Washington University - Cardiovascular Division

John H.S. Yang, M.D.

Assistant Professor of Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO

Contact Information:
Washington University School of Medicine
Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Cardiology
4940 Parkview Place
St. Louis, MO 63110
Phone: 314-362-8910
Fax: 314-362-9057
E-mail: jyang@wustl.edu

Education and Training:
1981-1985 B.A., Mathematics, Columbia University, Columbia College, New York, NY
1981-1985 B.A., Physics, Columbia University, Columbia College New York, NY
1985-1990 M.D., University of Missouri-Columbia School of Medicine, Columbia, MO
1990-1991Internship, New York University Medical Center/New York, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, New York, NY
1991-1993 Residency - New York University Medical Center/New York Veterans Affairs Medical Center, New York, NY
1993-1994 Chief Residency - New York Veterans Affairs Medical Center, New York, NY (J. Buxbaum Laboratory - cardiac amyloidosis)
1994-1997 Post Doctoral Research Fellowship - Columbia University/ College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY (Arthur Bank Laboratory - b-globin gene locus regulation)
1997-1999 Cardiology Fellowship (clinical) - Montefiore/Albert Einstein Medical Center, Bronx, NY
1999-2002 Cardiology Fellowship (research) - University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, (R. S. Williams Laboratory - cardiac hypertrophy)
2002-2007 Instructor - Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Cardiology (D. P. Kelly Laboratory - diabetic cardiomyopathy)
2007 – present Assistant Professor - Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Cardiology

Publications:
John Yang, R. Sanders Williams, and Daniel P Kelly. Bcl3: A Novel Coactivator of ERRalpha in Metabolic Programming (in preparation for submission to Molecular and Cellular Biology).

John Yang, Nandakumar Sambandam, Xianlin Han, Richard W. Gross, Michael Courtois, Attila Kovacs, Maria Febbraio, Brian N. Finck and Daniel P. Kelly. CD36 Deficiency Rescues Lipotoxic Cardiomyopathy. Circ. Res. Vol 100(8):1208-1217, April 2007.

Rick B. Vega, John Yang, Beverly Rothermel, Rhonda Bassel-Duby and R. Sanders Williams. Multiple domains of MCIP1 contribute to inhibition of calcineurin activity. J. Biol. Chem. Vol 277 (33):30401-7, Aug 2002.

Beverly A. Rothermel, Timothy A. McKinsey, Rick B. Vega, Rebekka L. Nicol, Pradeep Mammen, John Yang, Christopher L. Antos, John M. Shelton, Rhonda Bassel-Duby, Eric N. Olson, and R. Sanders Williams. Myocyte-enriched calcineurin-interacting protein, MCIP1, inhibits cardiac hypertrophy in vivo. Proc.Natl.Acad.Sci.USA. Vol 98(8) pp3328-3333, March 2001.

John Yang, Beverly Rothermel, Rick B. Vega, Norbert Frey, Timothy A. McKinsey, Eric N. Olson, Rhonda Bassel-Duby, and R. Sanders Williams. Independent Signals Control Expression of the Calcineurin Inhibitory Proteins MCIP1 and MCIP2 in Striated Muscles. Circ. Res. Vol 87 (12):e61-e68, Dec 2000.

Beverly Rothermel, Rick B. Vega, John Yang, Hai Wu, Rhonda Bassel-Duby, and R. Sanders Williams. A Protein Encoded within the Down Syndrome Critical Region Is Enriched In Striated Muscles and Inhibits Calcineurin Signaling. J. Biol. Chem. Vol 275(12) pp 8719-8725, March 2000.

David O’Neil, John Yang, Hediye Erdjument-Bromage, Katherine Bornschlegel, Paul Tempst, and Arthur Bank. Tissue-specific and developmental stage-specific DNA binding by a mammalian SWI/SNF complex associated with human fetal-to-adult globin gene switching. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA. Vol 96 pp349-354, January 1999.


· About the Division · Clinical Programs · Research Activities · Educational Programs · Centers of Excellence · Faculty Faculty Login · Links · Contact Us · Donors	John H.S. Yang, M.D. Assistant Professor of Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO Contact Information: Washington University School of Medicine Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Cardiology 4940 Parkview Place St. Louis, MO 63110 Phone: 314-362-8910 Fax: 314-362-9057 E-mail: jyang@wustl.edu Education and Training: 1981-1985 B.A., Mathematics, Columbia University, Columbia College, New York, NY 1981-1985 B.A., Physics, Columbia University, Columbia College New York, NY 1985-1990 M.D., University of Missouri-Columbia School of Medicine, Columbia, MO 1990-1991Internship, New York University Medical Center/New York, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, New York, NY 1991-1993 Residency - New York University Medical Center/New York Veterans Affairs Medical Center, New York, NY 1993-1994 Chief Residency - New York Veterans Affairs Medical Center, New York, NY (J. Buxbaum Laboratory - cardiac amyloidosis) 1994-1997 Post Doctoral Research Fellowship - Columbia University/ College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY (Arthur Bank Laboratory - b-globin gene locus regulation) 1997-1999 Cardiology Fellowship (clinical) - Montefiore/Albert Einstein Medical Center, Bronx, NY 1999-2002 Cardiology Fellowship (research) - University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, (R. S. Williams Laboratory - cardiac hypertrophy) 2002-2007 Instructor - Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Cardiology (D. P. Kelly Laboratory - diabetic cardiomyopathy) 2007 – present Assistant Professor - Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Cardiology Publications: John Yang, R. Sanders Williams, and Daniel P Kelly. Bcl3: A Novel Coactivator of ERRalpha in Metabolic Programming (in preparation for submission to Molecular and Cellular Biology). John Yang, Nandakumar Sambandam, Xianlin Han, Richard W. Gross, Michael Courtois, Attila Kovacs, Maria Febbraio, Brian N. Finck and Daniel P. Kelly. CD36 Deficiency Rescues Lipotoxic Cardiomyopathy. Circ. Res. Vol 100(8):1208-1217, April 2007. Rick B. Vega, John Yang, Beverly Rothermel, Rhonda Bassel-Duby and R. Sanders Williams. Multiple domains of MCIP1 contribute to inhibition of calcineurin activity. J. Biol. Chem. Vol 277 (33):30401-7, Aug 2002. Beverly A. Rothermel, Timothy A. McKinsey, Rick B. Vega, Rebekka L. Nicol, Pradeep Mammen, John Yang, Christopher L. Antos, John M. Shelton, Rhonda Bassel-Duby, Eric N. Olson, and R. Sanders Williams. Myocyte-enriched calcineurin-interacting protein, MCIP1, inhibits cardiac hypertrophy in vivo. Proc.Natl.Acad.Sci.USA. Vol 98(8) pp3328-3333, March 2001. John Yang, Beverly Rothermel, Rick B. Vega, Norbert Frey, Timothy A. McKinsey, Eric N. Olson, Rhonda Bassel-Duby, and R. Sanders Williams. Independent Signals Control Expression of the Calcineurin Inhibitory Proteins MCIP1 and MCIP2 in Striated Muscles. Circ. Res. Vol 87 (12):e61-e68, Dec 2000. Beverly Rothermel, Rick B. Vega, John Yang, Hai Wu, Rhonda Bassel-Duby, and R. Sanders Williams. A Protein Encoded within the Down Syndrome Critical Region Is Enriched In Striated Muscles and Inhibits Calcineurin Signaling. J. Biol. Chem. Vol 275(12) pp 8719-8725, March 2000. David O’Neil, John Yang, Hediye Erdjument-Bromage, Katherine Bornschlegel, Paul Tempst, and Arthur Bank. Tissue-specific and developmental stage-specific DNA binding by a mammalian SWI/SNF complex associated with human fetal-to-adult globin gene switching. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA. Vol 96 pp349-354, January 1999.