Ping Kang

Ping Kang is an Adjunct Assistant Professor at Iowa State University, affiliated with the Department of Genetics, Development, and Cell Biology. Her research focuses on hormonal regulation of aging, metabolic homeostasis, and neuromuscular dynamics using Drosophila melanogaster models.

• B.S., East China Normal University (1997)
• M.S., Eastern Kentucky University (2009)
• Ph.D., Iowa State University (2022)

Her work explores how growth hormone and insulin-like peptides affect lifespan via liver immunity, autophagy, and cardiac function, with recent studies on metabolic switching and stress responses. Publications span 2003 to 2023, emphasizing molecular genetics and systems biology in aging.

Scientific accolades include multiple Iowa State University travel awards and scholarships from Eastern Kentucky University and East China Normal University. She teaches courses on genome editing and metabolic-aging mechanisms.