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Professor  |  Vice Chair, Academic

Lu-Yang Wang (He/Him)

PhD, FCHAS, Tier 1 CRC

Lu-Yang Wang

luyang.wang@utoronto.ca

(416) 813-8711

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Address
Peter Gilgan Centre for Research and Learning, The Hospital for Sick Children, 686 Bay Street, Room 05-9702, Toronto, Ontario Canada M5G OA4
Research Interests
Electrophysiology, Molecular and Cellular Physiology, Development, Cognitive and Behavioural Sciences, Receptors and Cell Signalling, Disease Models, Translational Physiology
Research Platform
Neuroscience Platform
Appointment Status
Primary

Dr. Lu-Yang Wang is a Senior Scientist, Program in Neurosciences & Mental Health and currently holds a Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Brain Development & Disorder. He is a Full Professor and Associate Chair of Physiology. Dr. Wang earned his PhD degree in pharmacology at University of Toronto in 1993 and completed postdoctoral training in neuroscience at Yale School of Medicine before being recruited to SickKids in 1998. Since then, Dr. Wang has established an impactful research program focusing on the roles of ion channels, synaptic transmission and plasticity in brain development, disorders and diseases. Dr. Wang was inducted into Canadian Academy of Health Sciences in 2020.

Faculty Appointments

Senior Scientist, Program in Neurosciences and Mental Health, SickKids Research Institute