Associate Clinical Professor
UCLA
Los Angeles, California, United States
Dr. Yang is a molecular biologist and clinical microbiologist, with extensive experience in molecular diagnostics, microbial genomics, genomic epidemiology, antimicrobial resistance and clinical virology. He is also a pioneer in the clinical applications of Next-generation Sequencing (NGS) in infectious diseases. Dr. Yang developed and implemented numerous cutting-edge molecular microbiological tests, and authored or coauthored over 70 peer-reviewed papers and 2 book chapters. Dr. Yang currently is an Associate Clinical Professor in the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, UCLA School of Medicine, and serves as the Associate Medical Director of the Clinical Microbiology Laboratory.
Dr. Yang graduated from Beijing University with a B.S degree in Biotechnology in 2001, and from the University of Southern California with a Ph.D. degree in Molecular Biology and Biochemistry in 2006. He received Clinical Microbiology Fellowship training at UCLA (2014-2016) and became board certified by the American Board of Medical Microbiology (ABMM) in 2016.
Dr. Yang's main research interests include molecular diagnostics test development and innovation, clinical applications of NGS, transplant-related infectious diseases testing, genomic epidemiology, and antimicrobial resistance (AMR) mechanisms and genotypic prediction. Dr. Yang also works closely with international collaborators in the investigation and monitoring of global emerging infectious diseases and novel AMR mechanisms. He is an advocate and public speaker for vaccines, infection prevention, drug resistance and preparedness for emerging outbreaks in the community.
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NGS for Infectious Diseases Diagnostic Testing – Focusing on the Wet Lab
Thursday, November 16, 2023
10:15 AM - 10:45 AM MST