Associate Professor Ming Yang graduated from The John Curtin School of Medical Research, Institute of Advanced Studies at the Australian National University, with distinction.

He was awarded the prestigious Frank Fenner Medal for the most outstanding PhD dissertation. Subsequently he was awarded a prestigious University of Newcastle Research Fellowship and was promoted to Level B within the first year after graduation.

Based on his research directions and productivity, he was awarded an NHMRC New Investigator grant. In 2012, he was promoted to Senior Research Fellow. He is now internationally known for his investigations into the pathogenesis of asthma, and the molecular and cellular regulation of inflammation.

Associate Professor Yang’s group has received international recognition through publication in leading biomedical science journals and has contributed to more than 82 refereed manuscripts in high impact journals (J Exp Med, J Clin Invest, Gastroenterology, J Allergy Clin Immunology, PNAS, J Immunology) with more than 3600 combined citations. He has been successful in obtaining research grants both independently and in collaboration with other investigators (over $6.7 Million).