Yang Xu
About Me
Yang Xu is a current PhD student in the Development Regeneration and Stem Cells (DRS) training area at the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. Yang Xu is a member of Kovacic Lab where he focuses on cardiovascular diseases based on mouse and pig models as well as human samples. He is especially interested in the role of endothelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EndMT) in atherosclerosis. Yang Xu's research is aiming at dissecting the biological process of EndMT in atherosclerosis and its relationship with endothelial regeneration, which is important in preventing and treating vessel plaques. Yang Xu received his medical degree from Capital Medical University (China) in 2016 and Masters of Science degree from Mount Sinai in 2018.
Language
English
Research Topics
Bioinformatics, Cardiovascular, Cell Adhesion, Cell Biology, Cell Transformation, Differentiation, Endothelial Cells, Epigenetics
Multi-Disciplinary Training Areas
Development Regeneration and Stem Cells [DRS]
Education
MBBS, Capital Medical University
Master of Science, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Publications
Industry Relationships
Physicians and scientists on the faculty of the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai often interact with pharmaceutical, device, biotechnology companies, and other outside entities to improve patient care, develop new therapies and achieve scientific breakthroughs. In order to promote an ethical and transparent environment for conducting research, providing clinical care and teaching, Mount Sinai requires that salaried faculty inform the School of their outside financial relationships.
Dr. XU has not yet completed reporting of Industry relationships.
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