Janet Yang

Janet Yang serves as Associate Professor and Department Chair at the University of San Francisco, holding a full-time faculty position in the Harney Science Center. Her research centers on molecular motor proteins and ATP Binding Cassette (ABC) transporters, utilizing quantitative thermodynamic and kinetic measurements to investigate cellular mechanisms.

Her academic background includes a BS from Yale University, PhD in Biochemistry from the University of California San Francisco, and postdoctoral training at the California Institute of Technology.

Prof. Yang's laboratory studies how ABC transporters regulate substrate movement across cellular membranes, focusing on ATP coupling to transport processes, individual transporter regulation, and inter-system connectivity. Her work bridges bacterial systems (e.g., E. coli MetNI) and eukaryotic chromatin remodeling complexes, employing biochemical and biophysical techniques to unravel fundamental cellular processes.

Analysis of her 2003-2015 publications reveals consistent expertise in ATP-dependent molecular mechanisms, with thematic progression from motor protein dynamics to membrane transport regulation and chromatin architecture. Her research demonstrates methodological innovation through techniques like FRET and single-molecule studies.

She leads the Yang Group, which maintains a multidisciplinary approach to understanding energy transduction in biological systems through integrated experimental methodologies.