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Department of Physiology and Pathophysiology

Yan Zhang

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Yan Zhang, Associate Professor


Contact Information

zhangy18@bjmu.edu.cn


Research interests

lRole of epithelial cell signaling in maintaining mucosal immunity

lEpithelia dysfunction in chronic inflammatory diseases

Principal Investigator of three projects funded by the National Natural Science Foundation of China and two projects funded by the Natural Science Foundation of Beijing Municipality.15 peer-reviewed articles as first or corresponding author.


Education

09/2002-07/2005 Peking University Health Science Center

Advised by Prof. Liling Wu. Degree: Ph.D. Major: Pathophysiology

09/1999-07/2002 BeijingInstitute of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Beijing, China Advised by Prof. Chengwen Li. Degree: M.S. Major: Immunochemistry

09/1993-07/1997EastChinaUniversity of Science and Technology, Shanghai, China. Degree: B.M. Major: Biochemistry


Professional Experience

9/2013-present Associate professor, Department of Physiology and Pathophysiology, Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing, China

3/2019-3/2020 Visting fellow, Centre for Host Microbiome Interactions, King’sCollegeLondon.UK

10/2012-8/2013Instructor, Department of Physiology and Pathophysiology, Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing, China

10/2010-10/2012 Visiting fellow, National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR), Bethesda, USA

08/2005-10/2010 Instructor, Department of Physiology and Pathophysiology, PekingUniversityHealthScienceCenter, Beijing, China

08/1997-08/1999Research trainee, BeijingInstitute of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Beijing, China