Li Yang, Ph.D

Instructor

Email

ly3@bcm.edu

Positions

Instructor: Pediatrics-Nutrition
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, TX, US

Addresses

Children's Nutrition Research Center (Lab): Room: CNRC-9006
Houston, TX, 77030
United States
ly3@bcm.edu

Education

PhD from Shanghai Jiao Tong University: 09/2016 - Shanghai, China; Biology

BS from Sichuan Agricultural University: 06/2010 - Chengdu, Sichuan, China; Biotechnology

Selected Publications

Qili Fei, Li Yang (Co-first author), Wanqi Lian, Dabing Zhang and Blake C. Meyers. " Dynamic changes of small RNAs in rice spikelet development reveal specialized reproductive phasiRNA pathways " J Exp Bot.. 2016 Nov ;
Pubmed PMID: 27702997.
Li Yang, Xiaoling Qian, Mingjiao Chen, Qili Fei, Blake C. Meyers, Wanqi Liang, and Dabing Zhang. " Regulatory Role of a Receptor-Like Kinase in Specifying Anther Cell Identity " Plant Physiol.. 2016 Jul ;
Pubmed PMID: 27208278.
Dabing Zhang, Li Yang. " Specification of tapetum and microsporocyte cells within the anther " Curr Opin Plant Biol.. 2014 Feb ;
Pubmed PMID: 24507494.
Li Yang, Anusha Mandala, Yi Chen and Lanlan Shen. " Developing mouse models to dissect the function of a driver gene epimutation in lung tumorigenesis [Abstract]. " Proceedings: AACR Annual Meeting 2020. 2020 Aug ; 80 (16)
Li Yang, Yue Chen, Matthew V. Holt, Feng Jin, Jong Min Choi, Sung Yun Jung, Anusha Mandala, Lanjing Zhang, Sayantani Goswami, Nan Gao, Yi Wang and Lanlan Shen. " p16 epimutation cooperates with Apc mutation to promote colon cancer initiation and progression [Abstract].. " Proceedings: AACR Annual Meeting 2019. 2019 Jul ; 79 (13)
Yang L, Chen X, Lee C, Shi J, Lawrence EB, Zhang L, Li Y, Gao N, Jung SY, Creighton CJ, Li JJ, Cui Y, Arimura S, Lei Y, Li W, Shen L.. " Functional characterization of age-dependent p16 epimutation reveals biological drivers and therapeutic targets for colorectal cancer " J Exp Clin Cancer Res .. 2023 May 4; 42 (113)
Pubmed PMID: 37143122.
Li Yang, Robert C. Peery, Leah M. Farmer, Xia Gao, Yiqun Zhang, Chad J. Creighton, Lanjing Zhang, and Lanlan Shen. " Dietary Folate and Cofactors Accelerate Age-dependent p16 Epimutation to Promote Intestinal Tumorigenesis. " Cancer Res Commun.. 2024 Jan 19; 4 (1) : 164-169.

Projects

p16 Epimutation: Function in Tumorigenesis and A Target for Cancer Therapy: BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE

Languages

Chinese (Mandarin)