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Yonggang Yao
Life Science
University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
Yunnan
Language: Chinese, English, German
Genetic Analysis
Neuropsychiatric Diseases
Human Genetics
Neuroscience
Psychiatric Disorders
Genomics
Molecular Biology
Disease Mechanisms
Genetic Susceptibility
Neurogenetics
Areas of Focus
- Genetic Analysis of Human Neuropsychiatric Diseases
- Basic Biology of Tree Shrews
Work Experience
- 2007-12~Present - Kunming Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences - Group Leader
- 2004-10~2008-01 - National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, NIH - Visiting Fellow
- 2003-02~2004-09 - Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine - Postdoctoral Researcher
Academic Background & Achievements
- 1993-09--1997-07 Bachelor of Science: Anhui Normal University
- 1997-09--2003-02 PhD: Kunming Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
- 2001-05--2001-08 Research Collaboration: University of Hamburg, Germany
- 2003-02--2004-09 Postdoctoral Research: Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
- 2004-10--2008-01 Visiting Fellow: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, NIH
Publications
- New Monoterpenoid Indole Alkaloids from Tabernaemontana crassa Inhibit beta-Amyloid42 Production and Phospho-Tau (Thr217), Li, Sheng, Han, LingLing, Huang, KePu, Ma, YeHan, Guo, LingLi, Guo, Yarong, Ran, Xiaoqian, Yao, YongGang, Hao, XiaoJiang, Luo, Rongcan, Zhang, Yu, 2023
- Common and rare variants of EGF increase the genetic risk of Alzheimer's disease as revealed by targeted sequencing of growth factors in Han Chinese, Xiao Li, Min Xu, Rui Bi, LiWen Tan, YongGang Yao, DengFeng Zhang, 2023
- Munronin V with 7/7/6 tricarbocyclic framework from Munronia henryi harms inhibits tau pathology by activating autophagy, Yan, Ying, Ran, Xiaoqian, Wang, Dan, Zhang, Xiong, Peng, Mingyou, Yan, Xiaoyan, Tang, Lei, Liang, Hong, Qin, Xujie, Di, YingTong, Luo, Rongcan, Hao, XiaoJiang, Yao, YongGang, 2023
Awards
- 2014: Second Prize of Yunnan Science and Technology Award (Natural Science Award)
- 2012: Zhu Li Yuehua Excellent Teacher Award, Chinese Academy of Sciences
- 2010: Second Prize of Yunnan Province Outstanding Professional and Technical Talent Award
- 2009: National Candidate of the New Century Talents Project
- 2006: Second Prize of National Natural Science Award
- 2005: National Excellent Doctoral Dissertation
- 2002: Special Award of the President of the Chinese Academy of Sciences
