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Menglu Yang, M.D., Ph.D.

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Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing, ChinaMD06/2014Clinical Medicine
Peking University Health Science Center, Beijing, ChinaPhD07/2017Ophthalmology
Schepens Eye Research Institute, Boston, MAPostdoc04/2021Ophthalmology

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My research focus lies in restoring homeostasis to the ocular surface across various diseases. Leveraging my clinical expertise and scientific approach, I aim to advance the understanding and treatment of ocular surface diseases, especially corneal nerve degeneration. In addition, I am a passionate educator, teaching medical students as the course director of Intermediate Medical Mandarin at Harvard Medical School, and I mentor graduate and undergraduate students for their science projects. Locally, I chair the Working Progress Feedback committee at Schepens, and I am a member of the Sex/gender Informed Research Collaborative Thinktank, and serve its Advisory committee. Nationally, I serve on committees for national research societies and organize conferences including the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO) and the American Society for Investigative Pathology (ASIP). Internationally I serve on committees for the International Society for Eye Research (ISER) and I serve on the editorial board for peer reviewed journals.
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  1. HT94252410788 (Menglu Yang) Sep 1, 2024 - Aug 31, 2026
    DOD/CDMRP
    Non-invasive Transpalpebral Electrical Stimulation as a Therapy for Combat-Related Corneal Trauma
    Role Description: Our goal is to shorten the corneal wound healing time, reduce the inflammation and scar formation while attenuating the ocular pain in both non-penetrating and penetrating corneal injuries using TpES.
    Role: PI
  2. (Menglu Yang) Apr 1, 2024 - Mar 30, 2025
    The Connors Center IGNITE Award Program
    Tear Exosome DNA as Novel Biomarkers for Sjogren’s Syndrome
    Role Description: Our goal is to understand the causal relationship between exoDNA and SS, to identify promising biomarkers and therapeutic targets for the diagnosis, monitoring, and treatment of SS
    Role: PI of multi-PI project
  3. (Menglu Yang) Aug 1, 2023 - Jul 31, 2024
    Massachusetts Lions Eye Research Fund
    BMP-7 as a novel therapeutic to combat proliferative vitreoretinopathy
    Role Description: In this study, we will test whether BMP-7 can block the scarring capacity of TGFß in a cell culture model of primary human fetal RPE as well as a mouse model of PVR.
    Role: PI of a multi-PI project
  4. (Menglu Yang) Jan 1, 2023 - Dec 31, 2023
    Grimshaw-Gudewiz Charitable Foundation
    Microcurrent Electrical Stimulation as a Therapy for Angiogenesis in Age Related Macular Degneration
    Role Description: The goal is to determine the role of electrical stimulation as a therapy for age-related macular degeneration
    Role: PI

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