Honor Society® member
Weicang Wang
Research assistance at University of Massachusetts-Amherst
- University of Massachusetts Amherst
- Food Science
- Class of 2019
- Amherst, MA
Member since December 2015
About
My name is Weicang Wang. I am now a Ph.D. student in Food Science of University of Massachusetts-Amherst. My research is to investigate the effects and mechanisms of bioactive food components and omega-3-series lipid mediators on angiogenesis, lymphangiogenesis, inflammation and cancer using primary cell culture and animal models.
Education
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University of Massachusetts-Amherst
Ph.D. in Food Science
2014 – 2019
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East China Normal University
M.S. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
2011 – 2014
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Northwest A&F University
B.S. in Biotechnology
2007 – 2011
Honors and awards
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Alumni Graduate Fellowship
Alumni Graduate Fellowship in Food Science Department, UMass-Amherst to support the outstanding graduate student
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ASPET Graduate student travel award
Graduate student travel award for Young Investigators Symposium (Cancer Pharmacology Division) in ASPET Annual Meeting 2017, Chicago
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The Honor Society of Phi Tau Sigma
The Honor Society of Food Science and Technology
Goals and interests
- Career goal
Molecular Nutrition
- Graduate school interests
My research interest is to use a combination of analytical chemistry, cellular biology and biomedical models to investigate the detailed mechanism of bio-active food components on human health.
- Outside the classroom
Go hiking, swimming and reading
Experience
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Research assistance
University of Massachusetts-Amherst
Sep 2014 – Jul 2016
Volunteering
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Registration staff on attendee check-in and name badge station
2016 Northeast IFT Food Industry Expo
May 2016
Languages
- English (US) Fluent
- Chinese (Simplified) Advanced
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