His seminar, titled "Insulin-Regulated GLUT4 Translocation in Adipose Cells: New Molecules and New Mechanisms," will take place Feb. 10, 2011, at 4 p.m. in the Medical Sciences Building auditorium on USA’s main campus.
Dr. Yang’s research is focused on the regulation of gene expression, as well as metabolic disorders such as diabetes and obesity.
Dr. Yang received his Ph.D. in biochemistry from Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio. He completed postdoctoral studies in molecular genetics at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas.
For more information on Dr. Yang’s research, visit http://www.physiology.usouthal.edu/dept/jyang.htm.
For additional information on the lecture, contact Natalie Kent at (251) 461-1548.
