Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medicine

Patrick Genyan Yang

Patrick Genyan Yang
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention , USA

Biography

Dr. Yang had medical training in Laboratory Medicine and Clinical pathology in 1993. While working in a hospital after graduation, Dr. Yang was interested in how molecules were related to disease onset, progress and recovery, and how to detect them in a rapid, sensitive and specific manner. This interest brought him to purse a PhD degree in Molecular Biology and Biochemistry in 1995. Regulation of gene transcription plays roles in homeostasis, reproduction, and cancer development. In his PhD studies and postdoctoral training, Dr. Yang explored transcriptional regulation of genes involved in spermatogenesis, onset and progression of prostate cancer and leukemia. After two years as a research faculty in Vanderbilt University, Dr. Yang realized work in public health has more profound and broad impact than on a particular disease. Therefore, he moved to CDC where he currently work as a laboratory scientist in infectious diseases, mainly focusing on influenza virus infections.

Research Interest

Non-malignant blood disorders and birth defects; malignant blood disorders, including acute myeloid leukemia (AML);