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Biography
Dr Kang gained her bachelor’s degree in Chemistry from University of Science and Technology of China in 2001 and moved to the US to continue her graduate school at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio. Dr Kang successfully defended her PhD thesis entitled “Chronic ethanol consumption disrupts both lipid and glucose homeostasis in rat adipose tissue” under the supervision of Professor Laura Nagy in 2007.
Dr Kang had her postdoctoral training with Professor David Wasserman at Vanderbilt University and was appointed as a research faculty member of Vanderbilt University Medical Centre in 2012. She was also the Managing Director of the Metabolic Pathophysiology Core of the Vanderbilt Mouse Metabolic Phenotyping Centre between 2012 and 2014.
Dr Kang moved to the UK and joined the faculty of the University of Dundee in April 2014. In this role, Dr Kang is establishing her independent research on understanding the pathogenesis of insulin resistance, focusing on studying the role of extracellular matrix (ECM) remodelling.
Research interests
My research focuses on understanding the pathogenesis of insulin resistance. Emerging evidence suggests that the extracellular matrix (ECM) is of great potential significance in metabolic regulation and possibly is of pivotal significance for all metabolic diseases. By studying mice with specific mutations or mice overexpressing specific genes, my primary research interest centres on understanding the role of ECM remodelling in the pathogenesis of insulin resistance and identifying novel and cost-effective ECM-centric therapeutic targets for insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes. Insulin action in conscious, unstressed mice is studied by the hyperinsulinemic-euglycemic clamp technique. The research that is ongoing in my lab will provide new opportunities to explore therapeutics for insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes.
Teaching
Lecture teaching:
- Parmacology of Diabetes Treatment
- BSc Medical Sciences
- BMSc Cardiovascular and Diabetes
Research projects:
- PhD/MSc student supervision
- BSc honour projects
- BMSc research projects
- Summer projects
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Projects
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Institutional Strategic Support Fund (2016)
Cantrell, D., Dinkova-Kostova, A., Kang, L., Murray, P. & Pearson, E.
1/10/16 → 31/05/23
Project: Research
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Meformin-Associated B12 Deficiency and Cognitive Function in Type 2 Diabetes
Doney, A., Kang, L., McCrimmon, R. & Pearson, E.
1/09/19 → 29/02/20
Project: Research
Research Output
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Circulating tissue factor-positive procoagulant microparticles in patients with type 1 diabetes
Zhang, C., Ou, Q., Gu, Y., Cheng, G., Du, R., Yuan, L., Cordiner, R., Kang, D., Zhang, J., Huang, Q., Yu, C., Kang, L., Wang, X., Sun, X., Mo, X., Tian, H., Pearson, E., Meng, W. & Li, S., 3 Jan 2020, In : Diabetes, Metabolic Syndrome and Obesity: Targets and Therapy. 12, p. 2819-2828 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Collagen 24 α1 Is Increased in Insulin-Resistant Skeletal Muscle and Adipose Tissue
Weng, X., Lin, D., Huang, J. T. J., Stimson, R. H., Wasserman, D. H. & Kang, L., 10 Aug 2020, In : International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 21, 16, 13 p., 5738.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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CD44 contributes to hyaluronan-mediated insulin resistance in skeletal muscle of high fat-fed C57BL/6 mice
Hasib, A., Hennayake, C., Bracy, D. P., Bugler-Lamb, A-R., Lantier, L., Khan, F., Ashford, M., McCrimmon, R., Wasserman, D. H. & Kang, L., Dec 2019, In : American Journal of Physiology, Endocrinology and Metabolism. 317, 6, p. E973-E983 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Cytochrome P450 Epoxygenase-Derived Epoxyeicosatrienoic Acids Contribute to Insulin Sensitivity in Mice and in Humans
Gangadhariah, M. H., Dieckmann, B. W., Lantier, L., Kang, L., Wasserman, D. H., Chiusa, M., Caskey, C. F., Dickerson, J., Luo, P., Capdevila, J. H., Imig, J. D., Yu, C., Pozzi, A. & Luther, J. M., Jun 2017, In : Diabetologia. 60, 6, p. 1066-1075Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Adipose extracellular matrix remodelling in obesity and insulin resistance
Lin, D., Chun, T-H. & Kang, L., 1 Nov 2016, In : Biochemical Pharmacology. 119, p. 8-16 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate › peer-review
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Activities
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Welfare and Ethical Use of Animals Committee, University of Dundee (External organisation)
Li Kang (Member)
2020 → …Activity: Membership types › Membership of committee
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Society for Endocrinology (External organisation)
Li Kang (Chair)
1 Jan 2020 → 31 Dec 2023Activity: Membership types › Membership of committee
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Dundee Discoveries Past and Present - self-guided walking tours
Matthew Jarron (Organiser), Amy Cameron (Organiser), Nicola Morrice (Contributor), Chim Lang (Contributor), Agathe Lermant (Contributor), Cara Nicholson (Contributor), Colin Henderson (Contributor), Ros Langston (Member), Laureano de la Vega (Member), Gillian Smith (Contributor), Daniella Cavellini (Contributor), Andrew Evans (Contributor), Jane Dickson (Contributor), Jacqueline Eccles (Contributor), Ola Epemolu (Contributor), Kevin Read (Contributor), Mattie Pawlowic (Contributor), Matthew Taylor (Contributor), Sarah McKim (Contributor), Henry McSorley (Contributor), Peter Mossey (Contributor), Susan Wyllie (Contributor), Niamh Nic Daeid (Contributor), Seaneen McDougall (Contributor), Ailsa Mackintosh (Contributor), Ali Floyd (Contributor), Catharine Goddard (Contributor), Li Kang (Contributor), James Gemmill (Contributor) & Rolf Black (Contributor)
Nov 2020Activity: Other activity types › Other
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