Overview
Henry (Liheng) Yang
Current Duke Appointments & Affiliations
Research Associate, Senior
Integrative Immunobiology,
Basic Science Departments
Research Associate, Senior
Molecular Genetics and Microbiology,
Basic Science Departments
Recent Scholarly Works
Inducing physiological polarity and performing gene editing using CRISPR-Cas9 in human trophoblast organoids.
Journal article Nat Protoc · June 29, 2026 Human trophoblast organoids (TOs) are three-dimensional ex vivo culture models that enable the study of placental development, physiology and pathology. A major limitation of TOs grown in Matrigel or other extracellular matrices is their apical-inward pola ... Full text Link to item CiteRecent Grants
Identifying and modeling immune correlates of protection against congenital CMV transmission after primary maternal infection
ResearchSenior Research Associate · Awarded by Weill Cornell Medicine · 2023 - 2028Control of influenza virus induced type I interferon signaling during pregnancy
ResearchSenior Research Associate · Awarded by National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases · 2022 - 2027Placental resistance and response to the teratogenic pathogen Toxoplasma gondii
ResearchPostdoctoral Associate · Awarded by University of Pittsburgh · 2022 - 2027View All Grants