Areas of Focus
- Cell Biology - Physiological Metabolism
- Cell Biology - Tumor Metabolism
Work Experience
- 2021-02 to 2021-09 - Princeton University - Associate Research Scholar
- 2017-02 to 2019-01 - Princeton University - Postdoctoral Researcher
- 2016-06 to 2017-12 - Rice University - Postdoctoral Researcher
- 2010-09 to 2016-04 - Rice University - PhD Student
- 2006-09 to 2010-06 - Tianjin University - Bachelor's Student
Academic Background & Achievements
- 2010-09 to 2016-04 PhD: Rice University
- 2006-09 to 2010-06 Bachelor's: Tianjin University
Publications
- Ketogenic diet and chemotherapy combine to disrupt pancreatic cancer metabolism and growth, Lifeng Yang, 2022
- Serine Catabolism Feeds NADH when Respiration Is Impaired, Lifeng Yang, 2020
- Glutaminolysis: A Hallmark of Cancer Metabolism, Lifeng Yang, 2017
- Amplification of USP13 drives ovarian cancer metabolism, Lifeng Yang, 2016
- Targeting Stromal Glutamine Synthetase in Tumors Disrupts Tumor Microenvironment-Regulated Cancer Cell Growth, Lifeng Yang, 2016
- Metabolic shifts toward glutamine regulate tumor growth, invasion and bioenergetics in ovarian cancer, Lifeng Yang, 2014
- Nitric oxide is a positive regulator of the Warburg effect in ovarian cancer cells, Lifeng Yang, 2014