HUDSON PEOPLE - Dr Jun Yang

NAME 

Jun Yang

POSITION / GROUP / CENTRE 

Post-doctoral research fellow in CEM’s Cardiovascular Endocrinology Lab headed by Dr Morag Young, and consultant endocrinologist at Monash Health

I WAS BORN IN 

Nanjing, China – Nanjing is not as famous as Beijing, but it was the old capital of China.

BEFORE HUDSON I WAS DOING 

Research at Prince Henry’s Institute! And managing patients’ endocrine problems at Monash Health.

THE BEST PART OF MY JOB IS 

Exploring problems encountered in the clinic with scientific methods and using the laboratory findings to influence clinical practice.  This is obviously easier said than done, and requires patience, diligence, funding support and possibly a bit of luck!

I CHOSE THIS CAREER PATH BECAUSE 

I always wanted to understand the “why” and “how” behind diseases and their treatments.  I also had very wise and supportive mentors along the way who inspired me to pursue research rather than just clinical practice. 

IF I WASN’T DOING THIS JOB I WOULD BE 

A primary school teacher – a strong foundation in education is probably the most important gift to a child. 

MY FIRST JOB WAS 

Delivering local Leader newspapers on foot at age 13. 

MY FAVOURITE MOVIE/TV IS 

Star Wars IV-VII and The Sound of Music, and any children’s movies that my kids would like to watch

I AM WORKING ON 

Going to sleep earlier, finishing my training as Joey Scout Leader (> 40 hours of online modules to complete!) and finding the best camping spots for 2017.

THE HIGHLIGHT OF MY YEAR SO FAR 

(From a work perspective) is the development of the new Endocrine Hypertension Clinic at Hudson which will hopefully merge evidence-based clinical practice with laboratory research AND seeing my first BMedSci student pass with flying colours.

I AM LOOKING FORWARD 

To the holidays (as always...) and carrying out the proposed research project to evaluate how many hypertensive patients are affected by primary aldosteronism (Conn’s syndrome) in our community.

MY FAVOURITE PLACE IN THE WORLD IS

Home.

OUTSIDE OF WORK I ENJOY 

Camping, cooking, hanging out with my three little boys and volunteering at my kids’ school (especially teaching them about science and endocrinology, and making jam for School Fair)

MY FAVOURITE PLACE TO EAT 

Is my parents’ house – how can any restaurant beat 12 course banquets made with love?

THE BEST ADVICE I'VE RECEIVED

“Don’t think of your work as have to, but get to”. Eg. I HAVE to prepare a talk vs. I GET to prepare a talk... we are so lucky to GET to do so much!