Prof. Raymond YUNG (USA)

Dr. Raymond Yung is currently Professor of Internal Medicine at the University of Michigan, and the Associate Director for Research at the Veterans Administration Ann Arbor Geriatric Research, Education, and Clinical Center. He received medical training from the University of Liverpool in the United Kingdom. He subsequently completed both Rheumatology and Geriatric Medicine fellowship training at the University of Michigan. He has a strong clinical interest in the emerging field of Geriatric Rheumatology. In terms of science, Dr. Yung has been continually funded by US federal grants since 1992. He is a recipient of the prestigious Paul Beeson Physician Faculty Scholar in Aging Research Award from the American Federation for Aging Research. His research centers around the intersection between aging, autoimmunity and epigentics. Working with his former mentor Dr. Bruce Richardson, he established the first murine model of drug-induced lupus. He is currently investigating the role of ancestral diet in modulating the T cell epigenome and the development of late-life inflammatory diseases.