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Dong Yan
Associate Professor of Molecular Genetics and Microbiology
Molecular Genetics and Microbiology
dong.yan@duke.edu
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Selected Grants
Neurobiology Training Program
Inst. Training Prgm or CME
Mentor ·
Awarded by National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke ·
2024 - 2029
Training Program in Developmental and Stem Cell Biology
Inst. Training Prgm or CME
Mentor ·
Awarded by National Institutes of Health ·
2001 - 2027
Use of C. elegans as a model to study aging-associated neurodegeneration
Research
Principal Investigator ·
Awarded by National Institute on Aging ·
2022 - 2027
Cell and Molecular Biology Training Program
Inst. Training Prgm or CME
Mentor ·
Awarded by National Institute of General Medical Sciences ·
2021 - 2026
Genetic and Genomics Training Grant
Inst. Training Prgm or CME
Mentor ·
Awarded by National Institutes of Health ·
2020 - 2025
Genetic study of gap junction formation and regulation in C. elegans neurons
Research
Principal Investigator ·
Awarded by National Institutes of Health ·
2018 - 2024
Use of C. elegans as a model to study aging-associated neurodegeneration
Research
Principal Investigator ·
Awarded by National Institutes of Health ·
2021 - 2022
Mechanisms of neural circuit formation in C. elegans
Research
Principal Investigator ·
Awarded by National Institutes of Health ·
2015 - 2020
Genetics Training Grant
Inst. Training Prgm or CME
Mentor ·
Awarded by National Institutes of Health ·
1979 - 2020
Organization and Function of Cellular Structure
Inst. Training Prgm or CME
Mentor ·
Awarded by National Institutes of Health ·
1975 - 2020
Basic predoctoral training in neuroscience
Inst. Training Prgm or CME
Training Faculty ·
Awarded by National Institutes of Health ·
1992 - 2018
Regulation of the DLK-1 pathway in axon regeneration
Research
Principal Investigator ·
Awarded by National Institutes of Health ·
2011 - 2017
