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			Graduate Assistant Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey Piscataway, NJ 08854 Tel: 732-445-7061 Email: hongyang612@gmail.com
		Education 2004-2009, Ph.D. Dept. of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey                           Co-Advisor: Prof. Marianthi G Ierapetritou, Prof. Charles M Roth                           Thesis: Design and Analysis of Amino Acid Supplementation in Hepatocyte Culture using in vitro Experiment and Mathematical Modeling 2004-2008, M.S. Dept. of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey 1999-2002, M.E. Dept. of Chemical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology (DUT), China                           Advisor: Prof. Shuwei Zhang                           Thesis: Operational Flexibility Analysis of Chemical Plants 1995-1999, B.E. School of Chemical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology (DUT), China                           Advisor: Prof. Mingyi Liao                           Thesis: Improvement of Chemical and Mechanical Properties of HPVC/SBR Mixture Research Interests Modeling of Metabolic Network, Model-based Data Analysis, Design Approach Development, System Biology, Cell and Tissue Culture, Drug Metabolism Publications V. Iyer, H. Yang, M.G. Ierapetritou, C.M. Roth, Effects of glucose and insulin level on HepG2 cell metabolism, manuscript in preparation H. Yang, M.G. Ierapetritou, C.M. Roth, Effects of amino acid transport limitations on cultured hepatocytes, manuscript in preparation H. Yang, C.M. Roth, M.G. Ierapetritou, Analysis of amino acid supplementation effects on hepatocyte cultures using flux balance analysis, submitted, PLoS ONE, 2010 H. Yang, C.M. Roth, M.G. Ierapetritou, A rational design approach for amino acid supplementation in hepatocyte culture, Biotech & Bioeng, 2009, 103 (6), 1176-191 (Following papers published in Chinese) H. Yang, S.W. Zhang, Flexibility analysis of chemical plant using Matlab, Computers and Applied Chemistry, 2003, 20, 163-167 H. Yang, D. Wu, S.W. Zhang, C.Y. Wang, Y.G.Yu, Recovery from hydrogen production exhaust gas, Large Scale Nitrogenous Fertilizer Industry, 2002, 25, 277-280 H. Yang, S.W. Zhang, Flexibility analysis of a methanol rectification tower in rectisol process, Computers and Applied Chemistry, 2001 (Suppl), 18 (10), 120-123 Professional Presentations H. Yang (speaker), C.M. Roth, M.G. Ierapetritou, Analysis of amino acid supplementation in hepatocyte culture using optimization modeling, AIChE Annual Meeting, Nashville, TN, Nov, 2009 M.G. Ierapetritou (speaker), M. Orman, H. Yang, V. Iyer, I.P. Androulakis, C.M. Roth, Modeling hepatocyte metabolism of xenobiotics, 3^rd ebCTC Annual Systems Toxicology Symposium, Piscataway, NJ, Oct. 2009 H. Yang (speaker), C.M. Roth, M.G. Ierapetritou, Effects of hormone and amino acid supplementation in optimal liver specific functions of hepatocytes, AIChE Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, Nov. 2008 H. Yang (speaker), C.M. Roth, M.G. Ierapetritou, Optimization analysis of hepatic metabolism, AIChE Annual Meeting, Salt Lake City, UT, Nov. 2007 H. Yang (speaker), C.M. Roth, M.G. Ierapetritou, Insights into hepatic metabolism from flux balance and pathway analysis, AIChE Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA, Nov. 2006 M.G. Ierapetritou (speaker), N.S. Sharma, H. Yang, S.A. Guzikowski, M.L.Yarmush, C.M. Roth, Optimization and control of metabolic activities in hepatocytes, AIChE Annual Meeting, Cincinnati, OH, Nov. 2005 Posters H. Yang, C.M. Roth, M.G. Ierapetritou, Design and analysis of amino acid supplementation in hepatocyte culture using optimization modeling, Chinese Institute of Engineers-USA Annual Convention, Newark, NJ, Oct, 2009 H. Yang, C.M. Roth, M.G. Ierapetritou, Design of amino acid supplementation for hepatocyte culture using flux and pathway analysis, 3^rd ebCTC Annual Systems Toxicology Symposium, Piscataway, NJ, Oct. 2009 H. Yang, C.M. Roth, M.G. Ierapetritou, Process in developing infrastructure for a Virtual Liver III: effects of amino acid supplementation in hepatic metabolism, 2^nd ebCTC Annual Systems Toxicology Symposium, Piscataway, NJ, May. 2008 H. Yang, C.M. Roth, M.G. Ierapetritou, Infrastructure for a Virtual Liver II: Hepatic Metabolism from flux balance, 1^st ebCTC Annual Systems Toxicology Symposium, Piscataway, NJ, April. 2007 H. Yang, M.L. Yarmush, C.M. Roth, M.G. Ierapetritou, Minimal reaction sets and metabolic pathway for cultured hepatocytes, 16^th ESCAPE & 9^thISPSE, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, July, 2006 N.S. Sharma, H. Yang, C.M. Roth, M.L. Yarmush, M.G. Ierapetritou, Optimal metabolic control of hepatocyte function, FOSBE, Santa Barbara, CA, Aug. 2005 Other Experience 09/2009-12/2009, Wired Bio-1 Graduate Mentor, Douglass Project for Rutgers Women in MSE 2006-2008, Teaching Assistant, Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, Rutgers University 2002-2004, Technology Advisor – Dalian Polymer New Material Co., Ltd, China Awards 2009 Second place winner of poster contest, Chinese Institute of Engineers-USA/New York Chapter 2007 Best Teaching Assistant, Chemical Engineering of Rutgers, AIChE New Jersey Section 2004-2005 Teaching Assistantship, Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey 2005-2009 Research Assistantship, Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey © 2007 Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey. All rights reserved.