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Li Yang


Associate Professor-Plant Immunity

Plant Pathology

Li Yang
Li Yang
Areas of expertiseEducationCoursesScholarly works

Areas of expertise

Biochemistry and Cell BiologyPlant BiologyGeneticsMicrobiologyMedical MicrobiologyMedicinal and Biomolecular Chemistry

Education

Doctor of Philosophy, Biology/Biological Sciences, General

University of Pennsylvania, PA, United States (2011)

Courses

  • BIOL 4960R: Faculty-Mentored Undergraduate Research I (Fall 2025)
  • VIPR 4602: Vertically Integrated Project: Multidisciplinary Project-Based Team, Senior Level (Fall 2025)
  • VIPR 2601: Vertically Integrated Project: Multidisciplinary Project-Based Team, First Level (Fall 2025)
  • PATH 8190: Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions Seminar (Fall 2025)
  • PATH 9000: Doctoral Research (Fall 2025)
  • VIPR 4602: Vertically Integrated Project: Multidisciplinary Project-Based Team, Senior Level (Spring 2026)
  • PATH 8190: Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions Seminar (Spring 2026)
  • PATH 8400: Host-Pathogen Interactions (Spring 2026)
  • GENE 4960R: Faculty-Mentored Undergraduate Research I (Spring 2026)
  • PBIO 3600: Plant Cell and Developmental Biology (Spring 2026)
  • PATH 4960R: Faculty-Mentored Undergraduate Research I (Spring 2026)
  • PATH 8160: Special Topics in Plant Pathology (Spring 2026)
  • PATH 9000: Doctoral Research (Spring 2026)
  • PATH 8150: Plant Pathology Graduate Seminar (Spring 2026)
  • PATH 9000: Doctoral Research (Summer 2026)
  • VIPR 2601: Vertically Integrated Project: Multidisciplinary Project-Based Team, First Level (Fall 2026)
  • PATH 8190: Molecular Plant-Microbe Interactions Seminar (Fall 2026)
  • BCMB 4960R: Faculty-Mentored Undergraduate Research I (Fall 2026)
  • PATH 9000: Doctoral Research (Fall 2026)
  • GENE 4970R: Faculty-Mentored Undergraduate Research II (Fall 2026)
  • PATH 4960R: Faculty-Mentored Undergraduate Research I (Fall 2026)
  • PATH 4970R: Faculty-Mentored Undergraduate Research II (Fall 2026)
  • VIPR 4602: Vertically Integrated Project: Multidisciplinary Project-Based Team, Senior Level (Fall 2026)
  • GENE 4960R: Faculty-Mentored Undergraduate Research I (Fall 2026)

Scholarly Works

  • Thermal sensitivity of plant immunity: a cellular perspective from Arabidopsis, JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BOTANY, (2026).
    Thakur N, Yang L
  • Proteomic snapshot of pattern triggered immunity in the Arabidopsis leaf apoplast, PLANT JOURNAL, (2025).
    Chen H-C, Newton CJ, Diaz G, Zheng Y, Kong F … 3 more
  • Regeneration and defense: unveiling the molecular interplay in plants, NEW PHYTOLOGIST, (2025).
    Xu D, Yang L
  • Calcium nanoparticles target and activate T cells to enhance anti-tumor function, NATURE COMMUNICATIONS, (2024).
    Yang W, Feng Z, Lai X, Li J, Cao Z … 9 more
  • Ontogenic stage-associated SA response contributes to leaf age-dependent resistance in Arabidopsis and cotton, FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE, (2024).
    Hu L, Mijatovic J, Kong F, Kvitko B, Yang L

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Contact

LI.YANG1@uga.edu 706-542-2209

Mailing Address

4409 Miller Plant Sci
120 Carlton St.
Athens, GA 30602

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4409 Miller Plant Sci
120 Carlton St.
Athens, GA 30602

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