STAFF PROFILE
Dr Angela Yang
Dr Yang is the coordinator, lecturer and PhD supervisor in Chinese medicine. Her research focuses on clinical effects and mechanisms of Chinese medicine for chronic conditions through network-based investigation which links to drug discovery.
Dr Yang has coordinated the offshore Chinese medicine program for nearly ten years. Currently she is the coordinator, lecturer and PhD supervisor in Melbourne-based Chinese medicine programs. She also supervises undergraduate and postgraduate students in clinical practice.
Research interests
- Systematic reviews and meta-analysis on effects and safety of Chinese herbal medicine and/or acupuncture for chronic diseases
- Randomised controlled clinical trials of Chinese herbal medicine and/or acupuncture for chronic diseases
- Utility of the Internet in Chinese medicine (eg. healthcare information systems, network pharmacology)
- Quality assessment of Chinese medicine studies
- Educational research in Chinese medicine
Academic distinctions, awards and funding since 2012
- Get ready Chinese medicine practitioners: A virtual WIL project (Funded by Global Learning by Design, RMIT University, 2015)
- Development of innovative Chinese medicine online learning and teaching modules (Funded by Program Development Funds, RMIT University, 2014)
- Early Career Researcher International Travel Awards, RMIT University (2014)
- Australian Government Office for Learning and Teaching 2013 Australian Awards for University Teaching: Citation for Outstanding Contributions to Student Learning (team member) (2013)]
- 2012 Teaching & Research Awards – Programs that Enhance Learning Innovation in Curricula, Learning and Teaching, RMIT University (team member) (2012)
- Cochrane systematic review on Chinese herbal medicine for allergic rhinitis (Funded by National Centre for Complementary and Alternative Medicine, US, 2012)
Dr Yang’s key activities at RMIT University include teaching, clinical practice and research in Chinese medicine.
Teaching
Dr Yang is the coordinator and also the main lecturer for the following courses:
- Undergraduate program
- COTH2053 Classic Literature in Chinese Medicine
- COTH2172 Clinical Chinese Medicine 3
- Postgraduate programs:
- COTH2144 Chinese Materia Medica and Formulae 1
- COTH2096 Chinese Materia Medica and Formulae 2
- COTH2094 Classic Literature in Chinese Medicine and Clinical Conference (Chinese herbal medicine)
- COTH2112 Classic Literature in Chinese Medicine and Clinical Conference (Acupuncture)
- COTH2114 Clinical Chinese Medicine 3
Clinical practice
Dr Yang is involved in a number of clinical courses for clinical supervision of undergraduate and postgraduate students’ application of Chinese herbal medicine and acupuncture as well as Chinese herbal dispensing in a clinic setting.
Research
Dr Yang conducts systematic reviews and randomised clinical trials to investigate the clinical effects and safety of Chinese herbal medicine and acupuncture for chronic conditions such as respiratory and allergic diseases. Particularly, she examines the effects and mechanisms of classical Chinese medicinal formulae using the network analysis.
Dr Yang’s key activities at RMIT University include teaching, clinical practice and research in Chinese medicine.
Teaching
Dr Yang is the coordinator and also the main lecturer for the following courses:
- Undergraduate program
- COTH2053 Classic Literature in Chinese Medicine
- COTH2172 Clinical Chinese Medicine 3
- Postgraduate programs:
- COTH2144 Chinese Materia Medica and Formulae 1
- COTH2096 Chinese Materia Medica and Formulae 2
- COTH2094 Classic Literature in Chinese Medicine and Clinical Conference (Chinese herbal medicine)
- COTH2112 Classic Literature in Chinese Medicine and Clinical Conference (Acupuncture)
- COTH2114 Clinical Chinese Medicine 3
Clinical practice
Dr Yang is involved in a number of clinical courses for clinical supervision of undergraduate and postgraduate students’ application of Chinese herbal medicine and acupuncture as well as Chinese herbal dispensing in a clinic setting.
Research
Dr Yang conducts systematic reviews and randomised clinical trials to investigate the clinical effects and safety of Chinese herbal medicine and acupuncture for chronic conditions such as respiratory and allergic diseases. Particularly, she examines the effects and mechanisms of classical Chinese medicinal formulae using the network analysis.
- Doctor of Philosophy, RMIT University (2006)
- Master of Business Administration, Victoria University (2000)
- Graduate Certificate in Tertiary Teaching and Learning, RMIT University (2009)
- Bachelor of Medicine (Chinese Medicine), Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, China (1995)
External professional memberships
- Executive Editor-in-Chief, Australian Journal of Chinese Medicine and Science (2012 – present)
- Chair, Academic Panel, Federation of Chinese Medicine and Acupuncture Societies of Australia (2000 – present)
- Assessor, Chinese Medicine Accreditation Committee, Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (2014-2017)
- Peer reviewer, Cochrane Database of Systematic Review, British Medical Journal, Thorax, American Journal of Clinical Dermatology, Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine, Acupuncture in Medicine, Chinese Journal of Integrative Medicine
- Wu, C.,Wong, A.,Chen, Q.,Yang, S.,Chen, M.,Yang, W.,Hung, A.,Li, H., et al, . (2024). Identification of inhibitors from a functional food-based plant perillae folium against hyperuricemia via metabolomics profiling, network pharmacology and all-atom molecular dynamics simulations In: Frontiers in Endocrinology, 15, 1 - 22
- Li, H.,Komori, A.,Li, M.,Chen, X.,Yang, A.,Sun, X.,Liu, Y.,Hung, A.,Zhao, X.,Zhou, L. (2023). Multi-ligand molecular docking, simulation, free energy calculations and wavelet analysis of the synergistic effects between natural compounds baicalein and cubebin for the inhibition of the main protease of SARS-CoV-2 In: Journal of Molecular Liquids, 374, 1 - 19
- Chen, Q.,Chen, X.,CHEN, X.,Li, M.,Komori, A.,Yang, A.,Hung, A.,Li, H., et al, . (2023). Computational biomedical modeling and screening for prediction of molecular mechanisms of Simiao Pill against hyperuricemia In: Journal of Molecular Liquids, 381, 1 - 15
- Wong, A.,Hung, A.,Yang, A.,Gill, H.,Lenon, G. (2023). Poria cocos compounds targeting neuropeptide Y1 receptor (Y1R) for weight management: A computational ligand- and structure-based study with molecular dynamics simulations identified beta-amyrin acetate as a putative Y1R inhibitor In: PLoS One, 18, 1 - 20
- Lindner, R.,Selva Raj, I.,Yang, W.,Zaman, S.,Larsen, B.,Denham, J. (2023). Moderate to Vigorous-intensity Continuous Training versus Highintensity Interval Training for Improving VO2max in Women: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis In: International Journal of Sports Medicine, 44, 484 - 495
- Wong, A.,Yang, W.,Gill, H.,Lenon, G.,Hung, A. (2023). Mechanisms of Nelumbinis folium targeting PPAR? for weight management: A molecular docking and molecular dynamics simulations study In: Computers in Biology and Medicine, 166, 1 - 13
- Zaman, S.,Selva Raj, I.,Yang, W.,Lindner, R.,Denham, J. (2023). Exercise training reduces arterial stiffness in women with high blood pressure: A systematic review and meta-analysis In: Journal of Hypertension, 41, 1 - 8
- Wang, C.,Lo, J.,Saunders, R.,Adama, E.,Bulsara, C.,Etherton-Beer, C.,Yang, W. (2022). Light acupuncture and five-element music therapy for nurses' mental health and well-being during and post-COVID-19: Protocol for a randomised cross-over feasibility study In: BMJ Open, 12, 1 - 7
- Chung, C.,Yang, W.,De Foe, A.,Li, M.,Lenon, G. (2022). The clinical evaluation of electroacupuncture combined with mindfulness meditation for overweight and obesity: study protocol for a randomized sham-controlled clinical trial In: Trials, 23, 1 - 11
- Lee, S.,Hung, A.,Li, H.,Yang, A. (2022). Mechanisms of Action of a Herbal Formula Huangqi Guizhi Wuwu Tang for the Management of Post-Stroke Related Numbness and Weakness: A Computational Molecular Docking Study In: Journal of Evidence-Based Integrative Medicine, 27, 1 - 13
- Cultural aspects in the development of evidence-based Chinese medicine - Stage 2. Funded by: Confucius Institute Headquarters Business Development Program Grant pre-2014 from (2012 to 2012)
10 PhD Completions and 3 Masters by Research Completions8 PhD Current Supervisions