Expertise at Chang Gung System

Yen‐Ling Wang ,Ph.D.
Intitution:Chang Gung Memorial Hospital
Position: Postdoctoral Researcher
Department: Center for Vascularized Composite Allotransplantation
Address:5, Fu‐Hsing Street, Kweishan, Taoyuan 333, Taiwan
Tel:+886‐3‐3281200 Ext. 2777
E-mail: aline2355@yahoo.com.tw

Focus of Interest:
  • Stem Cell
  • Immunology
  • Transplantation

Fulltime Employment:
  1. Postdoctoral Researcher, Center for Vascularized Composite Allotransplantation Chang Gung memorial Hospital, Taiwan. 2011.7 ~
  2. Postdoctoral Researcher, Vascularized Composite Allotransplantation Research Laboratory, Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA. 2013.5‐2014.2
  3. Postdoctoral Researcher, Department and Graduate Institute of Microbiology and Immunology, National Defense Medical Center, Taiwan. 2011.2‐4

Education:
 》 PhD 2004.7－2011.1 Graduate Institute of Life Science, National Defense Medical Center, Taiwan
 》 MS 2002.7－2004.6 Department and Graduate Institute of Microbiology and Immunology, National Defense Medical Center, Taiwan
 》 BS 1997.7－2001.6 School of Medical Laboratory and Biotechnology, Chung Shan Medical University, Taiwan

Selected Publications:
  1. Wang YL, Chou FC, Chen SJ, Lin SH, Chang DM, Sytwu HK. Targeting pre‐ligand assembly domain of TNFR1 ameliorates autoimmune disease –an unrevealed role in downregulation of Th17 cells. J Autoimmune. 2011;37(3):160‐170.
  2. Wu LW, Wang YL, Christensen JM, Khalifian S, Schneeberger S, Raimondi G, Cooney DS, Lee WP, Brandacher G. Donor age negatively affects the immunoregulatory properties of both adipose and bone marrow derived mesenchymal stem cells. Transpl Immunol. 2014.
  3. Wang YL, Chou FC, Sung HH, Fan PL, Hsueh CW, Lin WC, Chen SJ, Lin WW, and Sytwu HK. Decoy receptor 3 protects non‐obese diabetic mice from autoimmune diabetes by regulating dendritic cell maturation and function. Mol Immunol. 2010;47(16):2552‐2562.
  4. Chen SJ, Wang YL, Kao JH, Wu SF, Lo WT, Wu CC, Tao PL, Wang CC, Chang DM, and Sytwu HK. Decoy receptor 3 ameliorates experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis by directly counteracting local inflammation and downregulating Th17 cells. Mol Immunol. 2009;47(2‐3):567‐574.
  5. Chen SJ, Wang YL, LoWT, Wu CC, Hsieh CW, Huang CF, Lan YH, Wang CC, Chang DM, and Sytwu HK. Erythropoietin enhances endogenous haem oxygenase‐1 and represses immune responses to ameliorate experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis. Clin Exp Immunol. 2010;162(2):210‐223.
Full Publication List

Ongoing projects:
Establishing a New Rat Model of Orthotopic Hemi‐Abdominal Wall Allotransplantation to Investigate Allograft Tolerance with Adipose‐Derived Stem Cell (CMRPG3B1042): Collaborative Researcher