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Kai Yang

Immunology and Microbiology · Indiana University

OpenAlex ORCID
Immune Cell Function and InteractionT-cell and B-cell ImmunologyHIV Research and TreatmentPI3K/AKT/mTOR signaling in cancerImmune cells in cancer

Publications

84

Citations

5,117

Est. group size

—

Recurring co-author estimate

Active years

25

Publishing since 2001

Research summary
AI-generated

Kai Yang studies how immune cells—particularly T cells and macrophages—make decisions about their fate and function, with a strong focus on the metabolic and signaling pathways that control these processes. This work connects immune cell biology to contexts like tumor immunity, tissue homeostasis, aging, and gut microbiota, and extends to vaccine design and immune responses to infection.

T-cell metabolism and fate decisionsMacrophage biology in tumor and neuroimmune settingsImmune cell signaling (PTEN, mTOR, LKB1)Regulatory T (Treg) cell functionSingle-cell analysis of immune landscapes

Publication activity has been fairly steady over the past decade, fluctuating between roughly two and six papers per year with no clear long-term increase or decline.

Generated by claude-opus-4-8 from public bibliographic data · Jul 11, 2026

Publication cadence
Publications per year over the last 10 years — averaging 2.8/year recently
2017: 4 publications172018: 2 publications182019: 3 publications192020: 6 publications6202021: 5 publications212022: 3 publications222023: 4 publications232024: 2 publications242025: 5 publications2526
Recent publications
Publishes in
  • Figshare×6
  • Frontiers in Immunology×5
  • The Journal of Immunology×4
  • Cell Reports×3
  • Nature×2

This profile was generated automatically from public scholarly data (OpenAlex). Group size and activity levels are estimates derived from co-authorship patterns.

Last updated Jul 11, 2026.

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