Principal Investigator
Assistant Professor
Stanford University
Fan Yang received her Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering from the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in 2006 under the supervision of Prof. Jennifer Elisseeff. She then completed a postdoctoral fellowship in the laboratory of Prof. Robert Langer at MIT during 2006-2009. Fan joined the Departments of Bioengineering and Orthopaedic Surgery at Stanford as an Assistant Professor in Sep 2009. Fan is also an Associate Member of Institute of Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine at Stanford University and affliated faculty with Stanford Bio-X program.
About Us
Our research seeks to understand how microenvironmental cues regulate stem cell fate, and to develop novel biomaterials and stem cell-based therapeutics
for tissue engineering and regenerative medicine. Our work spans from fundamental science, technology development, to
translational research. Specifically, we focus on the following thrust areas: (1) stem cells, (2) biomaterials, (3) drug/gene delivery
and (4) tissue engineering. We are particularly interested in developing better therapies for treating musculoskeletal diseases,
cardiovascular diseases and cancer. Our research is highly interdisciplinary and we work at the interface of biology, materials science, engineering and medicine. [Read more...]
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Group Highlights
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Prof. Yang has been awarded the 3M Nontenured Faculty Grant! (05/2012)
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Prof. Yang has been selected to receive the Basil O'Connor Starter Scholar Research Award! (01/2012)
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Prof. Yang has been selected to be one of 2011 TR35 Global list honorees by Technology Review! TR35 recognizes the world’s 35 most outstanding innovators who are younger than 35, whose superb technical work promises to shape the coming decades (10/2011).
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Michael and Janice's paper has come out in Current Opinion in Biotechnology. (04/2011)
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Prof. Yang is selected to receive the 2010 McCormick Faculty Award. (04/2011)
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Anusuya's paper on non-viral delivery of inductive and suppressive genes to stem cells has been accepted for publication in Pharmaceutical Research. (02/2011)
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Michael Keeney's joint manuscript with members of Richard Zare's group was accepted for publication in Nano Letters. (01/2011)
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Prof. Yang has been selected to receive the Bio-X Interdisciplinary Initiative grant award. (09/2010)
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Prof. Yang has been selected to receive the 2010 Baxter Faculty Scholar award! (04/2010)
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Prof. Yang was awarded a National Scientist Development Grant from American Heart Association! (12/09)
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