Peiying Yang, MS, PhD
Department of Palliative, Rehabilitation and Integrative Medicine, Division of Cancer Medicine
Present Title & Affiliation
Primary Appointment
Associate Professor, Department of Department of Palliative, Rehabilitation, and Integrative Medicine, Division of Cancer Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
Education & Training
Degree-Granting Education
| 1997 | University of Maine, Orono, ME, USA, PHD, Nutritional Biochemistry |
| 1990 | Beijing University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Beijing, CHN, MS, Pharmacology |
| 1987 | Beijing University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Beijing, CHN, BS, Traditional Chinese Medicine |
Postgraduate Training
| 1998-2004 | Postdoctoral Fellowship, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston |
Experience & Service
Academic Appointments
Assistant Professor, Department of Cancer Biology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2008 - 2013
Faculty, The University of Texas Graduate School of Biomedical Science, Houston, TX, 2007 - Present
Assistant Professor, Department of Behavioral Science, Division of Cancer Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2006 - 2008
Assistant Professor, Department of Experimental Therapeutics, Division of Cancer Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2006 - 2008
Instructor, Department of Department of Experimental Therapeutics, UT MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2003 - 2006
Other Appointments/Responsibilities
Senior Project Manager of Pharmaceutical Development Center, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2007 - 2008
Director of R&D and Formulation, International Nutraceutical Corporation, Ogden, UT, 1997 - 1998
Institutional Committee Activities
Member, Multidisciplinary Research Advisory Committee, 2013 - Present
Consultantships
Applied Photon Medical Technologies Inc, Houston, Texas, USA, 2013 - 2015
Honors & Awards
| 2004 | Prostate Cancer Research Program Award |
| 1995 | Gordon E. Ramsdell Scholarship |
| 1995 | Merna Monroe Kappa Omicron Nu Scholarship |
Grant & Contract Support
| Title: | Determination of the Effect of EMF in Human Breast Cancer Cells and Breast Cancer Orthotopic Models |
| Funding Source: | Applied Photon Medical Technologies |
| Role: | Principal Investigator |
| Title: | (PQC5) Early Detection Pancreatic Cancer by Hyperpolarized Silicon Nanoparticles |
| Funding Source: | NIH/NCI |
| Role: | Collaborator |