Wenjing Yang

Email: wenyang@utmb.edu
Degree(s):
PhD, Gastroenterology
MD, Medicine
Research Focus: Intestinal immunology
Mentor: Yingzi Cong

Research Statement: I am interested in the fields that how gut microbiota metabolites regulate intestinal homeostasis. Specifically, my work focus on how gut microbiota-derived metabolites affect on immune cells, thereby controlling the pathogenesis of inflammatory bowel diseases.