Dr. Yan achieved a Medicine Degree (2007-2011) at Xiangya School of Medicine, Central South University. Then, Dr. Yan received research training and also, got a Master's Degree (2011-2014) and Doctorate Degree (2016-2019) at Xiangya Hospital, Central South University. Her specialization is Pharmaceutics and Pharmacology. Dr. Yan is a Pharmaceutical Researcher. She has received systematic training in cancer treatment at Xiangya Hosital, Central South University. Her research mainly focuses on cancer therapy, with an ultimate goal of translating mechanistic insights gained for new therapeutic modalities. She has published over 40 research papers in prestigious journals. Presently, she serves as an editor board member of Traditional Medicine Research, Journal of Clinical and Pathological Research, Chinese Journal of General Surgery, etc. She has also been serving as a peer reviewer for about six SCI-indexed journals.