Visiting Scholar
Center for Craniofacial Molecular Biology
Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry of USC

2250 Alcazar St.
CSA 145 – HSC 9062
Los Angeles, CA 90033-9062
Phone: (323) 442-3170
Fax: (323) 442-2981
yy_621@usc.edu

Education
Experience
Publications
Awards

Fudan University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
B. Med., 2020
Clinical Medicine

Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
M.Sc., 2023
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

  • 2025 – present – Visiting Scholar – Center for Craniofacial Molecular Biology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA

  • 2018-2019 – Lab Intern – Fudan University, Shanghai, China

  1. Yan Y, Zhang Z, Han W, Sun M, Kim BS, Zhang Y, Xu H, Lei D, Chai G. (2023) Preliminary Application Research of 3D Bioprinting in Craniofacial Reconstruction. J Craniofac Surg. 2023 Mar-Apr 01;34(2):805-808. doi: 10.1097/SCS.0000000000009113. Epub 2022 Dec 19. PMID: 36729378.

  2. Zhang Z, Yan Y, Seop Kim B, Han W, Chen X, Lin L, Zhang Y, Chai G. (2023) iPhone 13 Pro Max photography for quantitative evaluation of fine facial wrinkles: Is it feasible? Skin Res Technol. 2023 Sep;29(9):e13360. doi: 10.1111/srt.13360. PMID: 37753675; PMCID: PMC10468579.

  3. Yan Y, Lv C, Wang B, Wang X, Han W, Sun M, Kim BS, Zhang Y, Bao J, Lin L, Chai G. (2023) Applying artificial intelligence algorithm in the design of a guide plate for mandibular angle ostectomy. J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg. 2023 Sep;84:595-604. doi: 10.1016/j.bjps.2023.05.030. Epub 2023 May 26. PMID: 37451235.

  4. Chi H, Xie X, Yan Y, Peng G, Strohmer DF, Lai G, Zhao S, Xia Z, Tian G. (2022) Natural killer cell-related prognosis signature characterizes immune landscape and predicts prognosis of HNSCC. Front Immunol. 2022 Oct 3;13:1018685. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2022.1018685. PMID: 36263048; PMCID: PMC9575041.

  5. Yan Y, Xu Y, Han W, Kim BS, Zhang Y, Chai G. (2022) Changes in Facial Soft Tissues After Mandibular Angle Ostectomy Based on 3-Dimensional Measurement: A Clinical Study. J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2022 Sep;80(9):1493-1504. doi: 10.1016/j.joms.2022.05.010. Epub 2022 Jun 1. PMID: 35760089.

  • 2022 – Excellent Student of Shanghai Jiatong University

  • 2020 – Excellent Graduate (Second Prize) of Fudan University

  • 2017 – Excellent Student of Fudan University