Overview
Background
Professor Ian Yang is a Thoracic Physician and Director of Thoracic Medicine at The Prince Charles Hospital, and Head of the PCH-Northside Clinical Unit, School of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia.
Availability
- Professor Ian Yang is:
- Available for supervision
Fields of research
Qualifications
- Bachelor (Honours) of Medicine Surgery, The University of Queensland
- Postgraduate Diploma, University of Newcastle
- Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Queensland
- Asian Pacific Society of Respirology, Asian Pacific Society of Respirology
- Royal Australasian College of Physicians, Royal Australasian College of Physicians
- The Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand, The Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand
Research interests
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Clinical and translational research in chronic lung diseases
Pathogenesis, diagnosis and treatment of chronic lung diseases, including COPD, asthma, lung cancer, mesothelioma and effects of air pollution
Research impacts
His clinical work is in the field of thoracic medicine, and his research team is studying gene-environmental interaction in COPD, asthma, lung cancer and air pollution. He is involved in the training of higher degree students in translational research into lung diseases.
He is a Chair of the National COPD Guidelines Committee of the Lung Foundation Australia, and a member of the COPD Coordinating Committee. He is Chair of the Medical Programs and Research Advisory Committee of the Asthma Foundation Queensland NSW.
Works
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2013
Journal Article
Screening for lung cancer with low-dose computed tomography: a review of current status
Marshall, Henry M., Bowman, Rayleen V., Yang, Ian A., Fong, Kwun M. and Berg, Christine D. (2013). Screening for lung cancer with low-dose computed tomography: a review of current status. Journal of Thoracic Disease, 5 (SUPPL.5), S524-S539. doi: 10.3978/j.issn.2072-1439.2013.09.06
2013
Journal Article
Peripheral compartment innate immune response to Haemophilus influenzae and Streptococcus pneumoniae in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients
Francis, Santiyagu M. Savarimuthu, Tan, Maxine E., Fung, Pamela R., Shaw, Janet G., Semmler, Annalese B. T., Nataatmadja, Maria, Bowman, Rayleen V., Fong, Kwun M. and Yang, Ian A. (2013). Peripheral compartment innate immune response to Haemophilus influenzae and Streptococcus pneumoniae in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients. Innate Immunity, 19 (4), 428-437. doi: 10.1177/1753425912466926
2013
Journal Article
Year in review 2012: Asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Yang, Ian A., Ko, Fanny W. -S., Lim, T. K. and Hancox, Robert J. (2013). Year in review 2012: Asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Respirology, 18 (3), 565-572. doi: 10.1111/resp.12049
2013
Journal Article
Inhaled corticosteroids for subacute and chronic cough in adults (Review)
Johnstone, Kate J., Chang, Anne B., Fong, Kwun M., Bowman, Rayleen V. and Yang, Ian A. (2013). Inhaled corticosteroids for subacute and chronic cough in adults (Review). Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2013 (3) CD009305, CD009305. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD009305.pub2
2013
Journal Article
Genome-wide CpG island methylation analyses in non-small cell lung cancer patients
Heller, Gerwin, Babinsky, Valerie N., Ziegler, Barbara, Weinzierl, Marlene, Noll, Christian, Altenberger, Corinna, Müllauer, Leonhard, Dekan, Gerhard, Grin, Yuliya, Lang, György, End-Pfützenreuter, Adelheid, Steiner, Irene, Zehetmayer, Sonja, Döme, Balazs, Arns, Britt-Madeleine, Fong, Kwun M., Wright, Casey M., Yang, Ian A., Klepetko, Walter, Posch, Martin, Zielinski, Christoph C. and Zöchbauer-Müller, Sabine (2013). Genome-wide CpG island methylation analyses in non-small cell lung cancer patients. Carcinogenesis, 34 (3), 513-521. doi: 10.1093/carcin/bgs363
2013
Journal Article
Phenotypes and Karyotypes of Human Malignant Mesothelioma Cell Lines
Relan, Vandana, Morrison, Leanne, Parsonson, Kylie, Clarke, Belinda E., Duhig, Edwina E., Windsor, Morgan N., Matar, Kevin S., Naidoo, Rishendran, Passmore, Linda, McCaul, Elizabeth, Courtney, Deborah, Yang, Ian A., Fong, Kwun M. and Bowman, Rayleen V. (2013). Phenotypes and Karyotypes of Human Malignant Mesothelioma Cell Lines. Plos One, 8 (3) e58132, e58132.1-e58132.8. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0058132
2013
Journal Article
Queensland Lung Cancer Screening Study: rationale, design and methods
Marshall, H. M., Bowman, R. V., Crossin, J., Lau, M. A., Slaughter, R. E., Passmore, L. H., McCaul, E. M., Courtney, D. A., Windsor, M. N., Yang, I. A., Smith, I. R., Keir, B. J., Hayes, T. J., Redmond, S. J., Zimmerman, P. V. and Fong, K. M. (2013). Queensland Lung Cancer Screening Study: rationale, design and methods. Internal Medicine Journal, 43 (2), 174-182. doi: 10.1111/j.1445-5994.2012.02789.x
2013
Conference Publication
Heterogeneity in tumour content and necrosis in primary lung cancers: Implications for molecular analysis
Goh, Felicia, Duhig, Edwina, Clarke, Belinda, Dettrick, Andrew, Godbolt, David, Tran, Kayla, Franz, Louise, Barr, Jeremy, Parsonson, Kylie, Martins, Maria, Davidson, Morgan, Wright, Casey, De laat, John, Shaw, Janet, Martin, Jennifer, Parris, Brielle, Shaw, Eloise, De Souza, Laura, Tjahjadi, Jane, Daniels, Marissa, Larsen, Jill E., Semmler, Annalese, Stockwell, Rachel, Savarimuthu, Santiyagu, Relan, Vandana, Sriram, Krishna, Campbell, Jennifer, Kim, Samuel, Tan, Maxine ... Fong, Kwun (2013). Heterogeneity in tumour content and necrosis in primary lung cancers: Implications for molecular analysis. 15th World Conference on Lung Cancer, Sydney, Australia, October 27-30, 2013. New York, United States: Elsevier. doi: 10.1097/01.JTO.0000438438.14562.c8
2013
Conference Publication
Alternatives to Induced Sputum for Identifying Patients with Eosinophilic Asthma
Simpson, J. L., Yang, I. A., Reynolds, P. N., Hodge, S. J., James, A. L., Upham, J., Jenkins, C., Peters, M. and Gibson, P. G. (2013). Alternatives to Induced Sputum for Identifying Patients with Eosinophilic Asthma. 2013 Annual Scientific Meetings of The Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand and the Australian and New Zealand Society of Respiratory Science, Darwin, NT Australia, 22 - 27 March 2013. Richmond, VIC Australia: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Asia. doi: 10.1111/resp.12046
2013
Conference Publication
Comparative effectiveness of DDPCR for the detection of EGFR mutations
Daniels, Marissa, Sriram, Krishna, Duhig, Edwina, Clarke, Belinda, Dettrick, Andrew, Godbolt, David, Tran, Kayla, Windsor, Morgan, Naidoo, Rishendran, Matar, Kevin, Tam, Robert, Bowman, Rayleen, Yang, Ian and Fong, Kwun (2013). Comparative effectiveness of DDPCR for the detection of EGFR mutations. *, *, *. New York, NY, United States: Elsevier.
2013
Conference Publication
Pulmonary Nodule Detection by Junior Medical Staff Is Improved by Digital Tomosynthesis Compared to Chest X-Ray
Lee, Xiang-Wen, Leong, Steven, Marshall, Henry, Ayres, Jonny, Mohamed, Osman, Bowman, Rayleen, Yang, Ian and Fong, Kwun (2013). Pulmonary Nodule Detection by Junior Medical Staff Is Improved by Digital Tomosynthesis Compared to Chest X-Ray. 15th World Congress on Lung Cancer, Sydney, NSW Australia, 27-30 October 2013. Philadelphia, PA United States: Elsevier.
2013
Journal Article
Impaired macrophage phagocytosis in non-eosinophilic asthma
Simpson, J. L., Gibson, P. G., Yang, I. A., Upham, J., James, A., Reynolds, P. N., Hodge, S. and AMAZES Study Research Group (2013). Impaired macrophage phagocytosis in non-eosinophilic asthma. Clinical and Experimental Allergy, 43 (1), 29-35. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2222.2012.04075.x
2013
Conference Publication
Personalized care for COPD: the "COPD Snapshot"
Hakim, R., Mccarthy, L., Masel, P. J., Bowman, R. V., Burke, A., Bazdar, S., Serginson, J. G. and Yang, I. A. (2013). Personalized care for COPD: the "COPD Snapshot". Thoracic Society of Australia & New Zealand and the Australian & New Zealand Society of Respiratory Science 2013 Annual Scientific Meetings, Darwin, NT, Australia, 22-27 March 2013. Richmond, VIC, Australia: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing. doi: 10.1111/resp.12045
2013
Journal Article
Personalizing and targeting therapy for COPD - The role of molecular and clinical biomarkers
Goh, Felicia, Shaw, Janet G., Francis. Santiyagu M. Savarimuthu, Vaughan, Annalicia, Morrison, Leanne, Relan, Vandana, Marshall, Henry M., Dent, Annette G., O'Hare, Phoebe E., Hsiao, Amy, Bowman, Rayleen V., Fong, Kwun M. and Yang, Ian A. (2013). Personalizing and targeting therapy for COPD - The role of molecular and clinical biomarkers. Expert Review of Respiratory Medicine, 7 (6), 593-605. doi: 10.1586/17476348.2013.842468
2013
Journal Article
COPD management: An integrated approach
Yang, Ian and Jenkins, Christine (2013). COPD management: An integrated approach. Medicine Today, 14 (1), 10-18.
2013
Journal Article
Air pollution and lung health: an epilogue
Yang, Ian A. and Holgate, Stephen T. (2013). Air pollution and lung health: an epilogue. Respirology, 18 (1), 3-4. doi: 10.1111/j.1440-1843.2012.02229.x
2013
Conference Publication
Visual Coronary Artery Calcification Score On Thoracic Ct Predicts All-Cause Mortality in Patients with Copd
O'Hare, P. E., Ayres, J., O'Rourke, R., Slaughter, R. E., Marshall, H. M., Bowman, R. V., Fong, K. M. and Yang, I. A. (2013). Visual Coronary Artery Calcification Score On Thoracic Ct Predicts All-Cause Mortality in Patients with Copd. 2013 Annual Scientific Meetings of The Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand and the Australian and New Zealand Society of Respiratory Science, Darwin, NT Australia, 22 - 27 March 2013. Richmond, VIC Australia: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Asia. doi: 10.1111/resp.12045
2013
Conference Publication
Validation of electronic nose exhaled breath VOC profile in discriminating between subjects with early stage lung cancer and healthy never smokers
Dent, Annette G., Bowman, Rayleen, Zimmerman, Paul, Yang, Ian A. and Fong, Kwun M. (2013). Validation of electronic nose exhaled breath VOC profile in discriminating between subjects with early stage lung cancer and healthy never smokers. New York, NY, United States: Elsevier.
2012
Journal Article
Inhaled corticosteroids for stable chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (Review)
Yang, Ian A., Clarke, Melissa S., Sim, Esther H. A. and Fong, Kwun M. (2012). Inhaled corticosteroids for stable chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (Review). Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2016 (7) CD002991. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD002991.pub3
2012
Journal Article
Genetic influences on right ventricular systolic pressure (RVSP) in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
Shaw, Janet G., Dent, Annette G., Passmore, Linda H., Burstow, Darryl J., Bowman, Rayleen V., Zimmerman, Paul V., Fong, Kwun M. and Yang, Ian A. (2012). Genetic influences on right ventricular systolic pressure (RVSP) in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). BMC Pulmonary Medicine, 12 (1) 25, 25.1-25.9. doi: 10.1186/1471-2466-12-25
Funding
Current funding
Past funding
Supervision
Availability
- Professor Ian Yang is:
- Available for supervision
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Available projects
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Diagnosis and treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
Improving approaches to the early diagnosis, monitoring and management of patients with COPD
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Lung ageing
Genetics and epigenetics of ageing in the lung
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The lung's response to air pollution
Gene-environment interaction in the lung's response to exposure to air pollutants
Supervision history
Current supervision
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Master Philosophy
Elastin turnover in the lung microenvironment and its significance in Lung Repair and Non-Small Cell Lung Carcinoma (NSCLC)
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Kwun Fong
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Master Philosophy
Elastin turnover in the lung microenvironment and its significance in Lung Repair and Non-Small Cell Lung Carcinoma (NSCLC)
Principal Advisor
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Doctor Philosophy
Precision medicine in the genomic era: emerging technologies for molecular profiling of lung cancer
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Kwun Fong
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Doctor Philosophy
Blood biomarkers for lung cancer screening
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Kwun Fong, Associate Professor Henry Marshall
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Master Philosophy
A multivariable prediction model for osteoporotic fracture in a lung cancer screening cohort
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Kwun Fong, Associate Professor Henry Marshall
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Doctor Philosophy
Molecular drivers of lung cancer.
Associate Advisor
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Doctor Philosophy
Randomised pragmatic trial of comprehensive tissue sampling enabled by ultrathin bronchoscopic Radial probe EndoBronchial Ultrasound versus CT-guided TransThoracic needle aspiration/biopsy (REBUTT) for evaluation of peripheral pulmonary lesions.
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Kwun Fong
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Master Philosophy
A multivariable prediction model for osteoporotic fracture and low bone density in a lung cancer screening cohort
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Kwun Fong, Associate Professor Henry Marshall
Completed supervision
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2021
Master Philosophy
The Clinical Journey of Patients with a Severe Exacerbation of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD): from the Ambulance to the Emergency Department to the Hospital Ward
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Kwun Fong
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2021
Doctor Philosophy
Diagnostic, prognostic and therapeutic applications of extracellular vesicles in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and lung cancer
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Kwun Fong
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2019
Master Philosophy
Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) for patients with chronic lung disease and psychological comorbidities undergoing pulmonary rehabilitation
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Kwun Fong
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2018
Doctor Philosophy
The response of human bronchial epithelial cells to outdoor air pollution: Interventions to protect the diseased lung against diesel emission exposure
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Kwun Fong
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2012
Master Philosophy
Genetic influences on right ventricular systolic pressure (RVSP) in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Kwun Fong, Associate Professor Paul Zimmerman
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2024
Doctor Philosophy
Population-wide outcomes of catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Isuru Ranasinghe
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2023
Doctor Philosophy
Air pollution and child health in low- and middle-income countries
Associate Advisor
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2014
Doctor Philosophy
MOLECULAR MECHANISMS UNDERLYING PROGRESSION OF CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE PULMONARY DISEASE (COPD)
Joint Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Kwun Fong
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2024
Doctor Philosophy
Screening For Biomarkers in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Kwun Fong
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2023
Doctor Philosophy
Using proteomics to understand and prevent asthma exacerbations with macrolide antibiotics
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Honorary Professor John Upham
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2022
Doctor Philosophy
The Association Between Maternal and Childhood Environmental Exposures and Mental Health and Cognitive Function of Australian Children.
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Gita Mishra
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2022
Doctor Philosophy
Evaluation of Pleural Fluid Extracellular Vesicles for Diagnostic Utility in Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Kwun Fong
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2021
Doctor Philosophy
Retrospective cohort studies on the lung cancer secondary care diagnostic pathway: Factors that influence waiting time intervals and patient experience
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Kwun Fong
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2021
Doctor Philosophy
Evaluating NanoString Technology to Enhance the Molecular Characterisation of Lung Cancer
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Kwun Fong
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2017
Doctor Philosophy
The Role of Exhaled Breath Analysis in the Diagnosis and Monitoring of Lung Diseases
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor David Fielding, Professor Kwun Fong, Associate Professor Paul Zimmerman
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2015
Master Philosophy
Lung cancer in rural and remote Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities in Queensland: Awareness and identifying health needs in a cultural context.
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Kwun Fong
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2015
Doctor Philosophy
The Queensland Lung Cancer Screening Study
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Kwun Fong, Associate Professor Paul Zimmerman
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2014
Doctor Philosophy
Genomic characterisation of asbestos-related lung cancer
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Kwun Fong
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2013
Doctor Philosophy
Aberrant microRNA Expression in Lung Cancer
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Kwun Fong
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2013
Doctor Philosophy
MOLECULAR BIOMARKERS IN THORACIC ONCOLOGY
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Kwun Fong
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2008
Master Philosophy
The Genetic Basis of Carvedilol Responsiveness in Human Heart Failure
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Honorary Professor Peter Molenaar
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