Deming Yang, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

Anatomy

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 Professor
    Midwestern University, Downers Grove, United States2025 - present

DEGREES

  • Ph.D
    Stony Brook University, Stony Brook, United States22 Aug 2016 - 17 Dec 2020

POSTGRADUATE TRAINING

  • Kalbfleisch Postdoctoral Research Fellow
    American Museum of Natural History, New York, United States2023 - 2025
  • Postdoctoral Research Associate
    University of Utah, Salt Lake City, United States2021 - 2023

LANGUAGES

  • English
    Can 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