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Dr. Yingqun Huang is a Professor in the Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology & Reproductive Sciences at Yale School of Medicine. She holds a medical degree from Fudan University (1988) and a Ph.D. in Biomedical Sciences from the University of Connecticut (1997). Her research focuses on metabolic disorders, including obesity, diabetes, and infertility, alongside reproductive tract tumors. She has pioneered studies on noncoding RNAs (e.g., H19, let-7) and epigenetic mechanisms involving TET3, linking these to glucose metabolism, liver fibrosis, and cancer.
Her lab’s work includes TET3’s role in regulating hepatic glucose production, skeletal muscle insulin sensitivity, and hypothalamic AGRP neurons’ control of feeding behaviors. She has developed novel therapeutic approaches targeting TET3 and H19 for conditions like NAFLD, anorexia nervosa, and endometriosis. Dr. Huang is Director of the Molecular Biology Core for the Yale Women’s Reproductive Health Research program and was awarded the Harold Behrman Teaching Award (2013) for her mentorship. Her research has been featured in high-impact journals such as Molecular Cell, Nature Communications, and PNAS.
Dr. Huang collaborates with institutions like the Yale Stem Cell Center and Discovery to Cure, advancing interdisciplinary projects. Her recent Blavatnik Fund award (2025) supports innovative therapies for metabolic diseases. Her lab’s future work emphasizes translational research bridging basic science and clinical applications.
