Institution: Linkou chang gung memorial hospital
Position: Assistant Professor/Physician Scientist
Department: Kidney Institute/Nephrology Department
Address: No.5, Fusing St., Gueishan Township, Taoyuan County 333, Taiwan
Tel: +886-3-328-1200 ext.8181
E-mail: hyyang01@gmail.com
Focus of Interest :
- Immunology
- Transplantation
- Urology & Nephrology
Fulltime Employment :
Assistant Professor
2012~present
Kidney Institute
Department of Medicine
Chang Gung Memorial Hospital
School of Medicine, Chang Gung University
Taoyuan, Taiwan
Education:
Doctor of Medicine (M.D.) 1998
Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
Ph.D. 2013
Immunology Program, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, US.
Honor and Awards :
- Notable advances 2011 by nature medicine, 2011, “Control of T(H)17/T(reg) Balance by Hypoxia-Inducible Factor 1.” was selected for notable advances 2011 by nature medicine.
- Travel Award, 2013, The Annual Meeting of The American Association of Immunologists,
- NIH Award, 2013, 8th Scientific Meeting of International Leptospirosis Society
- Best Oral Presentation Award, 2013, Annual Meeting of Taiwan Society of Nephrology
Selected Publications :
1. Yang HY*, Dang EV*, Barbi J*, Jinasena D, Yu H, Zheng Y, Bordman Z, Fu J, Kim Y, Yen HR, Luo W, Zeller K, Shimoda L, Topalian SL, Semenza GL, Dang CV, Pardoll DM, Pan FControl of T(H)17/T(reg) Balance by Hypoxia-Inducible Factor. Cell. 2011; 146(5):772-784.
2. Wu CY, Yang HY, Monie A, Ma B, Tsai HH, Wu TC, Hung CFIntraperitoneal administration of poly(I:C) with polyethylenimine leads to significant antitumor immunity against murine ovarian tumorsCancer Immunology Immunotherapy. 2011; 60(8):1085-1096.
3. Yang HY, Yen TH, Lin CY, Chen YC, Pan MJ, Lee CH, Yu CC, Wu MS, Wu SS, Weng CH, Chen KH, Hung CC, Yang CW. Early identification of leptospirosis as an ignored cause of multiple organ dysfunction syndrome. Shock. 2012; 38(1):24-9
4. Yen TH, Yang HY, Yeh YH, Chu PH, Wen CJ, Fu JF, Wang IK, Liang CC, Chang CT, Chen KH, Tian YC, Hung CC, Lin JL, Yang CW. Aliskiren attenuates proteinuria in mice with lupus nephritis by a blood pressure-independent mechanism. Lupus. 2013; 22(2):180-189
5. Chen Z, Barbi J, Bu S, Yang HY, Li Z, Gao Y, Jinasena D, Fu J, Lin F, Chen C, Zhang J, Yu N, Li X, Shan Z, Nie J, Gao Z, Tian H, Li Y, Yao Z, Zheng Y, Park BV, Pan Z, Zhang J, Dang E, Li Z, Wang H, Luo W, Li L, Semenza GL, Zheng SG, Loser K, Tsun A, Greene MI, Pardoll DM, Pan F, Li B. The ubiquitin ligase stub1 negatively modulates regulatory T cell suppressive activity by promoting degradation of the transcription factor foxp3. Immunity. 2013; 39(2):272-85.
Full Publication List
Board Certification / Professional Affiliations:
Taiwan Society of Nephrology
The Society of Internal Medicine of Taiwan
Ongoing projects:
HIF-1 inhibitor mitigate lupus nephritis in mice by modulating Th17 and Treg function