Deming Yang, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Anatomy
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- Assistant ProfessorAnatomy
BIO
Dr. Yang’s research focuses on the evolution of humans and mammals through dental functional morphology, and interactions between the biosphere and geosphere through isotopes of major and trace elements. He is working on a variety of ecological and physiological processes that involve plants, mammals, and our surounding environment. Dr. Yang's research methods include dental histology, digital microscopy, Micro-CT scanning, isotope mass spectrometry, faunal analysis, and Bayesian modeling.
Research website: https://sites.google.com/view/demingyang/home
ACADEMIC POSITIONS
- Assistant ProfessorMidwestern University, Downers Grove, United States2025 - present
DEGREES
- Ph.DStony Brook University, Stony Brook, United States22 Aug 2016 - 17 Dec 2020
POSTGRADUATE TRAINING
- Kalbfleisch Postdoctoral Research FellowAmerican Museum of Natural History, New York, United States2023 - 2025
- Postdoctoral Research AssociateUniversity of Utah, Salt Lake City, United States2021 - 2023
LANGUAGES
- EnglishCan read, write, speak, understand and peer review
- Chinese (Mandarin)Can read, write, speak, understand and peer review
- Chinese (Cantonese)Can read, write, speak and understand
AVAILABILITY
- CCOM Student Research
- CDMI Student Research
- IL-MBS Student Research
- IL-MABS Student Research
ACADEMIC DEGREE PROGRAM
- Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (D.O.)
- Master of Biomedical Sciences (M.B.S.)
- Master of Arts in Biomedical Sciences (M.A.)
- Doctor of Dental Medicine (D.M.D.)
CAMPUS
- Downers Grove