Li Yang
Associate Professor-Plant Immunity
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).
- Proteomic snapshot of pattern triggered immunity in the Arabidopsis leaf apoplast, PLANT JOURNAL, (2025).
- Regeneration and defense: unveiling the molecular interplay in plants, NEW PHYTOLOGIST, (2025).
- Calcium nanoparticles target and activate T cells to enhance anti-tumor function, NATURE COMMUNICATIONS, (2024).
- Ontogenic stage-associated SA response contributes to leaf age-dependent resistance in Arabidopsis and cotton, FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE, (2024).
Contact
Mailing Address
4409 Miller Plant Sci
120 Carlton St.
Athens, GA 30602
Shipping Address
4409 Miller Plant Sci
120 Carlton St.
Athens, GA 30602
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