Yunting Wang

Yunting Wang is a Research Assistant Professor in the Department of Pharmacological and Pharmaceutical Sciences at the University of Houston College of Pharmacy. Her research focuses on lysosome functions in vascular resident cells, investigating pathophysiological mechanisms in macro/micro-vascular diseases such as coronary microvascular dysfunction, atherosclerosis, and endothelial/smooth muscle cell dysfunction.

• Ph.D. in Chinese Pharmacology, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, China
• M.M. in Orthopaedics of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, China
• B.S. in Traditional Chinese Medicine, Hunan University of Chinese Medicine, China

Her work bridges lysosome biology with cardiovascular disease, emphasizing:

• Endothelial dysfunction
• Vascular smooth muscle cell dedifferentiation
• Monocyte activation
• Pericyte dysfunction
• Lysosomal signaling in disease models
• Translational approaches to vascular repair

Recent publications highlight trends in:

• 2024: Lysosomal signaling in hypercholesterolemic mice and epigenetic regulation in vascular smooth muscle
• 2020-2019: Statin therapy, TFEB activation, and inflammasome inhibition
• 2017-2018: Orthopedic biomechanics and traditional Chinese medicine applications

Scientific recognition includes:

• 2020 Outstanding Graduate Ph.D. Student, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine
• 2017 Outstanding Graduate Master Student, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine