Xiaoyan Wang

Dr. Wang received her B.S. in Medicine from Yanzhou University, Medical School, China, and M.S. in Medicine and Ph.D. in Renal Physiology from Nanjing Medical University, China. She received her post-doctoral research training from Duke University and the Laboratory of Kidney and Electrolyte Metabolism, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, NIH. Dr. Wang studies the molecular and cellular mechanisms, especially those related to renal sodium transport, involved in salt-sensitive hypertension and aldosterone escape. She also studies the role of mitochondrial function in renal epithelial cells following anoxic injury. Dr. Wang has designed and characterized antibodies against G protein-coupled receptors, sodium transporters, and reactive oxygen species-related proteins.