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Jichun Yang
Basic Medical Sciences
Peking University
Beijing
Language: English, Chinese
Diabetes
Vascular Complications
Pancreatic Β-Cells
Liver Metabolism
Glucose Metabolism
Lipid Metabolism
Type 2 Diabetes
Insulin Resistance
Metabolic Syndrome
Pathophysiology
Areas of Focus
- Type 2 diabetes and its vascular complications
- Dysfunction of pancreatic β-cells and liver glucose and lipid metabolism in type 2 diabetes
- Diabetic vascular complications
Work Experience
- 2006.6-2014.6 Associate Professor, Department of Physiology and Pathophysiology, Peking University Health Science Center
- 2014.6-present Professor, Department of Physiology and Pathophysiology, Peking University Health Science Center
Academic Background & Achievements
- 1993.9-1997.7 Bachelor in Biochemical Molecular Biology, Peking University
- 1997.9-2002.7 PhD in Biochemical Molecular Biology, Peking University
- 2003.4-2006.5 Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
Publications
- LncDisease: a sequence based bioinformatics tool for predicting lncRNA-disease associations, Wang J, Ma R, Ma W, Chen J, Yang J*, Xi Y*, Cui Q*, 2016
- Cystathionine γ lyase-hydrogen sulfide increases peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ activity by sulfhydration at C139 site thereby promoting glucose uptake and lipid storage in adipocytes, Cai J, Shi X, Wang H, Fan J, Feng Y, Lin X, Yang J, Cui Q, Tang C, Xu G, Geng B, 2016
Awards
- 2013 National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars
- 2008 New Century Excellent Talents in University by Ministry of Education
- 2012 Outstanding Young Scholar Award, Peking University Health Science Center
