Yang Song

Campus Address: Pab1, Meriter Hospital, 202 South Park St., Madison, WI 53715

Major Professor: Dr. Jing Zheng

Email: yangsong@wisc.edu

Telephone: (608) 267-6314

Degree Objective: Ph.D.

Background: M.S., 2002, Dalian Medical Univeristy, Biochemistry
                     Bachelor of Medicine,1999, Dalian Medical University, Medicine

Research Interest:

Endothelial differentiation from human embryonic stem (hES) cells.

Membership:

  • Trainee Member of the Society for the Study of Reproduction
  • Associate Member of International Society for Stem Cell Research

Honors and Awards:

  • 2006, USDA National Research Initiative Travel Fellow for travel to 39 th annual meeting of Society for the Study of Reproduction
  • 2006, Larry Ewing Memorial Trainee Travel Fund Grants for travel to 39 th annual meeting of Society for the Study of Reproduction
  • 2004, Endocrinology and Reproductive Physiology Annual Symposium Committee Member
  • 2000, Gold Prize for Medical Education Scholarship of United Laboratories ( Hong Kong ) Ltd
  • 1999, Excellent Undergraduate Students of Dalian by the Youth Committee of Dalian

Publications:

  • Song Y , Zheng J. Establishment of a Functional Ovine Fetoplacental Artery Endothelial Cell Line with a Prolonged Lifespan. Biol Reprod. 2006 Sep 27. [Epub ahead of print]
  • Chung JY, Song Y , Wang Y, Magness RR, Zheng J. Differential expression of VEGF, EG-VEGF, and VEGF receptors in human placentas from normal and preeclamptic pregnancies. J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2004;89:2484-90.

 Abstracts:

  • * Song Y , Chen DB, Zheng J. 2006. Suppression of phosphatase 2A (PP2A) expression does not affect FGF2- and VEGF-stimulated cell proliferation in ovine feto-placental artery endothelial (OFPAE) cells. Biol Reprod (Special issue): 157 (Abst. 384). *2006 SSR/USDA NRI Travel Fellow Award and Larry Ewing Memorial Trainee Travel Fund Grants.
  • Zheng J and Song Y . 2006. Establishment of a functional ovine fetoplacental artery endothelial (OFPAE) cell line with a prolonged life span. Biol Reprod (Special issue): 158 (Abst. 388).
  • Song Y , Wen YX, Zheng J. 2005. Optimization of differentiation conditions for endothelial differentiation from human embryonic stem (ES) cells. J Soc Gynecol Invest; 12(Suppl.) 238A (Abst. 479).
  • Song Y , Wen YX, Gerami-Naini B, Durning M, Golos TG, Zheng J. 2003. Differentiation of Endothelial Cells from Human Embryonic Stem (ES) Cells. J Soc Gynecol Invest; 10(Suppl.2) 194A (Abst. 313). (Oral presentation)
  • Zheng J., Wen YX, Song Y , Magness RR. 2003. Both bFGF- and VEGF-Stimulated Proliferation of Ovine Feto-placental Artery Endothelial (OFPAE) Cells are Mediated via ERK1/2 MAPK and PI-3K Signaling Pathways. J Soc Gynecol Invest; 10(Suppl.2) 152A (Abst. 186).
  • Chung JY, Song Y , Wen YX, Austin JL, Magness RR. Zheng J. 2003. Differential Expression of VEGF, EG-VEGF, and VEGF Receptors in Human Placentas from Normal and Pre-eclamptic Pregnancies. J Soc Gynecol Invest; 10(Suppl.2) 165A (Abst. 227).