
JASON H. YANG, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor and Chancellor Scholar
Microbiology, Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics
Center for Emerging and Re-Emerging Pathogens
Rutgers New Jersey Medical School
Co-Chair, COVID Research Alliance
Center for COVID-19 Response and Pandemic Preparedness
Institute for Infectious and Inflammatory Diseases
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Associate Member, Biomedical Engineering Graduate Program
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Email: jason.y@rutgers.edu
EDUCATION & TRAINING
B.S., Biomedical Engineering & Electrical Engineering,
Johns Hopkins University, 2005
Ph.D., Biomedical Engineering, University of Virginia, 2012
Postdoctoral Training, Medical Engineering and Science,
Massachusetts Institute of Technology,
Infectious Disease and Microbiome Program,
Broad Institute at MIT and Harvard, 2019
SELECTED HONORS AND AWARDS
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NIH K99/R00 Pathway to Independence Award, 2016
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Robert M. Berne Cardiovascular Research Center
Outstanding Predoctoral Trainee, 2013 -
Jill E. Hungerford Biomedical Sciences Prize, 2012
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Biomedical Engineering Outstanding Graduate Student, 2012
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All-University Graduate Teaching Award, 2010
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American Heart Association Predoctoral Fellowship, 2007