Areas of Focus
- Modern Biology Education
- Online Teaching Methodologies
- Molecular Biology
Work Experience
- 2008-2009 - State University of New York at Stony Brook - Postdoctoral Researcher
- 2010-2012 - Albert Einstein College of Medicine - Postdoctoral Researcher
- 2012-Present - Tsinghua University, School of Life Sciences - Lecturer, Associate Professor
Academic Background & Achievements
- 1996-2000 Bachelor: Xiamen University, Department of Biology
- 2001-2008 PhD: St. John's University, Department of Biology
Publications
- Introduction to Modern Biology, Yang Yang, 2022
- Online Teaching War Epidemic Record, Yang Yang, 2021
- Promoting educational equity and facilitating effective use of high-quality resources: An empirical study on improving massive open online courses completions, Jing Qian, Meiying Du, Yang Yang, Ying Qiu, 2024
- Teaching History of Science in General Education Classrooms, Yang Yang & Ying Qiu, 2019
- How to improve student learning efficiency in large general education classes: An exploration of using Rain Classroom, Yang Yang & Jing Qian, 2019
- The fate of HIV-1 capsid: a biochemical assay for HIV-1 uncoating, Yang Y, Luban J, Diaz-Griffero F, 2014
Awards
- 2021: Zheng Changxue Excellent Teaching Award
- 2020: Online Teaching Guidance Expert Group
- 2020: Tsinghua University Annual Teaching Excellence Award
- 2020: 'Introduction to Modern Biology' MOOC National First-Class Undergraduate Course
- 2020: 'A Brief History of Life Sciences' Tsinghua University's First Batch of General Education Honor Courses
