Ying Yang, PhD, is a Senior Scientist for Great China with the Global Nutrition Team. She is responsible for pre-clinical and clinical research as well as the translation and communication of evidence-based science for internal and external audiences in the Great China area.
Prior to joining Tate & Lyle, she worked for Abbott Nutrition, where she spent five years leading nutrition related research and contributed to developing products with improved nutritional profile. Her research background is mainly focus on nutrient delivery and absorption mechanism, food impacts on glycemic response and other health conditions.
She received her Bachelor of Biotechnology and her master’s degree in Nutrition and Food Safety from China Agricultural University, and holds a Doctorate in Food and Nutrition Sciences from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, US.