| FULL NAME |
| Yufeng Wang |
| CURRENT POSITION & AFFILIATION |
| Professor
Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology South Texas Center for Emerging Infectious Diseases University of Texas at San Antonio |
| INSTITUTION / ORGANIZATION |
| University of Texas at San Antonio |
| EMAIL ADDRESS |
| yufeng.wang@utsa.edu |
| PHONE NUMBER |
| (210)284-9930 |
| LINKEDIN PROFILE |
| https://www.linkedin.com/in/yufeng-wang-11616719/ |
SECTION 2: PROFESSIONAL BIOGRAPHY
Please provide a summary of your professional background and career journey.
| SUMMARY |
| Yufeng Wang received her Ph.D. degree in Bioinformatics and Computational Biology, M.S. in Statistics and Genetics from Iowa State University, and B.S. in Genetics from Fudan University. Currently, she is a professor at the Department of Molecular Microbiology and Immunology, South Texas Center for Emerging Infectious Diseases, University of Texas at San Antonio. Her research interests include comparative genomics, systems biology, and molecular evolution of infectious diseases. |
SECTION 3: RESEARCH OVERVIEW
Please provide a summary of your research focus/interests.
| SUMMARY |
| Dr. Wang’s research focuses on the comparative genomics, molecular evolution and systems biology of gene families. Approaches range from the latest bioinformatic and genomic tools, to statistical modeling and analysis based on evolution and population genetics theory. Her lab is particularly interested in the evolutionary mechanisms and systems biology of infectious diseases. |
SECTION 4: PUBLICATIONS & PRESENTATIONS
Please provide a summary of your past, current, and planned publications and presentations.
| SUMMARY |
| https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/myncbi/yufeng.wang.1/bibliography/40405927/public/ |
SECTION 5: EDUCATIONAL OUTREACH & ENGAGEMENT
Please provide a summary of your educational outreach and engagement activities.
| SUMMARY |
| Dr. Wang has a strong commitment to excellence in research and STEM education. She has been actively involved in STEM training, in conjunction with UTSA’s Minority Biomedical Research Support (MBRS), Minority Biomedical Research Support (MARC), and ESTEEMED programs. Seven students, supported by the MBRS/MARC programs, have done their research under her mentorship. She was a co-founder and was the PI (2012-2014) of the Computational Biology Initiative (CBI), which was funded by federal and state awards that are dedicated to minority STEM education and research development (NIH RCMI, NSF UMB, and NIH P20 Bioinformatics programs). |
SECTION 6: ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
Please provide any additional information here.
| SUMMARY |
| Examples: Links to ResearchGate, Google scholar, ORCID, LinkedIn, GitHub, or Personal website Memberships in Scientific societies |