PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name: Yong Tang
Gender: Male
Title: Chairman, the Overseas Chinese Federation of Chongqing Medical University
Member of Party Committee, Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences,Chongqing Medical University
Position: Distinguished Professor of Chongqing Medical University
CONTACT INFORMATION
Email: ytang062@163.com
Address: Dept. of Histology and Embryology
Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences
Chongqing Medical University
1 Yixueyuan Road, Chongqing, 400016
P. R. China
Phone: +86-13883933846
EDUCATION EXPERIENCE
Sep.1979 - July 1983: Luzhou Medical College (Bachelor)
Sep. 1987 – July 1990: West China Medical University (Master)
March 1995 – Feb. 1998: Aarhus University, Denmark (Ph.D)
WORKING EXPERIENCE
August 1983 – August 1987: Teaching Assistant, North Sichuan Medical College
August 1990- Feb. 1994: Lecturer, North Sichuan Medical College
March 1994 – Feb. 1995: Visiting Scholar, Aarhus University, Denmark
March 1998 – June 2004: Postdoctoral Researcher and Research Associate, Northwestern University, UCLA, Mount Sinai Medical Center (New York University), USA
July 2004 – Present: Professor, Chongqing Medical University
RESEARCH INTERESTS
Neurobiological research of depression and Alzheimer’s disease
HONOUR & AWARDS
National Advanced Worker, the first batch of Distinguished experts of Overseas Chinese Federation (OCF), Decision-consultant expert of China Association for Science and Technology (CAST), Recipient of the Fifth Overseas Chinese Contribution Award (Innovative Talent), Advanced individual of the National Returned Overseas Chinese and Their Family Member, Member of the Tenth National Committee of Overseas Chinese Federation (OCF), Special Allowance Expert of the State Council Government, Recipient of the "Commemorative Medal for Celebrating the 70th Anniversary of the Founding of the People's Republic of China" awarded by the Central Committee of CPC, the State Council and the Central Military Commission, Member of the Fifth Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) of Chongqing Municipality, Member of the Fourth and Fifth Standing Committees of the Overseas Chinese Federation of Chongqing Municipality, First Level Candidates of “322” Talent Project of Chongqing Municipality, the second batch of Academic and Technological Leaders of Chongqing Municipality, Innovation Team Leader of Basic Medical Sciences of Chongqing Municipality, the first batch of One Hundred Leading Talents in Academic Disciplines of Chongqing Municipality. Yong Tang served two consecutive terms Vice President of the International Society of Stereology and Vice President of the Chinese Society of Stereology, and Yong Tang is currently Advisor of the President and Executive Member of the Chinese Society of Stereology, Vice Chairman of the Chinese Society of Bio-stereology, Chief Scientific Communication Expert of the Chinese Biomedical Stereology, and Vice President of the Anatomical Society and Vice President of the Society of Neuroscience of Chongqing Municipality. Yong Tang was awarded the First Prize of Natural Science of Chongqing Municipality as the first complete person. Yong Tang is the only Chinese who obtained his Ph.D. degree under the supervision of Prof. Hans Jorgen Gundersen (Denmark), the inventor of modern stereoloical methods, and the first person in China to apply biomedical stereological methods to neuroscience research.
PUBLICATIONS
Yong Tang has undertaken more than 30 projects (including 10 National Natural Science Foundation of China), published more than 200 papers (more than 130 SCI papers with more than 4000 citations), and trained more than 100 postdoctoral, doctoral and master's degree students.
