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Jen-Chywan (Wally) Wang investigates the intersection of endocrinology, metabolism, and human health, with a particular focus on steroid hormones, especially glucocorticoids. His research emphasizes how dietary and environmental factors shape metabolic regulation and cellular signaling, affecting disease risk. Wang integrates molecular, cellular, physiological, and systems-level approaches to dissect how hormones and nutrients modulate epigenetic signaling networks driving metabolic responses. He is known for elucidating the mechanisms by which glucocorticoid receptors regulate glucose, lipid, and protein metabolism, as well as for discovering glucocorticoid-regulated genes, signaling pathways, and key transcriptional coregulators involved in these processes.
The Mathematics Subject GRE is required for the Fall 2026 admissions cycle. General GRE is optional.