Comparative Genomics, Illinois

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Current Member

Ying Liang

IResearch Assistant Professor

ylian335@illinois.edu
Regenerative Biology and Tissue Engineering Theme

Education

B.M (Medicine) Beijing Medical University, China (1997)
Ph.D in Physiology - University of Kentucky (2005)

Professional interests

My professional interests include inducible transgenic pig cancer models, and hematopoietic stem cell aging and malignant transfromation in genetic mouse models.

Honors

  • National Cancer Institute Fellowship for Keystone Symposium (2009)
  • Becton Dickinson (BD) Bioscience Grant Award (2008)
  • American Federation for Aging Research (AFAR) and General Electric (GE) Healthcare, Junior Investigator Award for Excellence in Biomarker Research) (2007)
  • International Society of Experimental Hematology (ISEH), Travel Grant Award,
    32th ISEH Annual Scientific Meeting (2003)
  • National Institute of Health (NIH), Predoctoral Training Grant Fellowship (2002)