Xiaoyang Wang appointed Professor of Perinatal and Reproductive Health

Akademiliv congratulates Xiaoyang Wang on her professorship! Newborn infants are at high risk of getting brain injury when encountering some events during perinatal period such as birth asphyxia, preterm birth, and infection. This may lead to cerebral palsy and other long – term neurological disabilities. Xiaoyang Wang’s research goal is to fundamentally advance our knowledge of the key factors that impact on brain development and injury processes in the perinatal period, and to eventually identify effective therapeutic strategies for perinatal brain injury, that are currently lacking. Her research is mostly preclinical and experimental, and she is also involved in clinical studies. Xiaoyang Wang teaches in physiology in the medical program and pharmacy program.