Ximeng YANG
Profile
Ms. Ximeng Yang was born in Dalian, China and grown up in Toyama, Japan. She graduated from Toyama University (Pharmaceutical Science) in 2017. In Dec. 2017, she was appointed as a Specially Appointed Assistant Professor in Division of Neuromedical Science, Institute of Natural Medicine, University of Toyama. Assistant Professor in Section of Neuromedical Science, in April 2020.
Award
1) The Excellent Presentation Award in WAKATE DOJO in f NEURO2019 (2019)
2) Excellent Prize, University of Toyama, in Sugitani Campus, Resarch Presentation for Basic Research (2019)
3) Encouraging Prize, University of Toyama, in Sugitani Campus, Resarch Presentation for Young Scientists (2019)
4) The Excellent Award in Young Investigator Division, Toyama Academic GALA 2018
5) The Excellent Presentation Award in WAKATE DOJO in 61st Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society for Neurochemistry (2018)
6) Student Excellent Presentation Award in Hokuriku Branch of The Pharmaceutocal Society of Japan (2017)
7) Award of Excellent Presentation in The 32nd Japanese Traditional Medicine Meeting (2015)
Research
Her research is to establish a novel therapeutic strategy for neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s disease and Frailty by reconstructing neural networks. She aims to clarify molecular mechanisms for restoring the degenerated neural circuits by investigating downstream signaling of the effective natural medicines.
Affiliated Academic Society
・The Japanese Society for Neurochemistry
・The Japan Neuroscience Society
・Medical and Pharmaceutical Society for WAKAN-YAKU