Huey Lang Yang, Taiwanese bioscientist (Tainan 18 April 1944 –
Developed diagnostic kits for important diseases prevalent in the Asian population, such as human hepatitis C virus and Epstein-Barr virus for nasopharyngeal cancer
Invented a novel oral vaccine delivery system for fish
Developed several fish vaccine products
Extended to the establishment of sustainable virus free indoor production system for grouper fingerlings
With I-Min Chen developed a novel method to extract pollution-free docosahexaenoic acid from an indigenous micro-algal species
Developed EcVig, a novel grouper immune-gene associated with antiviral activity against nervous necrosis virus infection
PATENTS
With J.C.C. Yu & J.H.Y. Lin. Oral vaccines US7807144B2 (2004)
With J.C.C. Yu & J.H.Y. Lin. Oral vaccines US6872386B2 (2001) EP1429615A1 (2002) & WO2003020040 A1 (2002)
With H.Y. Lin, T.Y. Kuo & H.I. Huang. Nervous necrosis virus proteins. US6777247B2 (2001)
With J. Todd & H.L.L. Jou. Method and kit for sample adherence to test substrate US5024933 (1991)
With J.J. Donegan. Polynucleotide composition and method for its production. EP0294595 A2 (1988) & CA1340100C (1988)
With A. Lo. A composition specific for Neisseria gonorrhea EP0237737 A2 (1987)
With A. Lo. Nucleotide sequence composition and method for detection of Neisseria gonorrhea and method for screening for a nucleotide sequence that is specific for a genetically distinct group. US4900659 A (1986)
With D. Kirtikar & R.G. Pergolizzi. Method and materials useful for the analysis and detection of genetic material EP0124124A3 (1984)