Liang Yang | Life Sciences | Research Excellence Award

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Liang Yang | Life Sciences | Research Excellence Award

Associate Researcher | Guangzhou Institute of Biomedicine and Health | China

Liang Yang is an associate-level researcher at the Guangzhou Institute of Biomedicine and Health, Chinese Academy of Sciences, specializing in mitochondrial biology with a focus on development, aging, and disease. His work has revealed novel mechanisms of mitochondrial DNA translation, quality control, and redox regulation, with major contributions to understanding early development, intestinal and reproductive aging, and cancer metabolism. He has published extensively in leading journals such as Cell Metabolism, Nature Communications, Science Bulletin, and Aging Cell, and his research integrates basic discovery with translational and technological innovation in mitochondrial science.

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Featured Publications

Metabolic Reprogramming Regulates Cell Fate Transition during Somatic Cell Reprogramming

– Cell Metabolism

Mitochondrial Dynamics and Epigenetic Regulation in Pluripotent Stem Cells

– Nature Communications

Coordination of Mitochondrial Metabolism and Nuclear Reprogramming during Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell Generation

– EMBO Journal

Arif Uddin | Zoology | Editorial Board Member

Dr. Arif Uddin | Zoology | Editorial Board Member

Assistant Professor at Moinul Hoque Choudhury Memorial Science College | India

Dr. Arif Uddin is a distinguished researcher and academician in the field of zoology with a strong interdisciplinary focus spanning molecular biology, molecular neurobiology, cancer biology, and mitochondrial DNA research. His scientific contributions reflect a deep interest in understanding nucleotide composition, codon usage dynamics, molecular evolution, and gene regulation across diverse organisms, including humans, animals, plants, viruses, and mitochondrial systems. With an extensive body of work comprising more than seventy research publications and over two thousand citations, he has significantly advanced knowledge in areas such as disease-associated gene characterization, mitochondrial genomics, neurodegenerative disorders, oncology-related molecular signatures, and comparative genomics. Dr. Uddin’s research frequently integrates bioinformatics, molecular genetics, and computational biology to explore codon usage patterns, evolutionary forces, expression levels, and genome-wide compositional features. His contributions have earned him multiple recognitions, fellowships, and invitations to review for reputed scientific journals and international foundations. He has also been acknowledged for publishing widely read and highly downloaded papers in leading journals. Alongside his research, he has taught a broad range of zoology and life science subjects, enriching academic environments through his expertise. Dr. Uddin continues to contribute meaningfully to both scientific research and higher education through dedicated scholarship and active engagement in the global research community.

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Featured Publications

Malakar, S. C. A. K., Choudhury, D., Halder, B., Paul, P., Chakraborty, S., & Uddin, A. (2019). A review on coronary artery disease, its risk factors, and therapeutics. Journal of Cellular Physiology, 1437.

Deb, B., Uddin, A., & Chakraborty, S. (2018). miRNAs and ovarian cancer: An overview. Journal of Cellular Physiology, 233(5), 3846–3854.

Chakraborty, S., Yengkhom, S., & Uddin, A. (2020). Analysis of codon usage bias of chloroplast genes in Oryza species: Codon usage of chloroplast genes in Oryza species. Planta, 252(4), 67.

Deb, B., Uddin, A., & Chakraborty, S. (2020). Codon usage pattern and its influencing factors in different genomes of hepadnaviruses. Archives of Virology, 165(3), 557–570.

Uddin, S. C. A., & Mazumder, T. H. (2018). Understanding molecular biology of codon usage in mitochondrial complex IV genes of electron transport system: Relevance to mitochondrial diseases. Journal of Cellular Physiology, 53.