Dr. Yu-Ming Kang currently works as Vice Dean & Professor of Xi'an Jiaotong University School of Basic Medical Sciences, Director of Shaanxi Engineering and Research Center of Vaccine, and Professor of National Key Discipline of Physiology & Key Laboratory of Education Ministry of China, Xi'an Jiaotong University. Dr. Kang previously worked as a researcher in The University of Iowa, Louisiana State University, and Kansas State University for 13 years.  Dr. Kang's research interests mainly focus on the mechanisms of cardiovascular diseases. His ongoing projects are supported by grants from the National Natural Science Foundation, the Ministry of Education, the Ministry of Science and Technology, etc. Dr. Kang has published more than 160 peer-reviewed papers in highly reputable international journals (SCI journals), and he has also published more than 100 papers in non-SCI journals.

2010 –    Professor, National Key Discipline of Physiology, Department of Physiology & Pathophysiology, Xi’an Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Xi’an, China

                  Principal Investigator (PI), Xi’an Jiaotong University Cardiovascular Research Center, Key Laboratory of Environment and Genes Related to Diseases of Ministry   of Education, Xi’an, China

Shaanxi Distinguished Expert, Shaanxi Province Government, 2011 –

Shanxi Distinguished Professor, Shanxi Province Government, China , 2005 – 2008

The Science and Technology Awards, The 2nd Prize, Shanxi Province Government, China , 2009

US National Board of Chiropractic Examiners and World Federation of Chiropractic's 8th Biennial Congress, The 3rd Prize for Research, 2005

The Science and Technology Awards, The 1st Prize, Shanxi Education Committee , China , 2009

The Academy Excellent Scientist Awards, and Shanxi Science and Technology Awards, Shanxi Province , China , 2007

The Outstanding Professor, Shanxi Province , China , 1994

The Outstanding Medical Expert, Shanxi Province , China , 1995

Province Awards for Research, Shanxi Province , China , 1998

The Science and Technology Progress Awards, The 3rd Prize, Heilongjiang Education Committee , China , 1990

College Awards for Research, Shanxi College of Chinese Medicine , China , 1992, 1995

Central cardiovascular regulation and central mechanism of cardiovascular disease

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