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Education
University of Western Ontario
Doctor of Medicine (2021)
University of Western Ontario
Doctor of Philosophy – Microbiology and Immunology (2019)
Thesis: Defective Macrophage efferocytosis in atherosclerosis
Advisor: Dr. Bryan Heit
McMaster University
Honours Bachelor of Science – Integrated Science (2014)
Thesis: Signal transduction mechanisms in the macrophage scavenger receptor A (SR-A)
Advisor: Dr. Dawn M.E. Bowdish
Selected Publications
Wavell C, Sokolowski A, Yin C, Klingel M, Nagpal AD. Clinical effectiveness of durable continuous-flow left ventricular assist device (LVAD) therapy in non-ischemic versus ischemic cardiomyopathy: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Can J Surg. 2021;64(1):E39-E47. IF: 2.3.
Yin C, Vrieze AM, Rosoga M et al. Efferocytic defects in early atherosclerosis are driven by GATA2 overexpression in macrophages. Front Immunol. 2020;11:594136. IF: 6.4.
Yin C, Moszcyznski AJ, Blom JN, Johnson TPE, Jones DL. Advancing the understanding of research in medical education through collaborative learning: the Collaboration of Practitioners and Researchers Seminar Series. BMC Med Ed. 2020;19:457. IF: 1.9.
Yin C, Heit B. Armed for destruction: formation, function and trafficking of neutrophil granules. Cell Tissue Res. 2017;371(3):455-71. IF: 3.4.
Yin C, Steadman PE, Apramian T et al. Training the next generation of Canadian clinician-scientists: charting a path to success. Clin Invest Med. 2017;40(2):E95-101. IF: 1.2.
Yin C, Kim Y, Argintaru D, Heit B. Rab17 mediates differential antigen sorting following efferocytosis and phagocytosis. Cell Death Dis. 2016;7(12):e2529. IF: 6.0.
Novakowski KE, Yap NVL, Yin C et al. Human-specific mutations and positively-selected sites in the macrophage receptor with collagenous structure (MARCO) confers functional changes. Mol Biol Evol. 2017;35(2):440-50. IF: 14.8.
Armstrong SM, Sugiyama MG, Fung KYY … Yin C et al. A novel assay uncovers an unexpected role for SR-BI in LDL transcytosis. Cardiovasc Res. 2015;108(2):268-77. IF: 7.0.
Gao C, Hindra H, Mulder D, Yin C, Elliot MA. CRP is a global regulator of antibiotic production in Streptomyces. mBio. 2012;3(6):e00407-12. IF: 6.7.
Professional Societies
Clinician-Investigator Trainee Association of Canada
American Association for the Advancement of Science
Canadian Society for Immunology
American Association of Immunologists
Society for Leukocyte Biology
American College of Cardiology
Canadian Cardiovascular Society
Committee Service
Canadian Federation of Medical Students
Chair, Day of Action Research Committee (2017-2018)
Canadian Federation of Medical Students
Government Affairs and Advocacy Committee
Committee Member (2015-2017)
Canadian Federation of Medical Students
Infection and Immunity Course
Course Committee Member (2014-2016)
University of Western Ontario
Teaching
Medical Student Longitudinal Research Experience
Course Coordinator (2017-2018)
University of Western Ontario
MICROIMM 3610F, Microbiology Laboratory
Teaching Assistant (2016-2017)
University of Western Ontario
ISCI 1A24, Integrated Science I
Teaching Assistant (2013-2014)
McMaster University
Community Engagement
Alliance of Students Providing Interprofessional Resources and Education (ASPIRE)
Founding Co-President (2016-2019)
Retiring with Strong Minds
Volunteer (2016-2018)
Thames Valley Science and Engineering Fair (TVSEF)
Board Member (2014-2018)
Volunteer Judge (2009-2014, 2018-present)
Let’s Talk Science
Coordinator (2015-2016)
Volunteer (2008-2015)
Selected Awards
Sandra Banner Student Award for Leadership (2019)
Society for Leukocyte Biology Presidential Award (2018)
International Symposium on Atherosclerosis Young Investigator Fellowship (2018)
Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship (2017)
CIHR Frederick Banting and Charles Best Canada Graduate Scholarship (2016)
CIHR MD/PhD Studentship (2015)
The Hargreaves MD Award (2014)
Ontario Genomics Institute Summer Research Fellowship (2011)
Weizmann Institute of Science Summer Studentship (2010)