Yanqing Anna Gong (龔燕晴) M.S. Ph.D.

Research Assistant Professor
Perelman School of Medicine at The University of Pennsylvania
Division of Translational Medicine and Human Genetics
Smilow Center for Translational Research,
3400 Civic Center Blvd.
Philadelphia, PA 19104

Email:gongy@pennmedicine.upenn.edu.

Biography

Dr. Yanqing Anna Gong is a vascular biologist in cardiovascular physiopathology. She received her PhD degree in pharmacology at China Pharmaceutic University and obtained her postdoctoral training at Department of Molecular Cardiology at Lerner Research Institute, Cleveland Clinic. Dr. Gong has started her laboratory as a Research Assistant Professor at Division of Translational Medicine and Human Genetics, Perelman School of Medicine at University of Pennsylvania in 2014. Her research  focus on  deciphering  the regulator mechanism  that modulates vascular function during tissue repair and regeneration and developing  new  therapies on treatment  of  ischemic  heart disease. The main areas of Dr. Gong’s research include: 1. Endothelial plasticity in ischemia microenvironment that leads to abnormal function of vasculature in ischemic heart disease, e.g. myocardial infarction. 2. The regulatory mechanism underlying new vessel formation in normal development and disease; 3.The molecular mechanisms by which proteases regulate stem cell function during tissue repair and regeneration.