Chongguang Yang, PhD
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Dr. Yang's research is in the field of infectious disease epidemiology with particular focus on tuberculosis. He earned his doctoral degree in Pathogenic Microbiology at Fudan University, China and was a postdoctoral fellow in the same University. Dr. Yang has been heavily involved in leading the design, analysis and management of molecular epidemiologic studies in both urban and rural China particularly focusing on transmission patterns and drug resistance in M. tuberculosis. He was then a postdoctoral associate in the Department of Epidemiology of Microbial Diseases at Yale School of Public Health. Together with Dr. Ted Cohen, he studies the role of both environmental and bacterial factors on the transmission and evolution dynamics of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis employing multiple methods including genomic epidemiology, population genetics, and spatial analysis in diverse study populations including migrants.
Education & Training
- Postdoctoral FellowInstitute of Medical Microbiology, Fudan University (2015)
- International Postdoctoral FellowFudan University & University of California Global Health Institute (2015)
- PhDFudan University, Pathogenic Microbiology (2013)
- BScSichuan University, Life science/Biology science (2008)
Honors & Recognition
Award | Awarding Organization | Date |
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YCCI Scholar Award | Yale Center for Clinical Investigation | 2020 |
Robert E. Leet and Clara Guthrie Patterson Trust Mentored Research Award | Robert E. Leet and Clara Guthrie Patterson Trust | 2019 |
Shanghai Outstanding Doctoral Dissertations | Ministry of Education | 2015 |
GloCal Health Fellowship Award | University of California Global Health Institute /NIH-Fogarty International Center | 2013 |
National Graduate Scholarship | Ministry of Education | 2012 |