UVA’s Zhen Yan, PhD, is a top expert on the cellular benefits of exercise. He is working to overcome the problem of ischemia reperfusion injury, in which the body is damaged by the restoration of blood flow after it has been cut off by injury or surgery.
UVA’s Zhen Yan, PhD, a top expert on the cellular benefits of exercise, and his team are working to better understand how the body is damaged by the restoration of blood flow – known as ischemia reperfusion injury – and to find ways to improve outcomes for people who suffer it, including surgery and trauma patients and soldiers injured on the battlefield.
