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Yanxin (Mary) Wang, Phytomedics Senior Animal Research Scientist

Education

  • Ph. D. Animal science, 1999, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ, Dept. of Animal Science.
  • MS. Biostatistics, 1999, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ, Dept. of Statistics.
  • MS. Poultry Nutrition, 1988, Shenyang Agricultural University, Dept. of Animal Science, China.
  • BS. Animal Science, 1985, Shenyang Agricultural University, China.

Professional Experience

  • Senior animal research scientist, March, 2005 – present, Phytomedics Inc., Dayton, NJ.
  • Research Associate, October, 2002 – February, 2005. Glutamine synthesis gene regulation and gene transfection in different cell lines and animals. Dr. Malcolm Watford’s Lab, Department of Nutritional Sciences, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ.
  • Research Associate, October, 2000 – September, 2002. Fat tissue metabolism and gene regulation in humans and animals, Dr. Susan Fried’s Lab, Department of Nutritional Sciences, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ.
  • Postdoctoral Research Associate, September 1999 – October 2000. Gene and metabolism regulation in human adipose tissue. Dr. Naima Moustaid-Moussa’s Lab, Department of Nutrition, The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN.
  • Graduate Assistant, January 1995 – September 1999. Somatotropin action on adipose tissue metabolism of neonatal and growing pigs, Department of Animal Sciences, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ.
  • Senior lecturer, 1988 – 1995. Teaching animal nutrition courses and doing research on animal metabolism. Department of Animal Sciences, Shenyang Agricultural University, China.

Articles in Refereed Journals

  1. Manso, H. C., Costa, H. E. C., Wang, Y., McKeever, K. H., Watford, M. Distribution of glutamine synthetase and an inverse relationship between glutamine synthetase expression and intramuscular glutamine concentration in the horse. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology B – Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, Vol. 150, No. 3, pp. 326-330, 2008.

  2. Dmitry Govorko, Sithes Logendra, Yanxin Wang, Debora Esposito, David Ribnicky, Alexander Poulev, William T. Cefalu, and Ilya Raskin. Polyphenolic Compounds from Artemisia dracunculus L. Inhibit PEPCK Gene Expression and Gluconeogenesis in an H4IIE Hepatoma Cell Line. AJP: Endocrinology and Metabolism, Vol. 293, No. 6, pp. E1503-E1510, Dec. 2007.

  3. Huang, Y. F., Wang, Y., Watford, M. Glutarnine directly downregulates glutamine synthetase protein levels in mouse C2C12 skeletal muscle myotubes. J. Nutr., Vol. 137, No. 6, pp. 1357-1362, 2007.

  4. Wang, Yanxin & Watford M. 2004. Glutamine synthetase gene regulation in different cell lines. In preparation.

  5. Wang, Yanxin & Fried, S. K. 2004 _-HSD activity regulation in human adipose tissue. In preparation.

  6. Wang, Yanxin & Moustaid-Moussa, Naima. 2004. Lipogenesis in human adipose tissue in culture. In preparation.

  7. Ricci M. R., Lee M. J., Russell C. D., Wang Y., Sullivan S., Schneider S. H., Brolin R. E., Fried S. K. Isoproterenol decreases leptin release from rat and human adipose tissue through post-translational mechanisms. Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab. 2004, Dec 7.

  8. Wang Y., Jones Voy B., Urs S., Kim S., Soltani-Bejnood M., Quigley N., Heo Y. R., Standridge M., Andersen B., Dhar M., Joshi R., Wortman P., Taylor J. W., Chun J., Leuze M., Claycombe K., Saxton A. M., Moustaid-Moussa N. 2004. The human fatty acid synthase gene and de novo lipogenesis are coordinately regulated in human adipose tissue. J. Nutr. 134(5):1032-8.

  9. Wang, Yanxin; Sean Sullivan, Maria Trujillo, Mi-Jeong Lee, Stephen Schneider, Robert E. Brolin, You Hou Kang, Andrew S. Greenberg and Susan K. Fried. 2003. Perilipin expression in human adipose tissues: effects of obesity, gender and depot. Obesity Research. 11(8).

  10. Morris, Kristin; Wang, Yanxin; Kim, Suyeon and Moustaid-Moussa, N. 2001. Dietary and Hormonal Regulation of the Mammalian Fatty Acid Synthase Gene. In: Nutrient Gene Interactions in Health and Disease.

  11. Claycombe K. J., Wang Y., Jones B. H., Kim S., Wilkison W. O., Zemel M. B., Chun J., Moustaid-Moussa N. 2000. Transcriptional regulation of the adipocyte fatty acid synthase gene by agouti: interaction with insulin. Physiol Genomics. Sep 8;3(3):157-62.

  12. Wang, Yanxin; Fried, Susan K.; Petersen, Robert N., & Schoknecht, Patricia A. 1999. Somatotropin regulates adipose tissue metabolism in neonatal swine. J. Nutr. 129(1):139-45.

  13. Wang, Yanxin 1992. Feeding FISH-FAC54 in the hen. Feeding Industry. No. 7.

  14. Wang, Yanxin 1991. The effects of replacing choline or inorganic sulfate on methionine in broiler diets. Feed Industry No. 7.

  15. Wang, Yanxin; Cheng, Wei; & Wang, Zhenxing. 1991. The effect of fat and calcium levels on performance and mineral metabolism of broiler chickens. J. Shenyang Agricultural University 22(2): 128-134.

Posters and Oral Presentations

  1. Yanxin Wang, Malcolm Watford. 2004. Glutamine synthetase gene regulation in different cell lines. Experimental Biology’2004 (Poster).

  2. Yanxin Wang, Sean Sullivan, Robert Brolin, and Susan K. Fried. 2001. Leptin biosynthesis regulation in human adipose tissue in vitro. NASSO Annual meeting (Oral).

  3. Yanxin Wang, Sean Sullivan, Maria Trujillo, Stephen Schneider, Robert Brolin, Andrew S. Greenberg and Susan K. Fried. 2001. Perilipin expression decreases in adipose tissue from obese vs. non-obese subjects. 2001 Summer FASEB (Poster).

  4. Yanxin Wang, Sean Sullivan, Maria Trujillo, Robert E. Brolin, Andrew S. Greenberg and Susan K. Fried. 2001. Dexamethasone Regulates Perilipin Expression in Human Adipose tissue. ADA Annual meeting (Poster).

  5. Wang, Yanxin; Suyeon Kim; & Moustaid-Moussa, Naima. 2000. Insulin and Dexamethasone regulate lipogenesis in human adipose tissue in vitro. NASSO Annual meeting (Oral).

  6. Wang, Yanxin; Bejnood, Morvarid; Strandrige, Melissa; Andersen, Brett; Naima, Moustaid-Moussa. 2000. Polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) inhibit lipogenesis in human adipose tissue. Experimental Biology’2000 (Oral).

  7. Wang, Yanxin; Fried, Susan K., & Schoknecht, Patricia A. 1999. Somatotropin inhibits sensitivity and responsiveness to the antilipolytic effect of insulin in adipose tissue from growing, but not neonatal pigs. American Society of Animal Science Annual Meeting (Poster).

  8. Wang, Yanxin; Fried, Susan K., & Schoknecht, Patricia A. 1999. Somatotropin regulates glucose transport in adipose tissue from neonatal and growing swine. Experimental Biology’99 (Poster).

  9. Wang, Yanxin; Fried, Susan K.; Petersen, Robert N.; & Schoknecht, Patricia A. 1998. Somatotropin inhibits lipoprotein lipase activity in adipose tissue from neonatal and growing swine. American Society of Animal Science Annual Meeting (Poster).

  10. Wang, Yanxin; Fried, Susan K.; & Schoknecht, Patricia A. 1997. Somatotropin decreases lipid synthesis from glucose in adipose tissue of neonatal pigs growing swine. American Society of Animal Science Annual Meeting (Poster).

  11. Wang, Yanxin 1993. Digestible energy and protein of leech meal for swine. The Annual Meeting of Liaoning Animal Science Society.

  12. Wang, Yanxin 1988. The relationship between methionine and choline or inorganic sulfate in broiler chickens. China Society of Animal Nutrition National Meeting.