Dr. Yang got his PhD degree in Zhejiang University of China in 2002, and then he received his postdoctoral trainings in University of Saskatchewan and Lakehead University from 2002 to 2007. Dr. Yang’s research focuses on the regulation of cardiovascular health in general, and the pathogenesis and treatment of diabetes, atherosclerosis, and hypertension in particular. Dr. Yang’s research was supported by the Canadian Institute of Health Research and Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada (HSFC). Dr. Yang has received numerous awards and recognitions, including New Investigator award from HSFC and Maureen Andrew Award from Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontario. In his career, Dr. Yang has published 85 peer-reviewed research articles, most of them published in high-impact journals, including as Science, Circulation, Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A, and EMBO report etc.