Chao Yang, PhD.
Associate Professor, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an JiaoTong University, Xian, China
After completing master degree at The Basics Medical Science Institute, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Dr. Yang entered the University of Melbourne to pursue his PhD, studying Legionella pneumophila lung infection with a full scholarship in 2014. He received the PhD degree in 2018 and went to New York to pursue his postdoctoral training at the Hospital for Special Surgery, Weill Cornell Medicine. In Oct. 2022, Dr. Yang returned to China and joined the National Key Laboratory of Diagnosis and Treatment of Infectious Diseases, the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University as a distinguished researcher. In Oct. 2023, he moved back to his hometown, Shaanxi and join the MED-X Institute, Center for Immunological and Metabolic Diseases and Department of Endocrinology, First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University.
Dr. Yang’s research focuses on infectious immunology, innate immunity, inflammation and tumor immunology etc. In the past five years, he has published many first/co-first author papers in high-level journals including Science Immunology and Nature Communications, and the total impact factor of published papers is above 150. Dr. Yang has participated in many international conferences, had oral or poster presentations, and won awards, especially the Amanda Proudfoot Tribute Award for Advances in Chemokine Biology by a Trainee, awarded by the International Cytokine and Interferon Society to attend the 11th annual meeting, 2022. He is also an editor of the journal: Infectious Microbes & Disease. Currently, he is funded by the Young Talents Project of the First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University and the 2023 Shaanxi Province Scientific and Technological Activities Merit Funding of Overseas Students.
Postdoctoral fellow and PhD student recruitment:
We are looking to recruit creative, idea-generating, and self-driven researchers who are interested in immunology and cell biology. Our laboratory offers exceptional training across multiple disciplines, which is ideal for individuals who aspire to establish independent, research-focused careers in academia or industry.
Lab philosophy adapted from Gaffen Lab Philosophy
WE BELIEVE in the highest standards of scientific integrity and honesty. We follow where the data lead, even if results prove our hypothesis wrong or take us in unexpected directions.
WE BELIEVE that science benefits from a diverse, inclusive and mutually respectful environment. Prejudice, hatred or misogyny have no place here.
WE BELIEVE that everyone’s ideas are worth hearing.
WE BELIEVE that the Impact Factor of a journal ≠ the quality of a scientific paper.
WE BELIEVE that a career in science can be compatible with a personal life. While hard work is expected, the pursuit of science is a marathon, not a sprint, and it is essential to take time to rest, relax and practice self-care.
WE BELIEVE in celebrating victories and life events, including graduations, grants, weddings, paper publications.
