Lan Yang (Ph.D.)
Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, Assistant Professor
Research areas:
1.Health effects and risks of environmental factors (e.g., air pollution) in the population
2.Atmospheric chemistry and aerosol science
Education background:
2016.8-2021.1 Faculty of Engineering, National University of Singapore, Ph.D.
2012.8-2016.7 Faculty of Engineering, National University of Singapore, B.Eng (1st Class Honours)
Work experience:
2021.11 till now Assistant Professor, Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, School of Public Health, Xi'an Jiaotong University
2020.8-2021.10 Research Fellow, NUS Environmental Research Institute, National University of Singapore
Research experience & achievements:
Dr. Lan has participated in the scientific projects of "Strategic studies of Singapore atmospheric environment PM2.5: Characteristics and potential health impacts" and "Urban volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and associated secondary organic aerosol (SOA) formation" sponsored by the National Environment Agency of Singapore. She has published 4 articles in international peer-reviewed journals as the independent first author.
Selected publications:
1. Lan Y. & Wu S. Roles of environmental stressors in cardiovascular aging (review). Curr. Environ Health Rep 2021.
2. Lan Y., Tham J., Jia S., Sarkar S., Shan Y., Fan W.H., Reid J.S., Ong C.N., Yu L.E. Peat-forest burning smoke in Maritime Continent: Impacts on receptor PM2.5 and implications at emission sources. Environ Pollut 2021; 116626.
3. Lan Y., Ng C.T., Ong C.N., Yu L.E., Bay B.H. Transcriptomic analysis identifies dysregulated genes and functional networks in human small airway epithelial cells exposed to ambient PM2.5. Ecotoxicol Environ Saf 2021; 208: 111702.
4. Lan Y., Ng C.T., Ong R.X.S., Muniasamy U., Baeg G.H., Ong C.N., Yu L.E., & Bay B.H. Urban PM2.5 reduces angiogenic ability of endothelial cells in an alveolar-capillary co-culture lung model. Ecotoxicol Environ Saf 2020; 202: 110932.
Contact information:
Email: yang.lan@xjtu.edu.cn
Address: 76 Yanta West Road, Yanta District, Xi’an, Shaanxi, China 710061
