Stroke

Biography

Dr. Wang is Director of Neuroapoptosis Drug Discovery Laboratory, Department of Neurosurgery, Brigham and Women’s Hospital/Harvard Medical School. Dr. Wang received her PhD from Hebrew University of Jerusalem. She did her postdoctoral training at University of Michigan and Harvard Medical School. Dr. Wang has published about 70 peer-reviewed articles and has served as the Guest Editor, Handling Editor, and Editorial Board Member for a number of peer-reviewed journals, as well as the scientist reviewer for institutes or foundations including NIH, DOD, BSF, and others, and invited reviewer for 30 peer-reviewed journals.

Research Interest

The identification of candidate therapeutics and potential targets for therapeutic intervention in neurological disorders including adult stroke, newborn brain injury, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, and Huntington’s disease. Another main interest concerns the fundamental mechanisms of neurological diseases.