Professor Ian Yang
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Ian Yang

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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

Biomedical and Clinical Sciences Cardiovascular medicine and haematology Clinical sciences Oncology and carcinogenesis Respiratory diseases

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

  • 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.

Search Professor Ian Yang’s works on UQ eSpace

361 works between 1999 and 2025
All (361) Journal Article (265) Book Chapter (10) Conference Publication (85) Other Outputs (1)

101 - 120 of 361 works

2019

Journal Article

The cytotoxic, inflammatory and oxidative potential of coconut oil-substituted diesel emissions on bronchial epithelial cells at an air-liquid interface

Vaughan, Annalicia, Stevanovic, Svetlana, Banks, Andrew P. W., Zare, Ali, Rahman, Md Mostafizur, Bowman, Rayleen V., Fong, Kwun M., Ristovski, Zoran D. and Yang, Ian A. (2019). The cytotoxic, inflammatory and oxidative potential of coconut oil-substituted diesel emissions on bronchial epithelial cells at an air-liquid interface. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 26 (27), 27783-27791. doi: 10.1007/s11356-019-05959-5

The cytotoxic, inflammatory and oxidative potential of coconut oil-substituted diesel emissions on bronchial epithelial cells at an air-liquid interface

2019

Journal Article

Whole-genome sequencing of human malignant mesothelioma tumours and cell lines

Oey, Harald, Daniels, Marissa, Relan, Vandana, Chee, Tian Mun, Davidson, Morgan R., Yang, Ian A., Ellis, Jonathan J., Fong, Kwun M., Krause, Lutz and Bowman, Rayleen V. (2019). Whole-genome sequencing of human malignant mesothelioma tumours and cell lines. Carcinogenesis, 40 (6), 724-734. doi: 10.1093/carcin/bgz066

Whole-genome sequencing of human malignant mesothelioma tumours and cell lines

2019

Journal Article

Interstitial lung abnormalities in the Queensland Lung Cancer Screening Study: prevalence and progression over two years of surveillance: ILAs in QLCSS prevalence and progression

Mackintosh, John A., Marshall, Henry M., Slaughter, Richard, Reddy, Taryn, Yang, Ian A., Bowman, Rayleen V. and Fong, Kwun M. (2019). Interstitial lung abnormalities in the Queensland Lung Cancer Screening Study: prevalence and progression over two years of surveillance: ILAs in QLCSS prevalence and progression. Internal Medicine Journal, 49 (7), 843-849. doi: 10.1111/imj.14148

Interstitial lung abnormalities in the Queensland Lung Cancer Screening Study: prevalence and progression over two years of surveillance: ILAs in QLCSS prevalence and progression

2019

Journal Article

Primary human bronchial epithelial cell responses to diesel and biodiesel emissions at an air-liquid interface

Vaughan, Annalicia, Stevanovic, Svetlana, Jafari, Mohammad, Bowman, Rayleen V., Fong, Kwun M., Ristovski, Zoran D. and Yang, Ian A. (2019). Primary human bronchial epithelial cell responses to diesel and biodiesel emissions at an air-liquid interface. Toxicology in Vitro, 57, 67-75. doi: 10.1016/j.tiv.2019.02.005

Primary human bronchial epithelial cell responses to diesel and biodiesel emissions at an air-liquid interface

2019

Journal Article

The effectiveness of smartphone applications to aid smoking cessation: a meta-analysis

Barnett, Adrian, Yang, Ian, Hay, Karen, Ding, Hang, Bowman, Rayleen, Fong, Kwun and Marshall, Henry (2019). The effectiveness of smartphone applications to aid smoking cessation: a meta-analysis. SSRN Electronic Journal, 1-34. doi: 10.2139/ssrn.3382411

The effectiveness of smartphone applications to aid smoking cessation: a meta-analysis

2019

Journal Article

CRISPR‐Cas9 technology: a new direction for personalized medicine in respiratory disease?

Vaughan, Annalicia and Yang, Ian A. (2019). CRISPR‐Cas9 technology: a new direction for personalized medicine in respiratory disease?. Respirology, 24 (7) resp.13570, 614-615. doi: 10.1111/resp.13570

CRISPR‐Cas9 technology: a new direction for personalized medicine in respiratory disease?

2019

Journal Article

Evaluation of an innovative mobile health programme for the self-management of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (MH-COPD): Protocol of a randomised controlled trial

Ding, Hang, Karunanithi, Mohan, Ireland, Derek, McCarthy, Lisa, Hakim, Rekha, Phillips, Kirsten, Pradhan, Rahul, Seah, E-Hong, Bowman, Rayleen V., Fong, Kwun, Masel, Philip and Yang, Ian A. (2019). Evaluation of an innovative mobile health programme for the self-management of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (MH-COPD): Protocol of a randomised controlled trial. BMJ Open, 9 (4) e025381, e025381. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-025381

Evaluation of an innovative mobile health programme for the self-management of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (MH-COPD): Protocol of a randomised controlled trial

2019

Journal Article

The effect of diesel emission exposure on primary human bronchial epithelial cells from a COPD cohort: N-acetylcysteine as a potential protective intervention

Vaughan, Annalicia, Stevanovic, Svetlana, Jafari, Mohammad, Rahman, Mostafizur, Bowman, Rayleen V., Fong, Kwun M., Ristovski, Zoran and Yang, Ian A. (2019). The effect of diesel emission exposure on primary human bronchial epithelial cells from a COPD cohort: N-acetylcysteine as a potential protective intervention. Environmental Research, 170, 194-202. doi: 10.1016/j.envres.2018.12.035

The effect of diesel emission exposure on primary human bronchial epithelial cells from a COPD cohort: N-acetylcysteine as a potential protective intervention

2019

Journal Article

Clinical management practices of life-threatening asthma: an audit of practices in intensive care

Secombe, Paul, Stewart, Penny, Singh, Sunil, Campbell, Lewis, Stephens, Dianne, Tran, Khoa, White, Hayden, Sheehy, Robert, Gibson, Justine, Cooke, Robyn, Townsend, Shane, Apte, Yogesh, Winearls, James, Ferry, Olivia R., Pradhan, Rahul, Ziegenfuss, Marc, Fong, Kwun M., Yang, Ian A., McGinnity, Paul, Meyer, Jason, Walsham, James, Boots, Rob, Clement, Pierre, Bandeshe, Hiran, Gracie, Christopher, Jarret, Paul, Collins, Stephenie, Coulston, Caitlin, Ng, Melisa ... Trout, Melita (2019). Clinical management practices of life-threatening asthma: an audit of practices in intensive care. Critical care and resuscitation : journal of the Australasian Academy of Critical Care Medicine, 21 (1), 53-62.

Clinical management practices of life-threatening asthma: an audit of practices in intensive care

2019

Journal Article

Clinical management practices of life-threatening asthma: an audit of practices in intensive care

Secombe, Paul, Stewart, Penny, Singh, Sunil, Campbell, Lewis, Stephens, Dianne, Tran, Khoa, White, Hayden, Sheehy, Robert, Gibson, Justine, Cooke, Robyn, Townsend, Shane, Apte, Yogesh, Winearls, James, Ferry, Olivia R., Pradhan, Rahul, Ziegenfuss, Marc, Fong, Kwun M., Yang, Ian A., McGinnity, Paul, Meyer, Jason, Walsham, James, Boots, Rob, Clement, Pierre, Bandeshe, Hiran, Gracie, Christopher, Jarret, Paul, Collins, Stephenie, Coulston, Caitlin, Ng, Melisa ... The Critical Care Asthma Investigators (2019). Clinical management practices of life-threatening asthma: an audit of practices in intensive care. Critical Care and Resuscitation, 21 (1), 53-62.

Clinical management practices of life-threatening asthma: an audit of practices in intensive care

2019

Journal Article

A sputum 6-gene signature predicts future exacerbations of poorly controlled asthma

Fricker, Michael, Gibson, Peter G., Powell, Heather, Simpson, Jodie L., Yang, Ian A., Upham, John W., Reynolds, Paul N., Hodge, Sandra, James, Alan L., Jenkins, Christine, Peters, Matthew J., Marks, Guy B., Baraket, Melissa and Baines, Katherine J. (2019). A sputum 6-gene signature predicts future exacerbations of poorly controlled asthma. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, 144 (1), 51-60.e11. doi: 10.1016/j.jaci.2018.12.1020

A sputum 6-gene signature predicts future exacerbations of poorly controlled asthma

2019

Conference Publication

A meta-analysis of the effectiveness of smart phone applications to aid smoking cessation

Barnett, Adrian, Yang, Ian, Hay, Karen, Ding, Hang, Bowman, Rayleen, Fong, Kwun and Marshall, Henry (2019). A meta-analysis of the effectiveness of smart phone applications to aid smoking cessation. European-Respiratory-Society (ERS) International Congress, Madrid Spain, 28 September-2 October 2019. London, United Kingdom: European Respiratory Society. doi: 10.1183/13993003.congress-2019.OA5134

A meta-analysis of the effectiveness of smart phone applications to aid smoking cessation

2019

Conference Publication

Fusion genes identified from whole genome and whole transcriptome sequencing of malignant pleural mesothelioma tumours

Chee, T. M., Oey, H., Fong, K., Yang, I., Krause, L. and Bowman, R. (2019). Fusion genes identified from whole genome and whole transcriptome sequencing of malignant pleural mesothelioma tumours. IASLC 2019 World Conference on Lung Cancer, Barcelona, Spain, 7-10 September 2019. New York, NY, United States: Elsevier . doi: 10.1016/j.jtho.2019.08.697

Fusion genes identified from whole genome and whole transcriptome sequencing of malignant pleural mesothelioma tumours

2019

Journal Article

Treatable traits can be identified in a severe asthma registry and predict future exacerbations

McDonald, Vanessa M., Hiles, Sarah A., Godbout, Krystelle, Harvey, Erin S., Marks, Guy B., Hew, Mark, Peters, Matthew, Bardin, Philip G., Reynolds, Paul N., Upham, John W., Baraket, Melissa, Bhikoo, Zaheerodin, Bowden, Jeffrey, Brockway, Ben, Chung, Li Ping, Cochrane, Belinda, Foxley, Gloria, Garrett, Jeffrey, Jayaram, Lata, Jenkins, Christine, Katelaris, Constance, Katsoulotos, Gregory, Koh, Mariko S., Kritikos, Vicky, Lambert, Marina, Langton, David, Lara Rivero, Alexis, Middleton, Peter G., Nanguzgambo, Aldoph ... Gibson, Peter G. (2019). Treatable traits can be identified in a severe asthma registry and predict future exacerbations. Respirology, 24 (1), 37-47. doi: 10.1111/resp.13389

Treatable traits can be identified in a severe asthma registry and predict future exacerbations

2019

Book Chapter

Spirometry for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease due to inhalation of smoke from indoor fires used for cooking and heating

Shaw, Janet G., Vaughan, Annalicia, Smith, Emma, Fong, Cai, Stevanovic, Svetlana and Yang, Ian A. (2019). Spirometry for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease due to inhalation of smoke from indoor fires used for cooking and heating. Revolutionizing tropical medicine: point‐of‐care tests, new imaging technologies and digital health. (pp. 306-326) edited by Kerry Atkinson and David Mabey. Hoboken, NJ, United States: John Wiley & Sons. doi: 10.1002/9781119282686.ch20

Spirometry for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease due to inhalation of smoke from indoor fires used for cooking and heating

2018

Journal Article

Polydisperse microparticle transport and deposition to the terminal bronchioles in a heterogeneous vasculature tree

Islam, Mohammad S., Saha, Suvash C., Gemci, Tevfik, Yang, Ian A., Sauret, Emilie and Gu, Y. T. (2018). Polydisperse microparticle transport and deposition to the terminal bronchioles in a heterogeneous vasculature tree. Scientific Reports, 8 (1) 16387, 16387. doi: 10.1038/s41598-018-34804-x

Polydisperse microparticle transport and deposition to the terminal bronchioles in a heterogeneous vasculature tree

2018

Journal Article

How do new molecular tools apply to my clinical practice?

Yang, Ian A. and Moodley, Yuben (2018). How do new molecular tools apply to my clinical practice?. Respirology, 23 (11), 991-992. doi: 10.1111/resp.13381

How do new molecular tools apply to my clinical practice?

2018

Journal Article

Comprehensive molecular characterization of the hippo signaling pathway in cancer

Wang, Yumeng, Xu, Xiaoyan, Maglic, Dejan, Dill, Michael T., Mojumdar, Kamalika, Ng, Patrick Kwok-Shing, Jeong, Kang Jin, Tsang, Yiu Huen, Moreno, Daniela, Bhavana, Venkata Hemanjani, Peng, Xinxin, Ge, Zhongqi, Chen, Hu, Li, Jun, Chen, Zhongyuan, Zhang, Huiwen, Han, Leng, Du, Di, Creighton, Chad J., Mills, Gordon B., Camargo, Fernando, Liang, Han, The Cancer Genome Atlas Research Network and Yang, Ian (2018). Comprehensive molecular characterization of the hippo signaling pathway in cancer. Cell Reports, 25 (5), 1304-1317.e5. doi: 10.1016/j.celrep.2018.10.001

Comprehensive molecular characterization of the hippo signaling pathway in cancer

2018

Journal Article

A Pan-Cancer Analysis Reveals High-Frequency Genetic Alterations in Mediators of Signaling by the TGF-β Superfamily

Korkut, Anil, Zaidi, Sobia, Kanchi, Rupa S, Rao, Shuyun, Gough, Nancy R, Schultz, Andre, Li, Xubin, Lorenzi, Philip L, Berger, Ashton C, Robertson, Gordon, Kwong, Lawrence N, Datto, Mike, Roszik, Jason, Ling, Shiyun, Ravikumar, Visweswaran, Manyam, Ganiraju, Rao, Arvind, Shelley, Simon, Liu, Yuexin, Ju, Zhenlin, Hansel, Donna, de Velasco, Guillermo, Pennathur, Arjun, Andersen, Jesper B, O'Rourke, Colm J, Ohshiro, Kazufumi, Jogunoori, Wilma, Nguyen, Bao-Ngoc, Li, Shulin ... Yang, Ian (2018). A Pan-Cancer Analysis Reveals High-Frequency Genetic Alterations in Mediators of Signaling by the TGF-β Superfamily. Cell systems, 7 (4), 422-437.e7. doi: 10.1016/j.cels.2018.08.010

A Pan-Cancer Analysis Reveals High-Frequency Genetic Alterations in Mediators of Signaling by the TGF-β Superfamily

2018

Journal Article

Subtype variation and actionability of telomere length abnormality in lung cancer

Goh, Felicia, Yang, Ian A., Bowman, Rayleen V. and Fong, Kwun M. (2018). Subtype variation and actionability of telomere length abnormality in lung cancer. Translational Lung Cancer Research, 7 (S3), S251-S253. doi: 10.21037/tlcr.2018.09.03

Subtype variation and actionability of telomere length abnormality in lung cancer

Availability

Professor Ian Yang is:
Available for supervision

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Available projects

  • Diagnosis and treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

    Improving approaches to the early diagnosis, monitoring and management of patients with COPD

  • Lung ageing

    Genetics and epigenetics of ageing in the lung

  • The lung's response to air pollution

    Gene-environment interaction in the lung's response to exposure to air pollutants

Supervision history

Current supervision

  • 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

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Biomarkers of lung cancer

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Professor Kwun Fong

  • 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

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Precision medicine in the genomic era: emerging technologies for molecular profiling of lung cancer

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Professor Kwun Fong

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Blood biomarkers for lung cancer screening

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Professor Kwun Fong, Associate Professor Henry Marshall

  • 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

Completed supervision

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