Chenjie Yang, PhD

  • Technical Account Manager

Why did you choose the University of Pittsburgh?

I came to Pitt because of the attractive Interdisciplinary Biomediacal Graduate Program. I was truely impressed by its outstanding faculty members and research environment during my Ph.D. study and I'm happy to extend my stay as a postdoc to further the research projects I'm interested in.

After her graduation, Chenjie received an offer to work under her mentor, Dr. Paul Robbins, as a Postdoctoral Associate. Dr. Yang currently works as a Technical Account Manager for GenScript USA Inc., in New Jersey.

Education & Training

  • PhD in Biochemistry and Molecular Genetics, University of Pittsburgh, School of Medicine, 2010
  • BS in Biology, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou (China), 2004

Publications

Plasma-derived MHC class II+ exosomes from tumorbearing mice suppress tumor antigen-specific immune responses. Eur J Immunol. 42: 1778-1784. |  View abstract

Exosomes released from mycoplasma infected tumor cells activate inhibitory B cells. PLoS One. 7: e36138. |  View abstract

Immunosuppressive Exosomes: A New Approach for Treating Arthritis. Int J Rheum. Vol 2012, Article ID 573528, 8 pages. |  View abstract

The roles of tumor-derived exosomes in cancer pathogenesis. Clin Dev Immunol. 2011: 842849. |  View abstract

Tumor-derived exosomes confer antigen-specific immunosuppression in a murine delayed-type hypersensitivity model. PLoS One. 6: e22517. |  View abstract