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Ence Yang
Basic Medical Sciences
Peking University
Beijing
Language: English, Chinese
Genetics
Regulatory Networks
Complex Traits
Quantitative Traits
Qualitative Traits
Gene Expression
High Blood Pressure
Diabetes
Schizophrenia
Behavioral Traits
Areas of Focus
- Genetic basis and regulatory networks of complex traits
Work Experience
- 2015-present Assistant Professor, Researcher at Peking University School of Basic Medical Sciences
Academic Background & Achievements
- 1999-2003 Bachelor of Science in Life Sciences: Peking University
- 2003-2010 Doctor of Science in Microbiology: Chinese Academy of Sciences
- 2011-2015 Postdoctoral Research in Computational Systems Biology: Texas A&M University
Publications
- Systematic analysis of gene expression patterns associated with postmortem interval in human tissues, Yizhang Zhu, Likun Wang, Yuxin Yin*, Ence Yang*, 2017
- Epistasis and destabilizing mutations shape gene expression variability in humans via distinct modes of action, Ence Yang#, Gang Wang#, Jizhou Yang, Beiyan Zhou, Yanan Tian, James J Cai*, 2016
- Additive, epistatic, and environmental effects through the lens of expression variability QTLs in a twin cohort, Gang Wang#, Ence Yang#, Candice L Brinkmeyer-Langford, James J Cai*, 2014
- Signature gene expression reveals novel clues to the molecular mechanisms of dimorphic transition in Penicillium marneffei, Ence Yang, Wang-Ngai Chow, Gang Wang, Patrick C Y Woo, Susanna K P Lau, Kwok-Yung Yuen, Xiaorong Lin, James J Cai*, 2014
- Unraveling the molecular basis of temperature-dependent genetic regulation in Penicillium marneffei, Ence Yang, Gang Wang, Patrick C Y Woo, Susanna K P Lau, Wang-Ngai Chow, Ken T K Chong, Herman Tse, Richard Y T Kao, Che-Man Chan, Xiaoyan Che, Kwok-Yung Yuen, James J Cai*, 2013
- Origin and evolution of carnivorism in the Ascomycota (fungi), Ence Yang#, Lingling Xu#, Ying Yang, Xinyu Zhang, Meichun Xiang, Chengshu Wang, Zhiqiang An*, Xingzhong Liu*, 2012
- Evolution of nematode-trapping cells of predatory fungi of the Orbiliaceae based on evidence from rRNA-encoding DNA and multiprotein sequences, Ying Yang#, Ence Yang#, Zhiqiang An, Xingzhong Liu*, 2007
