THE X. WILLIAM YANG RESEARCH GROUP @ UCLA

 

 

X. William Yang, M.D., Ph.D.

Primary Appointment:
Assistant Professor,
Center for Neurobehavioral Genetics,
Neuropsychiatric Institute;
Department of Psychiatry and Biobehvavioral Sciences
Other Affiliations:
Brain Research Institute/Neurogenetics Affinity Group
Mental Retardation Research Center
David Geffen Schoool of Medicine at UCLA
Education and Training

M.S./B.S., Yale University
Ph.D., Rockefeller University

M.D., Weill Medical College of Cornell University
Postdoctoral Fellow, Rockefeller University (Advisor: Nathaniel Heintz)

Honor/Awards
• Stein-Oppenheimer Award, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA (2002)
• Summa cum laude; distinction in the major, Yale University (1991).
• Sigma Xi, Yale University (1991)

Professional License
New York State Physician’s License

 

 

Molecular Genetics Approach
Huntington's Disease
Parkinson's Disease
Basal Ganglia Biology
BAC Transgenesis

 

 
Yang Lab 2005 @ UCLA