Dr. Angela Yang
Assistant Associate Dean, Chinese Medicine
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College: School of Health and Biomedical Sciences
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Department: Health and Biomedical Sciences
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Campus: Bundoora West Australia
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angela.yang@rmit.edu.au
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ORCID: 0000-0001-9345-4607
Open to
- Masters Research or PhD student supervision
About
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.
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)
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 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.
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)
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.
Supervisor projects
- The effects of Fucoidan and Lingzhi on Lung cancer cells
- 10 Jul 2024
- Acupuncture support for cancer treatments: Clinical trial
- 16 Feb 2024
- Mechanisms of Actions of Herbal Medicines for Chronic Conditions: Computational Analyses
- 2 Feb 2024
- Development of a diagnostic instrument for assessing the constitution
- 2 Jan 2024
- Qigong for quality of life in cancer patients
- 3 Dec 2020
- Clinical applications and mechanisms of action of Gui Zhi Tang for common cold: Literature reviews and computational analyses
- 29 Jul 2020
- Chinese Herbal Medicines for the Management of Obesity: Systematic Reviews and In Silico Identification of Potential Anti-Obesity Phytochemical Compounds
- 1 Jul 2020
- The clinical evaluation of electroacupuncture combined with mindfulness meditation for weight management
- 1 Mar 2017
- Clinical applications and mechanisms of action of Danggui Beimu Kushen Wan on the targets and pathways implicated in prostate cancer:Literature reviews and computational analyses
- 1 Mar 2017
- Data mining of classical formulas in Shang Han Za Bing Lun and mechanisms of actions of Coptis Chinensis and its combinations for the management of Atopic Dermatitis
- 27 Feb 2017
- Clinical applications and mechanisms of action of Gui Zhi Fu Ling Wan for the management of menopausal hot flushes:Literature reviews and computational analyses
- 27 Feb 2017
- Clinical Applications and Mechanisms of Action of Huangqi Guizhi Wuwu Tang for Stroke–Related Muscular Numbness and Weakness: Literature Reviews and Computational Analyses
- 15 Aug 2016
- Self-Administered Acupressure for the Management of Allergic Rhinitis
- 3 Mar 2016
- Establishing an objective tool for evaluating frailty in older adults
- 22 Feb 2016
- Clinical Effects and Mechanisms of Actions of the Chinese Herbal Formula (RCM-104) for Weight Management: Literature Reviews and Computational Analysis
- 20 Jul 2015
- Chinese Herbal Medicine for Asthma: An Evaluation of Traditional and Scientific Evidence
- 12 Aug 2011
Teaching interests
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
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
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
- 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
