Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis
Professor Wang received his Ph.D. degree in Biomedical engineering from Washington University in St. Louis in 2009. From 2009 to 2015, he was a postdoc research associate and then a research instructor at Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology at Washington University in St. Louis, School of Medicine. From 2015 to 2020, and 2020 to 2022, he was an assistant professor and associate professor with tenure at the Obstetrics and Gynecology Department at Washington University in St. Louis, School of Medicine. Since 2022, he has been a full professor with tenure in the departments of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology at Washington University in St. Louis. Professor Wang’s work are published in top journals such as Science Translational Medicine, Nature Communication, JAMA Network, Brain, Circulation, etc., and is well supported by the National Institute of Health, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Burroughs Wellcome Fund, Bright Focus Foundation, National Multiple Sclerosis Foundation, etc.
In his research, Yong Wang has made significant contributions to the clinical translation of electrocardiographic imaging (ECGI) for cardiac functions, the invention and development of electromyometrial imaging (EMMI) for uterine contractions, and uterine peristalsis imaging (UPI) for menstrual health. He also invented and developed a novel diffusion magnetic resonance imaging system (MRI), called diffusion basis spectrum imaging (DBSI)system, to noninvasively image and quantify the microstructures and neuroinflammation in Alzheimer's disease, Multple Sclerosis, Placenta immune response, Cervical microstructure, etc.
