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Gong Yang is affiliated with Vanderbilt University Medical Center in the United States, focusing research primarily on medicine and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. Their work spans a range of biomedical topics with a significant emphasis on molecular biology and cancer research.

The main fields of study for Yang include:

  • Medicine
  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Within these broad areas, their research further specializes in key subfields such as:

  • Molecular Biology
  • Cancer Research
  • Oncology
  • Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
  • Cell Biology

The core research topics explored by Yang involve:

  • Ferroptosis and cancer prognosis
  • Cancer, Lipids, and Metabolism
  • Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research
  • Cancer, Hypoxia, and Metabolism
  • Ubiquitin and proteasome pathways
  • MicroRNA in disease regulation
  • Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers

Yang has published numerous papers in respected venues across oncology, cell biology, and molecular medicine. Frequent publication venues include:

  • Frontiers in Oncology
  • Cancer Letters
  • Cancer Medicine
  • Frontiers in Immunology
  • Research Square

Notable recent papers include:

  • "Deregulation of Lipid Metabolism: The Critical Factors in Ovarian Cancer" (2020, Frontiers in Oncology)
  • "ID1 confers cancer cell chemoresistance through STAT3/ATF6-mediated induction of autophagy" (2020, Cell Death and Disease)
  • "Endometrial stem/progenitor cells and their roles in immunity, clinical application, and endometriosis" (2021, Stem Cell Research & Therapy)
  • "Extracellular matrix protein-1 secretory isoform promotes ovarian cancer through increasing alternative mRNA splicing and stemness" (2021, Nature Communications)
  • "Ferroportin-mediated ferroptosis involved in new-onset atrial fibrillation with LPS-induced endotoxemia" (2021, European Journal of Pharmacology)

Collaboration is an important aspect of Yang's research environment. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Chun-Xia Ren
  • Zhaodong Ji
  • Jiao Meng
  • Yinjue Yu
  • Yue Kong

Best Publications

  • Association between Body-Mass Index and Risk of Death in More Than 1 Million Asians

    Wei Zheng;Dale F. McLerran;Betsy Rolland;Xianglan Zhang

  • Multiple independent variants at the TERT locus are associated with telomere length and risks of breast and ovarian cancer

    Stig E. Bojesen;Stig E. Bojesen;Karen A. Pooley;Sharon E. Johnatty;Jonathan Beesley

  • Prospective study of dietary carbohydrates, glycemic index, glycemic load, and incidence of type 2 diabetes mellitus in middle-aged Chinese women.

    Raquel Villegas;Simin Liu;Yu-Tang Gao;Gong Yang

  • Legume and soy food intake and the incidence of type 2 diabetes in the Shanghai Women's Health Study

    Raquel Villegas;Yu-Tang Gao;Gong Yang;Hong-Lan Li

  • Influence of Exercise, Walking, Cycling, and Overall Nonexercise Physical Activity on Mortality in Chinese Women

    Charles E. Matthews;Adriana L. Jurj;Xiao-ou Shu;Hong-Lan Li

  • The Shanghai Women's Health Study: Rationale, Study Design, and Baseline Characteristics

    Wei Zheng;Wong Ho Chow;Gong Yang;Fan Jin

  • Validity and reproducibility of the food frequency questionnaire used in the Shanghai Women's Health Study.

    Xiao Ou Shu;G. Yang;F. Jin;D. Liu

  • Soy Food Consumption Is Associated with Lower Risk of Coronary Heart Disease in Chinese Women

    Xianglan Zhang;Xiao Ou Shu;Yu-Tang Gao;Gong Yang

  • A machine learning-based framework to identify type 2 diabetes through electronic health records

    Tao Zheng;Wei Xie;Liling Xu;Xiaoying He

  • Association between body mass index and cardiovascular disease mortality in east Asians and south Asians: pooled analysis of prospective data from the Asia Cohort Consortium

    Yu Chen;Wade K. Copeland;Rajesh Vedanthan;Eric Grant

  • Body Mass Index and Diabetes in Asia: A Cross-Sectional Pooled Analysis of 900,000 Individuals in the Asia Cohort Consortium

    Paolo Boffetta;Dale McLerran;Yu Chen;Manami Inoue

  • Prospective cohort study of soy food consumption and risk of bone fracture among postmenopausal women.

    Xianglan Zhang;Xiao-Ou Shu;Honglan Li;Gong Yang

  • Adolescent and adult soy food intake and breast cancer risk: results from the Shanghai Women's Health Study

    Sang-Ah Lee;Xiao-Ou Shu;Honglan Li;Gong Yang

  • Large-scale genetic study in East Asians identifies six new loci associated with colorectal cancer risk

    Ben Zhang;Wei Hua Jia;Koichi Matsuda;Sun Seog Kweon

  • Cruciferous vegetable consumption is associated with a reduced risk of total and cardiovascular disease mortality

    Xianglan Zhang;Xiao-Ou Shu;Yong-Bing Xiang;Gong Yang

  • The influence of cigarette smoking, alcohol, and green tea consumption on the risk of carcinoma of the cardia and distal stomach in Shanghai, China.

    M.P.H. Bu-Tian Ji M.D.;Wong-Ho Chow;M.P.H. Gong Yang M.D.;Joseph K. McLaughlin

  • Dietary habits and stomach cancer in Shanghai, China

    Bu-Tian Ji;Wong-Ho Chow;Gong Yang;Joseph K. McLaughlin

  • Dietary calcium and magnesium intakes and the risk of type 2 diabetes: the Shanghai Women's Health Study

    Raquel Villegas;Yu-Tang Gao;Qi Dai;Gong Yang

  • Reproducibility and Validity of the Shanghai Women’s Health Study Physical Activity Questionnaire

    Charles E. Matthews;Xiao Ou Shu;Gong Yang;Fan Jin

  • Vegetable but Not Fruit Consumption Reduces the Risk of Type 2 Diabetes in Chinese Women

    Raquel Villegas;Xiao Ou Shu;Yu-Tang Gao;Gong Yang

Frequent Co-Authors

Xiao-Ou Shu
Xiao-Ou Shu Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Wei Zheng
Wei Zheng Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Yu-Tang Gao
Yu-Tang Gao Fudan University
Yong-Bing Xiang
Yong-Bing Xiang Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Hui Cai
Hui Cai Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Qiuyin Cai
Qiuyin Cai Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Nathaniel Rothman
Nathaniel Rothman National Institutes of Health
Wong Ho Chow
Wong Ho Chow The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Wanqing Wen
Wanqing Wen Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Qing Lan
Qing Lan National Institutes of Health

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