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)

141 - 160 of 361 works

2018

Journal Article

Pan-Cancer Analysis of lncRNA Regulation Supports Their Targeting of Cancer Genes in Each Tumor Context

Chiu, Hua-Sheng, Somvanshi, Sonal, Patel, Ektaben, Chen, Ting-Wen, Singh, Vivek P., Zorman, Barry, Patil, Sagar L., Pan, Yinghong, Chatterjee, Sujash S., Sood, Anil K., Gunaratne, Preethi H., Sumazin, Pavel, The Cancer Genome Atlas Research Network and Yang, Ian (2018). Pan-Cancer Analysis of lncRNA Regulation Supports Their Targeting of Cancer Genes in Each Tumor Context. Cell Reports, 23 (1), 297-312.e12. doi: 10.1016/j.celrep.2018.03.064

Pan-Cancer Analysis of lncRNA Regulation Supports Their Targeting of Cancer Genes in Each Tumor Context

2018

Journal Article

Systematic Analysis of Splice-Site-Creating Mutations in Cancer

Jayasinghe, Reyka G., Cao, Song, Gao, Qingsong, Wendl, Michael C., Vo, Nam Sy, Reynolds, Sheila M., Zhao, Yanyan, Climente-Gonzalez, Hector, Chai, Shengjie, Wang, Fang, Varghese, Rajees, Huang, Mo, Liang, Wen-Wei, Wyczalkowski, Matthew A., Sengupta, Sohini, Li, Zhi, Payne, Samuel H., Fenyo, David, Miner, Jeffrey H., Walter, Matthew J., Vincent, Benjamin, Eyras, Eduardo, Chen, Ken, Shmulevich, Ilya, Chen, Feng, Ding, Li, The Cancer Genome Atlas Research Network and Yang, Ian (2018). Systematic Analysis of Splice-Site-Creating Mutations in Cancer. Cell Reports, 23 (1), 270-281.e3. doi: 10.1016/j.celrep.2018.03.052

Systematic Analysis of Splice-Site-Creating Mutations in Cancer

2018

Journal Article

Genomic, Pathway Network, and Immunologic Features Distinguishing Squamous Carcinomas

Campbell, Joshua D., Yau, Christina, Bowlby, Reanne, Liu, Yuexin, Brennan, Kevin, Fan, Huihui, Taylor, Alison M., Wang, Chen, Walter, Vonn, Akbani, Rehan, Byers, Lauren Averett, Creighton, Chad J., Coarfa, Cristian, Shih, Juliann, Cherniack, Andrew D., Gevaert, Olivier, Prunello, Marcos, Shen, Hui, Anur, Pavana, Chen, Jianhong, Cheng, Hui, Hayes, D. Neil, Bullman, Susan, Pedamallu, Chandra Sekhar, Ojesina, Akinyemi I., Sadeghi, Sara, Mungall, Karen L., Robertson, A. Gordon, Benz, Christopher ... Yang, Ian (2018). Genomic, Pathway Network, and Immunologic Features Distinguishing Squamous Carcinomas. Cell Reports, 23 (1), 194-212.e6. doi: 10.1016/j.celrep.2018.03.063

Genomic, Pathway Network, and Immunologic Features Distinguishing Squamous Carcinomas

2018

Journal Article

The Cancer Genome Atlas Comprehensive Molecular Characterization of Renal Cell Carcinoma

Ricketts, Christopher J., de Cubas, Aguirre A., Fan, Huihui, Smith, Christof C., Lang, Martin, Reznik, Ed, Bowlby, Reanne, Gibb, Ewan A., Akbani, Rehan, Beroukhim, Rameen, Bottaro, Donald P., Choueiri, Toni K., Gibbs, Richard A., Godwin, Andrew K., Haake, Scott, Hakimi, A. Ari, Henske, Elizabeth P., Hsieh, James J., Ho, Thai H., Kanchi, Rupa S., Krishnan, Bhavani, Kwaitkowski, David J., Lui, Wembin, Merino, Maria J., Mills, Gordon B., Myers, Jerome, Nickerson, Michael L., Reuter, Victor E., Schmidt, Laura S. ... Yang, Ian (2018). The Cancer Genome Atlas Comprehensive Molecular Characterization of Renal Cell Carcinoma. Cell Reports, 23 (1), 313-326.e5. doi: 10.1016/j.celrep.2018.03.075

The Cancer Genome Atlas Comprehensive Molecular Characterization of Renal Cell Carcinoma

2018

Journal Article

Somatic Mutational Landscape of Splicing Factor Genes and Their Functional Consequences across 33 Cancer Types

Seiler, Michael, Peng, Shouyong, Agrawal, Anant A., Palacino, James, Teng, Teng, Zhu, Ping, Smith, Peter G., Buonamici, Silvia, Yu, Lihua, The Cancer Genome Atlas Research Network and Yang, Ian (2018). Somatic Mutational Landscape of Splicing Factor Genes and Their Functional Consequences across 33 Cancer Types. Cell Reports, 23 (1), 282-296.e4. doi: 10.1016/j.celrep.2018.01.088

Somatic Mutational Landscape of Splicing Factor Genes and Their Functional Consequences across 33 Cancer Types

2018

Journal Article

Driver Fusions and Their Implications in the Development and Treatment of Human Cancers

Gao, Qingsong, Liang, Wen-Wei, Foltz, Steven M., Mutharasu, Gnanavel, Jayasinghe, Reyka G., Cao, Song, Liao, Wen-Wei, Reynolds, Sheila M., Wyczalkowski, Matthew A., Yao, Lijun, Yu, Lihua, Sun, Sam Q., Chen, Ken, Lazar, Alexander J., Fields, Ryan C., Wendl, Michael C., Van Tine, Brian A., Vij, Ravi, Chen, Feng, Nykter, Matti, Shmulevich, Ilya, Ding, Li, The Cancer Genome Atlas Research Network and Yang, Ian (2018). Driver Fusions and Their Implications in the Development and Treatment of Human Cancers. Cell Reports, 23 (1), 227-238.e3. doi: 10.1016/j.celrep.2018.03.050

Driver Fusions and Their Implications in the Development and Treatment of Human Cancers

2018

Journal Article

Molecular Characterization and Clinical Relevance of Metabolic Expression Subtypes in Human Cancers

Peng, Xinxin, Chen, Zhongyuan, Farshidfar, Farshad, Xu, Xiaoyan, Lorenzi, Philip L., Wang, Yumeng, Cheng, Feixiong, Tan, Lin, Mojumdar, Kamalika, Du, Di, Ge, Zhongqi, Li, Jun, Thomas, George V., Birsoy, Kivanc, Liu, Lingxiang, Zhang, Huiwen, Zhao, Zhongming, Marchand, Calena, Weinstein, John N., Bathe, Oliver F., Liang, Han, The Cancer Genome Atlas Research Network and Yang, Ian (2018). Molecular Characterization and Clinical Relevance of Metabolic Expression Subtypes in Human Cancers. Cell Reports, 23 (1), 255-269.e4. doi: 10.1016/j.celrep.2018.03.077

Molecular Characterization and Clinical Relevance of Metabolic Expression Subtypes in Human Cancers

2018

Journal Article

Spatial Organization and Molecular Correlation of Tumor-Infiltrating Lymphocytes Using Deep Learning on Pathology Images

Saltz, Joel, Gupta, Rajarsi, Hou, Le, Kurc, Tahsin, Singh, Pankaj, Nguyen, Vu, Samaras, Dimitris, Shroyer, Kenneth R., Zhao, Tianhao, Batiste, Rebecca, Van Arnam, John, Shmulevich, Ilya, Rao, Arvind U. K., Lazar, Alexander J., Sharma, Ashish, Thorsson, Vesteinn, The Cancer Genome Atlas Research Network and Yang, Ian (2018). Spatial Organization and Molecular Correlation of Tumor-Infiltrating Lymphocytes Using Deep Learning on Pathology Images. Cell Reports, 23 (1), 181-193.e7. doi: 10.1016/j.celrep.2018.03.086

Spatial Organization and Molecular Correlation of Tumor-Infiltrating Lymphocytes Using Deep Learning on Pathology Images

2018

Journal Article

Genomic and Molecular Landscape of DNA Damage Repair Deficiency across The Cancer Genome Atlas

Knijnenburg, Theo A., Wang, Linghua, Zimmermann, Michael T., Chambwe, Nyasha, Gao, Galen F., Cherniack, Andrew D., Fan, Huihui, Shen, Hui, Way, Gregory P., Greene, Casey S., Liu, Yuexin, Akbani, Rehan, Feng, Bin, Donehower, Lawrence A., Miller, Chase, Shen, Yang, Karimi, Mostafa, Chen, Haoran, Kim, Pora, Jia, Peilin, Shinbrot, Eve, Zhang, Shaojun, Liu, Jianfang, Hu, Hai, Bailey, Matthew H., Yau, Christina, Wolf, Denise, Zhao, Zhongming, Weinstein, John N. ... Yang, Ian (2018). Genomic and Molecular Landscape of DNA Damage Repair Deficiency across The Cancer Genome Atlas. Cell Reports, 23 (1), 239-254.e6. doi: 10.1016/j.celrep.2018.03.076

Genomic and Molecular Landscape of DNA Damage Repair Deficiency across The Cancer Genome Atlas

2018

Journal Article

Integrated Genomic Analysis of the Ubiquitin Pathway across Cancer Types

Ge, Zhongqi, Leighton, Jake S., Wang, Yumeng, Peng, Xinxin, Chen, Zhongyuan, Chen, Hu, Sun, Yutong, Yao, Fan, Li, Jun, Zhang, Huiwen, Liu, Jianfang, Shriver, Craig D., Hu, Hai, Piwnica-Worms, Helen, Ma, Li, Liang, Han, The Cancer Genome Atlas Research Network and Yang, Ian (2018). Integrated Genomic Analysis of the Ubiquitin Pathway across Cancer Types. Cell Reports, 23 (1), 213-226.e3. doi: 10.1016/j.celrep.2018.03.047

Integrated Genomic Analysis of the Ubiquitin Pathway across Cancer Types

2018

Journal Article

Scalable Open Science Approach for Mutation Calling of Tumor Exomes Using Multiple Genomic Pipelines

Ellrott, Kyle, Bailey, Matthew H., Saksena, Gordon, Covington, Kyle R., Kandoth, Cyriac, Stewart, Chip, Hess, Julian, Ma, Singer, Chiotti, Kami E., McLellan, Michael, Sofia, Heidi J., Hutter, Carolyn, Getz, Gad, Wheeler, David, Ding, Li, The Cancer Genome Atlas Research Network and Yang, Ian (2018). Scalable Open Science Approach for Mutation Calling of Tumor Exomes Using Multiple Genomic Pipelines. Cell Systems, 6 (3), 271-281.e7. doi: 10.1016/j.cels.2018.03.002

Scalable Open Science Approach for Mutation Calling of Tumor Exomes Using Multiple Genomic Pipelines

2018

Journal Article

Pan-cancer Alterations of the MYC Oncogene and Its Proximal Network across the Cancer Genome Atlas

Schaub, Franz X., Dhankani, Varsha, Berger, Ashton C., Trivedi, Mihir, Richardson, Anne B., Shaw, Reid, Zhao, Wei, Zhang, Xiaoyang, Ventura, Andrea, Liu, Yuexin, Ayer, Donald E., Hurlin, Peter J., Cherniack, Andrew D., Eisenman, Robert N., Bernard, Brady, Grandori, Carla, The Cancer Genome Atlas Network and Yang, Ian (2018). Pan-cancer Alterations of the MYC Oncogene and Its Proximal Network across the Cancer Genome Atlas. Cell Systems, 6 (3), 282-300.e2. doi: 10.1016/j.cels.2018.03.003

Pan-cancer Alterations of the MYC Oncogene and Its Proximal Network across the Cancer Genome Atlas

2018

Journal Article

Editorial on PanCan study

Marshall, Henry M., Yang, Ian A., Bowman, Rayleen V. and Fong, Kwun M. (2018). Editorial on PanCan study. Translational Lung Cancer Research, 7 (Suppl 1), S57-S59. doi: 10.21037/tlcr.2018.01.17

Editorial on PanCan study

2018

Conference Publication

Sputum biospecimen quality and suitability for microbiome characterisation in COPD

Shaw, Janet, O'Farrell, Hannah, Ferry, Olivia, Fung, Pamela, Courtney, Deborah, Bowman, Rayleen, Fong, Kwun and Yang, Ian (2018). Sputum biospecimen quality and suitability for microbiome characterisation in COPD. 28th International Congress of the European-Respiratory-Society (ERS), Paris, France, 15-19 September 2018. Lausanne, Switzerland: European Respiratory Society. doi: 10.1183/13993003.congress-2018.PA5304

Sputum biospecimen quality and suitability for microbiome characterisation in COPD

2018

Conference Publication

Management of acute COPD exacerbations: Do we follow the guidelines?

Cousins, J., Wood-Baker, R., Wark, P., Yang, I., Hutchinson, A., Sajkov, D., Gibson, P. and Mcdonald, V. (2018). Management of acute COPD exacerbations: Do we follow the guidelines?. The Australia & New Zealand Society of Respiratory Science and The Thoracic Society of Australia and New Zealand (ANZSRS/TSANZ) Annual Scientific Meeting, Adelaide, Australia, 23–27 March 2018. Hoboken, NJ United States: Wiley.

Management of acute COPD exacerbations: Do we follow the guidelines?

2018

Journal Article

The contribution of respiratory microbiome analysis to a treatable traits model of care

Taylor, Steven L., O'Farrell, Hannah E., Simpson, Jodie L., Yang, Ian A. and Rogers, Geraint B. (2018). The contribution of respiratory microbiome analysis to a treatable traits model of care. Respirology, 24 (1), 19-28. doi: 10.1111/resp.13411

The contribution of respiratory microbiome analysis to a treatable traits model of care

2018

Conference Publication

Primary human bronchial epithelial cell responses to diesel and novel biodiesel emissions

Vaughan, Annalicia, Stevanovic, Svetlana, Jafari, Mohammad, Bowman, Rayleen, Fong, Kwun, Ristovski, Zoran and Yang, Ian (2018). Primary human bronchial epithelial cell responses to diesel and novel biodiesel emissions. 28th International Congress of the European Respiratory Society (ERS), Paris, France, 15-19 September 2018. Lausanne, Switzerland: European Respiratory Society. doi: 10.1183/13993003.congress-2018.PA4243

Primary human bronchial epithelial cell responses to diesel and novel biodiesel emissions

2018

Conference Publication

Association between bacterial load and inflammatory gene expression in COPD exacerbations

O'Farrell, Hannah, Shaw, Janet, Bowman, Rayleen, Fong, Kwun and Yang, Ian (2018). Association between bacterial load and inflammatory gene expression in COPD exacerbations. 28th International Congress of the European-Respiratory-Society (ERS), Paris, France, 15-19 September 2018. Lausanne, Switzerland: European Respiratory Society. doi: 10.1183/13993003.congress-2018.PA3864

Association between bacterial load and inflammatory gene expression in COPD exacerbations

2017

Journal Article

COPD-X australian and New Zealand guidelines for the diagnosis and management of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: 2017 update

Yang, Ian A., Brown, Juliet L., George, Johnson, Jenkins, Sue, McDonald, Christine F., McDonald, Vanessa M., Phillips, Kirsten, Smith, Brian J., Zwar, Nicholas A. and Dabscheck, Eli (2017). COPD-X australian and New Zealand guidelines for the diagnosis and management of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: 2017 update. Medical Journal of Australia, 207 (10), 436-442. doi: 10.5694/mja17.00686

COPD-X australian and New Zealand guidelines for the diagnosis and management of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: 2017 update

2017

Journal Article

The effect of different radiological models on diagnostic accuracy and lung cancer screening performance

Marshall, Henry M., Zhao, Henry, Bowman, Rayleen V., Passmore, Linda H., McCaul, Elizabeth M., Yang, Ian A. and Fong, Kwun M. (2017). The effect of different radiological models on diagnostic accuracy and lung cancer screening performance. Thorax, 72 (12), 1147-1150. doi: 10.1136/thoraxjnl-2016-209624

The effect of different radiological models on diagnostic accuracy and lung cancer screening performance

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

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Biomarkers of lung cancer

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Professor Kwun Fong

  • 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

    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

  • 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

Completed supervision

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