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Yuyang Song

BSc | MC-BMEDSC

Yuyang Song

Yuyang is currently enrolled as a PhD student in the Molecular Imaging and Theranostics laboratory. His medical research focuses on the development of novel drug constructs and treatments for cardiovascular diseases (CVDs). His work aims to address the side effects of existing CVD therapies through various approaches, including engineering recombinant antibody-drug fusions for targeted therapy, utilising extracellular vesicles as drug nanocarriers, and developing next-generation mRNA for personalised medicine. Through these strategies, Yuyang strives to create safer, more effective treatments that improve outcomes and quality of life for patients with cardiovascular disease.

Achievements

  • Harold Mitchell Fellowship (2025)
  • Baker Institute Bright Sparks Top-up Scholarship (2022–2025)
  • Commonwealth Government Research Training Program PhD Scholarship (2022–2025)

Awards

  • ISHR Student Investigator Prize Finalist, The 73rd CSANZ Annual Scientific Meeting, Brisbane (2025)
  • Early Career Investigator Travel Award, The 25th ISHR World Congress, Nara, Japan (2025)
  • Baker Institute Quarterly Research Prize for Publication Excellence (2024)
  • Highest Scoring Abstract, Biomedical & Health Sciences theme, University of Melbourne MDHS Graduate Research Conference (2023)
  • Baker Institute Prize for Cardiovascular Research, Alfred Research Alliance X Alfred Health Week (2023)
  • Best of Lightning Oral Finalist, University of Melbourne MDHS Graduate Research Conference (2023)
  • Best Student Poster Presentation, Baker and La Trobe Symposium (2023)

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