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)

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2016

Journal Article

Reduced antiviral interferon production in poorly controlled asthma is associated with neutrophilic inflammation and high-dose inhaled corticosteroids

Simpson, Jodie L., Carroll, Melanie, Yang, Ian A., Reynolds, Paul N., Hodge, Sandra, James, Alan L., Gibson, Peter G. and Upham, John W. (2016). Reduced antiviral interferon production in poorly controlled asthma is associated with neutrophilic inflammation and high-dose inhaled corticosteroids. Chest, 149 (3), 704-713. doi: 10.1016/j.chest.2015.12.018

Reduced antiviral interferon production in poorly controlled asthma is associated with neutrophilic inflammation and high-dose inhaled corticosteroids

2016

Journal Article

Airway dysbiosis: Haemophilus influenzae and Tropheryma in poorly controlled asthma

Simpson, Jodie L., Daly, Joshua, Baines, Katherine J., Yang, Ian A., Upham, John W., Reynolds, Paul N., Hodge, Sandra, James, Alan L., Hugenholtz, Philip, Willner, Dana and Gibson, Peter G. (2016). Airway dysbiosis: Haemophilus influenzae and Tropheryma in poorly controlled asthma. European Respiratory Journal, 47 (3), 792-800. doi: 10.1183/13993003.00405-2015

Airway dysbiosis: Haemophilus influenzae and Tropheryma in poorly controlled asthma

2016

Journal Article

A survey of lung cancer in rural and remote Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities in Queensland: health views that impact on early diagnosis and treatment

Page, B. J., Bowman, R. V., Yang, I. A. and Fong, K. M. (2016). A survey of lung cancer in rural and remote Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities in Queensland: health views that impact on early diagnosis and treatment. Internal Medicine Journal, 46 (2), 171-176. doi: 10.1111/imj.12948

A survey of lung cancer in rural and remote Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities in Queensland: health views that impact on early diagnosis and treatment

2016

Journal Article

Blood cytotoxic/inflammatory mediators in non-eosinophilic asthma

Hodge, S., Hodge, G., Simpson, J. L., Yang, I. A., Upham, J., James, A., Gibson, P. G. and Reynolds, P. N. (2016). Blood cytotoxic/inflammatory mediators in non-eosinophilic asthma. Clinical and Experimental Allergy, 46 (1), 60-70. doi: 10.1111/cea.12634

Blood cytotoxic/inflammatory mediators in non-eosinophilic asthma

2016

Conference Publication

Intratumoral genomic heterogeneity of primary pulmonary adenocarcinoma in never smokers

Daniels, Marissa G., Krause, Lutz, Ellis, Jonathan J., Yang, Ian A., Bowman, Rayleen V., Relan, Vandana, Chee, Kelly, Goh, Felicia, Parris, Brielle, Morrison, Leanne, Martins, Maria, Passmore, Linda, McCaul, Elizabeth, Courtney, Deborah, Duhig, Edwina, Windsor, Morgan, Naidoo, Rishendran and Fong, Kwun M. (2016). Intratumoral genomic heterogeneity of primary pulmonary adenocarcinoma in never smokers. Meeting of the American-Association-for-Cancer-Research (AACR) Precision Medicine Series - Integrating Clinical Genomics and Cancer Therapy, Salt Lake City, UT, United States, 13-16 June 2015. Philadelphia, PA, United States: Elsevier. doi: 10.1158/1557-3265.PMSCLINGEN15-24

Intratumoral genomic heterogeneity of primary pulmonary adenocarcinoma in never smokers

2016

Conference Publication

Detection of Microbial Pathogens Using a Multiple Target Quantitative Polymerase Chain Reaction (Qpcr) Array in Patients with Acute Exacerbations of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

O'Farrell, H., Shaw, J., Goh, F., Bowman, R., Fong, K. and Yang, I. (2016). Detection of Microbial Pathogens Using a Multiple Target Quantitative Polymerase Chain Reaction (Qpcr) Array in Patients with Acute Exacerbations of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. 21st Congress of the APSR 2016, Bangkok, Thailand, 12–15 November 2016. Richmond, VIC Australia: Wiley-Blackwell. doi: 10.1111/resp.12939_14

Detection of Microbial Pathogens Using a Multiple Target Quantitative Polymerase Chain Reaction (Qpcr) Array in Patients with Acute Exacerbations of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

2015

Journal Article

Précis of the COPD clinical guidelines (The 'even more concise' guide to COPD)

Yang, Ian, McDonald, Christine and Dabscheck, Eli (2015). Précis of the COPD clinical guidelines (The 'even more concise' guide to COPD). Medicine Today, 16 (12), 30-38.

Précis of the COPD clinical guidelines (The 'even more concise' guide to COPD)

2015

Journal Article

How microRNAs orchestrate the lung's biological responses

Yang, Ian A. and Vaughan, Annalicia (2015). How microRNAs orchestrate the lung's biological responses. Respirology, 20 (8), 1149-1150. doi: 10.1111/resp.12647

How microRNAs orchestrate the lung's biological responses

2015

Journal Article

Lung cancer screening feasibility in Australia

Marshall, Henry M., Bowman, Rayleen V., Ayres, John, Crossin, Jane, Lau, Melanie, Slaughter, Richard E., Redmond, Stanley, Passmore, Linda, McCaul, Elizabeth, Courtney, Deborah, Leong, Steven C., Windsor, Morgan, Zimmerman, Paul V., Yang, Ian A. and Fong, Kwun M. (2015). Lung cancer screening feasibility in Australia. European Respiratory Journal, 45 (6), 1734-1737. doi: 10.1183/09031936.00208714

Lung cancer screening feasibility in Australia

2015

Journal Article

Mitosis trumps T stage and proposed international association for the study of lung cancer/American thoracic society/european respiratory society classification for prognostic value in resected stage 1 lung adenocarcinoma

Duhig, Edwina Elizabeth, Dettrick, Andrew, Godbolt, David Burleigh, Pauli, John, van Zwieten, Anthony, Hansen, Aaron Richard, Yang, Ian Anthony, Fong, Kwun Meng, Clarke, Belinda E. and Bowman, Rayleen V. (2015). Mitosis trumps T stage and proposed international association for the study of lung cancer/American thoracic society/european respiratory society classification for prognostic value in resected stage 1 lung adenocarcinoma. Journal of Thoracic Oncology, 10 (4), 673-681. doi: 10.1097/JTO.0000000000000446

Mitosis trumps T stage and proposed international association for the study of lung cancer/American thoracic society/european respiratory society classification for prognostic value in resected stage 1 lung adenocarcinoma

2015

Journal Article

Year in review 2014: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, asthma and airway biology

Lim, Tow Keang, Ko, Fanny W.S., Thomas, Paul S., Grainge, Chris and Yang, Ian A. (2015). Year in review 2014: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, asthma and airway biology. Respirology, 20 (3), 510-518. doi: 10.1111/resp.12488

Year in review 2014: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, asthma and airway biology

2015

Journal Article

Anti-inflammatory deficiencies in neutrophilic asthma: reduced galectin-3 and IL-1RA/IL-1 beta

Gao, Peng, Gibson, Peter G., Baines, Katherine J., Yang, Ian A., Upham, John W., Reynolds, Paul N., Hodge, Sandra, James, Alan L., Jenkins, Christine, Peters, Matthew J., Zhang, Jie and Simpson, Jodie L. (2015). Anti-inflammatory deficiencies in neutrophilic asthma: reduced galectin-3 and IL-1RA/IL-1 beta. Respiratory Research, 16 (5) 5, 5. doi: 10.1189/s12931-014-0163-5

Anti-inflammatory deficiencies in neutrophilic asthma: reduced galectin-3 and IL-1RA/IL-1 beta

2015

Conference Publication

Electronic nose as a tool for detecting COPD and emphysema in smokers

Dent, A., Bowman, R., Zimmerman, P., Fong, K. and Yang, I. (2015). Electronic nose as a tool for detecting COPD and emphysema in smokers. Thoracic Society of Australia & New Zealand and the Australian & New Zealand Society of Respiratory Science, Annual Scientific Meeting, Gold Coast, QLD, Australia, 27 March–1 April 2015. Richmond, VIC, Australia: Wiley-Blackwell.

Electronic nose as a tool for detecting COPD and emphysema in smokers

2015

Journal Article

The current and future roles of genomics

Fong, Kwun M., Daniels, Marissa, Goh, Felicia, Yang, Ian A. and Bowman, Rayleen V. (2015). The current and future roles of genomics. ERS Monograph, 2015, 79-94. doi: 10.1183/2312508X.10009614

The current and future roles of genomics

2015

Conference Publication

Inter-, and Intratumoural Genomic Heterogeneity of Primary Pulmonary Adenocarcinoma in Never Smokers

Daniels, Marissa, Krause, Lutz, Ellis, Jonathan, Yang, Ian A., Bowman, Rayleen V., Relan, Vandana, Chee, Kelly, Goh, Felicia, Parris, Brielle, Morrison, Leanne, Martins, Maria, Mccaul, Elizabeth, Passmore, Linda, Courtney, Deborah, Duhig, Edwina, Naidoo, Rishendran, Fong, Kwun and Windsor, Morgan (2015). Inter-, and Intratumoural Genomic Heterogeneity of Primary Pulmonary Adenocarcinoma in Never Smokers. 16th World Conference on Cancer, Denver, CO, United States, 6-9 September 2015. New York, United States: Elsevier.

Inter-, and Intratumoural Genomic Heterogeneity of Primary Pulmonary Adenocarcinoma in Never Smokers

2015

Journal Article

Removal of Organic Content from Diesel Exhaust Particles Alters Cellular Responses of Primary Human Bronchial Epithelial Cells Cultured at an Air-Liquid Interface

Vaughan, Annalicia, Stevanovic, Svetlana , Morrison, Leanne E. , Pourkhesalian, Ali Mohammad , Rahman, Mostafizur , Zare, Ali , Miljevic, Branka , Goh, Felicia , Relan, Vandana , Bowman, Rayleen V. , Fong, Kwun M. , Bottle, Steven E. , Ristovski, Zoran D. and Yang, Ian A. (2015). Removal of Organic Content from Diesel Exhaust Particles Alters Cellular Responses of Primary Human Bronchial Epithelial Cells Cultured at an Air-Liquid Interface. Journal of Environmental & Analytical Toxicology, 05 (05). doi: 10.4172/2161-0525.1000316

Removal of Organic Content from Diesel Exhaust Particles Alters Cellular Responses of Primary Human Bronchial Epithelial Cells Cultured at an Air-Liquid Interface

2015

Journal Article

DNA methylation transcriptionally regulates the putative tumor cell growth suppressor ZNF677 in non-small cell lung cancers

Heller, Gerwin, Altenberger, Corinna, Schmid, Bianca, Marhold, Maximilian, Tomasich, Erwin, Ziegler, Barbara, Mullauer, Leonhard, Minichsdorfer, Christoph, Lang, Gyorgy, End-Pfutzenreuter, Adelheid, Dome, Balazs, Arns, Britt-Madeleine, Fong, Kwun M., Wright, Casey M., Yang, Ian A., Klepetko, Walter, Zielinski, Christoph C. and Zochbauer-Muller, Sabine (2015). DNA methylation transcriptionally regulates the putative tumor cell growth suppressor ZNF677 in non-small cell lung cancers. Oncotarget, 6 (1), 394-408. doi: 10.18632/oncotarget.2697

DNA methylation transcriptionally regulates the putative tumor cell growth suppressor ZNF677 in non-small cell lung cancers

2015

Conference Publication

Organic content of diesel emission particles and human bronchial epithelial cell responses to primary and aged diesel emissions

Vaughan, A., Stevanovic, S., Morrison, L., Pourkhesalian, A., Rahman, M., Zare, A., Miljevic, B., Ristovski, Z., Goh, F., Relan, V, Bowman, R., Fong, K. and Yang, I (2015). Organic content of diesel emission particles and human bronchial epithelial cell responses to primary and aged diesel emissions. Thoracic Society of Australia & New Zealand and the Australian & New Zealand Society of Respiratory Science, Annual Scientific Meeting 2015, Gold Coast, Australia, 27 March – 1 April 2015. HOBOKEN: WILEY-BLACKWELL. doi: 10.1111/resp.12495_3

Organic content of diesel emission particles and human bronchial epithelial cell responses to primary and aged diesel emissions

2014

Journal Article

Anxiety and depression-important psychological comorbidities of COPD

Pumar, Marsus I., Gray, Curt R., Walsh, James R., Yang, Ian A., Rolls, Tricia A. and Ward, Donna L. (2014). Anxiety and depression-important psychological comorbidities of COPD. Journal of Thoracic Disease, 6 (11), 1615-1631. doi: 10.3978/j.issn.2072-1439.2014.09.28

Anxiety and depression-important psychological comorbidities of COPD

2014

Journal Article

Implementing clinical guidelines for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: barriers and solutions

Overington, Jeff D., Huang, Yao C., Abramson, Michael J., Brown, Juliet L., Goddard, John R., Bowman, Rayleen V., Fong, Kwun M. and Yang, Ian A. (2014). Implementing clinical guidelines for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: barriers and solutions. Journal of Thoracic Disease, 6 (11), 1586-1596. doi: 10.3978/j.issn.2072-1439.2014.11.25

Implementing clinical guidelines for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: barriers and solutions

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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