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Yonggang Yao
Life Science
University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
Yunnan
Language: Chinese, English, German
Genetic Analysis Of Human Neuropsychiatric Diseases
Neuropsychiatric
Genetics
Human
Diseases
Analysis
Mental Health
Disorders
Research
Biology
Tree Shrews
Basic Biology
Animal Models
Neuroscience
Immunology
Disease Models
Biological Studies
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: Yunnan Provincial Science and Technology Award, Second Prize (Natural Science Award)
- 2012: Zhu Li Yuehua Excellent Teacher Award, Chinese Academy of Sciences
- 2010: Yunnan Province Outstanding Professional and Technical Talent Award, Second Prize
- 2009: National Candidate for the New Century Talents Project
- 2006: National Natural Science Award, Second Prize
- 2005: National Excellent Doctoral Dissertation
- 2002: Special Award of the President of the Chinese Academy of Sciences
