Faculty

Dr. Shaolin Yang

Shaolin Yang, PhD

Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Bioengineering

Contact Details

3811 O'Hara St.
Pittsburgh
 
PA
 
15213
Email

Education & Training

PhD
Radio Physics, Wuhan University, China
Neuroimaging, National Institute on Drug Abuse Neuroimaging Research Branch
Radiology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Radiology, Cornell University Weill Medical College

Professional Affiliations

Member, International Society for Magnetic Resonance in Medicine
Member, Society for Neuroscience
Member, Organization for Human Brain Mapping

Research Interests

Neuroimaging; Human brain mapping
Selected Research Publications & Products
  1. Guo R, Yang S, Wiesner HM, Li Y, Zhao Y, Liang ZP, Chen W & Zhu XH. Mapping intracellular NAD content in entire human brain using phosphorus-31 MR spectroscopic imaging at 7 Tesla. Frontiers in Neuroscience. 2024;18:article 1389111.
  2. Yang S & Tseng KY. Maturation of corticolimbic functional connectivity during sensitive periods of brain development. Sensitive Periods of Brain Development and Preventive Interventions. Current Topics in Behavioral Neurosciences. 2022;53:37-53.
  3. Nigro SE, Wu M, Juliano AC, Flynn B, Lu LH, Landay AL, French AL & Yang S. Effects of cocaine and HIV on decision-making abilities. Journal of NeuroVirology. 2021;27(3):422433.
  4. Yang S, Wu M, Ajilore O, Lamar M & Kumar A. Impaired biophysical integrity of macromolecular protein pools in the uncinate circuit in late-life depression. Molecular Psychiatry. 2019;24(12):1844-1855.
  5. Yang S. Two-Dimensional J-Resolved LASER and semi-LASER Spectroscopy. U.S. Patent No. 10,180,477, issued on Jan. 15, 2019.

Alzheimer's Research & Therapy: Sex-specific Risk Factors and Clinical Dementia Outcomes for White Matter Hyperintensities in a Large South Korean Cohort

Dr. Minjie Wu

Cerebral small vessel disease (CSVD) is a common cause of stroke and cognitive impairment in older adults. White matter hyperintensities (WMH) observed on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) images are the most common feature of cerebral small vessel disease. However, the magnitude of WMH’s relationship to cognition and to the rate of cognitive decline varies considerably across individuals. Sex may be an important...

Pitt Psychiatry Awarded $33.5M National Institute on Aging Program Project Grant Focused on the Pathological and Clinical Progression of Alzheimer’s Disease

Pitt Psychiatry Investigators Awarded New Program Project Grant

The National Institute on Aging (NIA) has awarded the University of Pittsburgh Department of Psychiatry a Program Project Grant (PPG) renewal for “The role of astrogliosis in aging and the pathological and clinical progression of Alzheimer's disease.” The Alzheimer’s PPG will be led by a multiple principal investigator team including Ann Cohen, PhD (Associate Professor of Psychiatry), Howard Aizenstein, MD, PhD...

Journal of NeuroVirology: Effects of Cocaine and HIV on Decision-making Abilities

Dr. Shaolin Yang

Among people living with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), substance use impacts medication adherence and treatment outcome. Research has shown that stimulants—with cocaine as one of the most commonly used in this population—are associated with the greater risk for poor medication adherence. Impairments in executive functioning are often seen in individuals with HIV who use cocaine, as both cocaine and HIV...

The Department of Psychiatry Welcomes Shaolin Yang, PhD, to the Faculty

Dr. Shaolin Yang

We are delighted to announce that Shaolin Yang, PhD, has joined the faculty as Assistant Professor of Psychiatry. Dr. Yang received his PhD from the Department of Radio Physics, School of Electronic Information, at Wuhan University in China. He received postdoctoral training from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine Department of Radiology and was a postdoctoral visiting fellow in the Neuroimaging...