Organizing Committee Member
Bingfang Yan
Associate Dean of Research and Innovation
University of Cincinnati
USA
Biography
Bingfang Yan, PhD, has been named associate dean of research and innovation at the University of Cincinnati James L. Winkle College of Pharmacy. In this newly created position, Yan will direct the graduate program, provide leadership on new initiatives, help to increase research productivity and mentor junior faculty in their research. He also holds the title of professor in the division of pharmaceutical sciences.
Research Area
The research program in this laboratory has concentrated on: drug metabolism with a focus on carboxylÂesterases, nuclear receptors with a focus on the pregÂnane X receptor (PXR), circadian regulation with a focus on differentially expressed in chonÂdroÂcytes 1 (DEC1), and drug delivery with nanotechnology. The research theme, featured by pharmacogenomic approaches, targets interactions among genes, drugs, herbs, nutrients, cytokines and their interplay. This laboratory has published extensively in drug metabolism, hepatotoxicity, oncological signaling and drug delivery.