Yang-Yi Fan

Dr. Yang-Yi Fan is a Researcher affiliated with Texas A&M AgriLife and the College of Agriculture & Life Sciences at Texas A&M University. His work focuses on the chemopreventive effects of natural nutrients and mechanisms linking dietary lipids to health outcomes.

• Education
  • B.S. in Animal Science, National Chung Shing University, Taiwan (1989)
  • M.S. in Nutrition, Texas A&M University (1992)
  • Ph.D. in Nutrition, Texas A&M University (1996)

Research interests include:

• Modulation of inflammation and colon cancer progression by n-3 and n-6 polyunsaturated fatty acids
• Dietary regulation of tumor suppressor/oncogene signaling pathways
• Nutritional impacts on cell membrane-cytoskeletal dynamics
• Innovative bioenergetic profiling methodologies for colonic cells