | Founder of Cancer Metabolism Initiative (CAMI) | 2023 - Present |
Journal of Endocrinology | Senior Editor | 2022 - Present |
Journal of Molecular Endocrinology | Senior Editor | 2022 - Present |
Faculty Advisory Council, Yale School of Medicine | Council Member | 2022 - 2025 |
Life Metabolism | Editorial Board Member | 2021 - Present |
The National Institutes of Health | Standing Member of 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 |
American Cancer Society | Member of Tumor Biochemistry & Endocrinology Peer Review Committee | 2018 - Present |
Journal of Biological Chemistry | Editorial Board Member | 2017 - 2022 |
Frontiers in Endocrinology | Associate Editor | 2015 - Present |
American Diabetes Association | Member of Research Grant Review Committee | 2015 - 2019 |
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