Professor Yang, Wanling 楊万岭
Professor Yang, Wanling 楊万岭
Dr. Yang had training in medicine in China and received his Ph.D. from the University of Minnesota, majoring in Pharmacology and with a minor in Bioinformatics. He did his postdoctoral training in Medical University of South Carolina, before joining the University of Hong Kong in 2006. He is currently an Associate Professor in the Department of Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, and also a research scientist in the Centre for Genomic Sciences, the University of Hong Kong.
His research interest includes finding genetic factors predisposing for systemic lupus erythematosus. Through genome-wide association studies on a local population, together with collaborations with scientists in the mainland, UK and the US, he has played a major role in identifying several dozen susceptibility genes for this prototype autoimmune disease.
Another research area for Dr. Yang is making molecular diagnosis for Mendelian diseases. He is working on improving sequencing platforms and analysis methodologies for detection of disease causal mutations using next generation sequencing.
Dr. Yang leads a laboratory with multidisciplinary expertise including genetics, genomics and bioinformatics. He is interested in analyzing various omics data to gain biological insight, thus bridging big data and biomedical applications.
| Year | Awarding Institution | Qualification |
|---|---|---|
| University of Minnesota | Ph.D. in Pharmacology and Bioinformatics |
Dr. Yang had training in medicine in China and received his Ph.D. from the University of Minnesota, majoring in Pharmacology and with a minor in Bioinformatics. He did his postdoctoral training in Medical University of South Carolina, before joining the University of Hong Kong in 2006. He is currently an Associate Professor in the Department of Paediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, and also a research scientist in the Centre for Genomic Sciences, the University of Hong Kong.
His research interest includes finding genetic factors predisposing for systemic lupus erythematosus. Through genome-wide association studies on a local population, together with collaborations with scientists in the mainland, UK and the US, he has played a major role in identifying several dozen susceptibility genes for this prototype autoimmune disease.
Another research area for Dr. Yang is making molecular diagnosis for Mendelian diseases. He is working on improving sequencing platforms and analysis methodologies for detection of disease causal mutations using next generation sequencing.
Dr. Yang leads a laboratory with multidisciplinary expertise including genetics, genomics and bioinformatics. He is interested in analyzing various omics data to gain biological insight, thus bridging big data and biomedical applications.
| Awardees | Award Date | Honours / Awards / Prizes | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-09-26 | First Prize in Natural Science of China Maternal and Child Health Science and Technology Award | Research Achievement | |
Lei, Y | 2022-06-01 | Best E-poster presentation 1st price: Ranking variant pathogenicity using Exomiser facilitated the identification of the missing second mutation in three recessive cases of congenital myopathy [PI, Supervisor].: The 20th Asian and Oceanian Myopathy Center (AOMC) Meeting in conjunction with the National Scientific Meeting of Indonesian Neurological Association (PERDOSSI) Jun 9th-12th 2022 | Research Achievement |
Chan, KW Fok, SFS Lee, TL | 2008-05-01 | Clinical, Immunological and Molecular Characteristics of 67 Chinese Patients with X-linked Agammaglobulinemia (Young Investigator Award): Pediatric Academic Societies and Asian Society for Pediatric Research 2008 Joint Meeting, May 3-6 2008. Awarding body: Asian Society for Pediatric Research | Research Achievement |
LEI, Yao | 2021-06-01 | Best Poster Presentation: TTN mutations in limb girdle muscular dystrophy with calpainopathy-like presentation in 2 siblings . [PI, Supervisor]: 19th Asian-Oceanian Myology Center Meeting, Busan Korea, June 10-11, 2021 | Research Achievement |
| 2016-06-01 | Faculty Outstanding Research Output Award, 2017: LKS Faculty of Medicine | Research Achievement |
| Term Period | Position | Professional Societies |
|---|---|---|
| 2021-present | Member | The Association for Molecular Pathology |
| 09/2006-present | Member | American Society of Human Genetics |
| 10/2016-present | Member | Asian Society for immunodeficiencies (APSID) |
| 10/2017-present | Member | Asian Society for Pediatric Research |
| 10/2014-present | Council member | The Hong Kong Society for Immunology (HKSI) |
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