Dr. Jing Yang

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Biography

Dr. Jing Yang is a Professor in the Department of Pharmacology and Pediatrics at the University of California, San Diego. Her research primarily focuses on understanding the molecular basis of tumor metastasis. She employs a variety of cell and molecular biology tools, mouse tumor models, and functional genomics, along with 2D and 3D imaging techniques, to uncover the genes and signaling pathways that are responsible for tumor metastasis. Dr. Yang has specifically identified cellular programs, such as Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition (EMT) and invadopodia-mediated extracellular matrix degradation, as critical mechanisms for tumor invasion and metastasis. She continues to dissect the signaling pathways regulating these programs and tests the importance of these pathways in tumor metastasis using both mouse tumor models and human tumor samples.

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Experience

Professor

— Present

University of California, San Diego • La Jolla, CA

Requirements for University of California, San Diego

Doctorate Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
TOEFL
Total
Required:85
IELTS
Overall
Required:7
Duolingo
Overall Score
Required:120
Overall
Required:120
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree in physical, biological, or earth sciences, mathematics, or engineering. Differential and integral calculus. One year of calculus-based physics with laboratory. One year of chemistry with laboratory.
Application Checklist
  • Statement of Purpose (max 2 pages)
  • Unofficial transcripts
  • Three letters of recommendation
  • Curriculum Vitae (CV)
  • Application fee ($135 domestic / $155 international)
Specialization Notes

Administered by the Scripps Institution of Oceanography. Curricular groups include Climate-Ocean-Atmosphere (COAP), Geosciences (GEO), and Ocean Biosciences (OBP).