Dr. Jason X.-J. Yuan, a leader in pulmonary vascular disease research, was appointed associate vice president for translational health sciences at the Arizona Health Sciences Center at the University of Arizona.
Yuan also joins the faculty of the UA College of Medicine as professor of medicine with a joint appointment as professor of physiology.
He will direct a research program in translational and clinical pulmonary hypertension and vascular medicine, working with research groups across the UA, university officials said in a news release. He will also establish a new Division of Translational and Regenerative Medicine.
Yuan previously was a professor and a director of research programs at the University of Illinois at Chicago. He also has held faculty positions in the medical schools at University of California-San Diego and the University of Maryland-Baltimore.
He has served as adviser and reviewer with many national and international associations, including the National Institutes of Health, Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center and National Science Foundation, and has received numerous awards.
Yuan received his medical degree from Suzhou Medical College, Suzhou, China. He earned his doctorate in a joint training program with the University of Maryland and Peking Union Medical College and Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences in Beijing.
