AN INTERVIEW WITH SFB'S 2016 YOUNG INVESTIGATOR AWARD WINNER

摘要

Notes from the Editor: In my first "Letter from the Editor" I mentioned my plans to use the Forum to periodically introduce the rising stars of the SFB. I thus very much welcome any suggestions and nominations you may have for the individuals whose story you would like us to feature in future issues. Here is an interview with SFB's 2016 Young Investigator Award Winner - Fan Yang, Assistant Professor in the Departments of Orthopaedic Surgery and Bioengineering, at Stanford University. Dr. Yang's research seeks to understand how microenvironmental cues regulate stem cell fate, and to develop novel biomaterials and cell-based therapeutics for tissue regeneration, with special focus on treating musculoskeletal diseases, cardiovascular diseases and cancer. Prior to joining Stanford, Dr. Yang received her PhD in biomedical engineering from Prof. Jennifer Elisseeff's lab at Johns Hopkins University, and then completed a postdoctoral fellowship in the laboratory of Prof. Robert hanger at MIT.