Yige Wang

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PhD Candidate, Graduate Program of Nutritional Biology (GGNB), UC Davis

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Education and Degree(s)
  • BS, Clinical Nutrition, University of California Davis (2015-2019)
  • MS, Food Science and Human Nutrition, National University of Singapore (2021-2023)
Honors and Awards
  • Financial Support Fellowship, Graduate Group in Nutritional Biology (GGNB), UC Davis (2024)
  • Rustici Endowment Fellowship and GGNB Fellowship (2024)
  • Jastro Research Award, GGNB, UC Davis (2024)
  • Rucker Family Fellowship Award, GGNB, UC Davis (2025)
  • Jastro Research Award, GGNB, UC Davis (2025)
  • Carpenter Travel Award, GGNB, UC Davis (2025)
  • Rucker Family Fellowship Award, GGNB, UC Davis (2025)
Research Interests & Expertise
  • Omega-3 PUFAs, lipid metabolism, LC-MS/MS lipidomics
Publications
  • Wang Y, Edin ML, Jing N, Lih GB, Yang J, Yeliseyev V, Zeldin DC, and Zhang G. (2026) Gut Microbiota Modulate Adipose Eicosanoid Metabolism: Potential Roles of the Lipoxygenase Pathway. FASEB J, https://doi.org/10.1096/fj.202504725R.
  • Jing N, Edin ML, Lih FB, Wang Y, Matsukuma KE, Graves JP, Liu F, Fang J, Zeldin DC, and Zhang G. (2026) CYP2C29 monooxygenase promotes CDAA-HFD-induced liver fibrosis. Free Radic Biol Med, 243: 338-350. doi: 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2025.11.028.
  • Ead AS, Wirkus J, Machuca J, Wang Y, Vahmani P, Matsukuma KE, Zhang G, Mackenzie GG. (2026) Timing-dependent effects of omega-3 fatty acids on adipose tissue and tumorigenesis in obesity-driven pancreatic cancer in mice. J Nutr, doi: 10.1016/j.tjnut.2025.101286.
  • Jing N, Edin ML, Wang Y, Yang J, Lih FB, Yeliseyev V, Liu F, Ding Y, Zeldin DC, Zhang G, (2025) The gut microbiota mediates epoxy eicosanoid metabolism in the colon. J Biol Chem, 301:110338. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbc.2025.110338.
  • Wirkus J, Ead AS, Krga I, Wang Y, Pontifex MG, Muller M, Vauzour D, Matsukuma KE, Zhang G, Mackenzie GG. (2025) Normalizing body weight with a dietary strategy mitigates obesity-accelerated pancreatic carcinogenesis in mice. J Nutr, doi: 10.1016/j.tjnut.2025.05.039.
  • Wang W, Wang Y, Sanidad KZ, Wang Y, Zhang J, Yang W, Sun Q, Bayram I, Song R, Yang H, Johnson D, Sherman HL, Kim D, Minter LM, Wong JJ, Zeng MY, Decker EA, Zhang G. (2025) Oxidized polyunsaturated fatty acid promotes colitis and colitis-associated tumorigenesis in mice. J Crohns Colitis, jjae148. doi: 10.1093/ecco-jcc/jjae148.
  • Zhang, J., Yang, J., Duval, C., Edin, M.L., Williams, A., Lei, L., Tu, M., Pourmand, E., Song, R., Graves, J.P., DeGraff, L.M., Wong, J.J., Wang, Y., Sun, Q., Sanidad, K.Z., Wong, S., Han, Y., Zhang, Z., Lee, K.S.S., Park, Y., Xiao, H., Liu, Z., Decker, E.A., Cui, W., Zeldin, D.C. & Zhang, G. (2023). CYP eicosanoid pathway mediates colon cancer-promoting effects of dietary linoleic acid. FASEB J, 37(7), e23009. https://doi.org/10.1096/fj.202300786R.