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Dr. Yutang Wang

Senior Lecturer, Biomedical Science

Campus

Mt Helen Campus

Biography

Dr Yutang Wang is an internationally recognised expert in type 2 diabetes, particularly for his contributions to understanding the role of triglycerides in type 2 diabetes and the clinical significance of non-fasting glucose measurements. He also has extensive expertise in cardiovascular diseases, including atherosclerosis, hypertension, and abdominal aortic aneurysm.

Yutang has been invited to present at major international conferences organized by the International Diabetes Federation and the Cardiac Society of Australia and New Zealand, and has chaired sessions at these conferences.

Yutang is Chief Investigator A on an NHMRC-funded project (Grant ID: 1062671) examining the role of renal sympathetic nerves in hypertension and atherosclerosis. He has authored over 100 peer-reviewed publications, including publications in leading journals such as Nature, Nature Medicine, and Cardiovascular Research. He has more than 3,600 Google Scholar citations and an H-index of 33. He is listed among Stanford University’s 'World’s Top 2% Scientists' (2023–2025). 

Yutang serves as an editor for Scientific Reports and guest editor for several journals, including the International Journal of Molecular Sciences and Frontiers in Physiology. Dr Wang has supervised four PhD, one master’s, and eight Honours students to completion, and currently supervises four PhD and one Honours candidates. 

Fields of research

  • Cardiology (incl. cardiovascular diseases)
  • Endocrinology

Available for

HDR Supervision

Professional Comment

HDR Examiner

More about Yutang

Qualifications

  • PhD, Peking Union Medical College and Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences 

Areas of interest

  • Type 2 diabetes 
  • Atherosclerosis 
  • Hypertension 
  • Abdominal aortic aneurysm 
  • Public health 

Areas of expertise

  • Microsurgery 
  • Animal models 
  • Telemetry recording 
  • Cell culture 
  • Biotechnology 
  • Statistical analysis 

Grants

  • 2014–2016: 'Does renal denervation promote atherosclerosis?', NHMRC Project Grant. ($303,394) 

Awards

  • 2025: World’s Top 2% Scientist 
  • 2024: World’s Top 2% Scientist 
  • 2023: World’s Top 2% Scientist 
  • 2021: Research Excellence Award, School of Science, Psychology and Sport, Federation University

Current

  • PhD student, Federation University, ‘The role of apoptosis in abdominal aortic aneurysm’, supervisor. 
  • PhD student, Federation University, ‘Effect of alpha-2 receptor agonists on atherosclerosis,’ supervisor. 
  • PhD student, Federation University, ‘Hypertension: Linking overexpression of non-coding circular RNA to the regulation of high blood pressure,’ supervisor. 
  • PhD student, Federation University, ‘Characterisation and functional assessment of novel high-density lipoprotein-mimetic nanodiscs,’ supervisor. 
  • Honours student. ‘Effects of triglyceride on gluconeogenesis and inflammatory signalling in cultured human liver cells,’ supervisor. 

  • Biomedical science 
  • Veterinary science 
  • Science 
  • Biotechnology 

Health Innovation and Transformation Centre

Yutang is part of the Health Innovation and Transformation Centre, which aims to answer complex global healthcare questions that impact the health and wellbeing of our regional, national and international communities.
  • Publications

Role of Circulating Lipids in Mediating the Diabetogenic Effect of Obesity

Non-Fasting Glucose Measures and Their Clinical Significance in Diabetes Diagnosis and Cardiovascular and Cancer Risk Prediction: A Narrative Review

Special Issue "The Role of Lipids in Health and Diseases"

Normal triglyceride levels are positively associated with plasma glucose levels and type 2 diabetes diagnosis in Chinese adults