About
Dr Gink Yang
Research Fellow
Dr Gink Yang is Research Fellow at CERA and leads the laboratory testing of the corneal anti-scarring factor and Hygelix products in cells and animals.
Dr Gink Yang
Research Fellow
BSc (Hons), PhD
Dr Gink Yang is Research Fellow at CERA and leads the laboratory testing of the corneal anti-scarring factor and Hygelix products in cells and animals.
With a background in biomaterial development, tissue repair and stem cell biology, Dr Yang received his PhD on epidermal stem cell development, regeneration, and skin cancer in 2020. During his PhD candidature, Dr Yang took a stint as Biomaterials Specialist at Tekcyte, a world leader in the development of advanced coatings for biomedical applications. With an interest in pharmaceutical testing and validation, Dr Yang was trained under GMP clean room conditions and worked on several pre-clinical studies using various animal models.
With an Honorary Fellow position at University of Melbourne, Dr. Yang is available for supervision of Honours (Biomed and Biotech), Master of Biotechnology, Master of Philosophy and PhD programs.
Current projects
Selected publications
Key collaborators
Teaching and mentoring
Funding and support
Current projects
- Clinical investigation of microbial keratitis and corneal scarring
- Exploring scRNA-seq as a clinical decision-making tool for Fuch’s Endothelial Corneal Dystrophy.
- Validation of an anti-scarring factor for deep corneal stromal fibrosis.
- Validation of Hygelix – an endothelial keratoplasty support device.
- Building an immune-responsive 3D corneal stroma.
Selected publications
Yang G, N et al., “From bench to clinic: Emerging therapies for corneal scarring” Pharmacol Ther. 2023. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pharmthera.2023.108349
Key collaborators
- Professor Jose Polo, Monash University
- Professor Greg Qiao, University of Melbourne
- Dr Philip Ke Roberts, Medical University Vienna, Germany
- Professor Rajiv Mohan, University of Missouri.
Teaching and mentoring
Current students:
Mariam Mustapha (PhD candidate, University of Melbourne)
Eloise Cooper (MD candidate, University of Melbourne)
Elaine Qian (MD candidate, Monash University)
Denis Zheng (MD candidate, Deakin University)
Alumni:
Minly Yen-chen Liang (B.Sc Biomed), Andrew Wong (B.Sc Honours, First Class), Bridget Toussaint (B.Sc Honours, First Class), Iris Ziwei Dong (MBiotech), Holly Prescott (MBiotech), Lucas Morritt (MBiotech), Jesse Gardner-Russell (MBiotech), Yuqin Zhang (MBiotech), Tae Joon Kim (MBiotech), Sameeksha Mudigere Keshav (MBiotech), Rawan Abu-Taleb (MBiotech) and Corey Moors (MBiotech).
Funding and support
- DEBRA UK
- University of Melbourne
- Centre for Eye Research Australia Innovation Fund.
Contact Dr Gink Yang
Email: gyang@cera.org.au
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