Treats Adults
Xianrui Yang, DMD, PhD : Bio and credentials
Orthodontist
- Additional languages:
- Chinese
My bio
Dr. Xianrui “Sherry” Yang is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Orthodontics and a Courtesy Faculty member in the Department of Oral Biology at the University of Florida College of Dentistry (UFCD). Dr. Yang has been conducting research in both basic science and clinical orthodontics. She has published over 50 articles and served as an editor and reviewer for multiple scientific journals. Her interests include the mechanobiology of orthodontic tooth movement (OTM) and clinical & translational research.
Dr. Yang obtained her DMD, PhD, and Orthodontics training from the West China School of Stomatology. Since the first year of her PhD, she has been at the Harvard School of Dental Medicine, working on extracellular biology and intracellular signaling mechanisms in the Department of Developmental Biology. She continued her Postdoctoral Research Fellowship in Bone Biology at Harvard University, then pursued her Orthodontics Residency and a Master of Science at the University of Michigan School of Dentistry.
Dr. Yang is a Diplomate of the American Board of Orthodontics.
At UFCD, Dr. Yang leads her OTM Mechanobiology Laboratory, serves as the Director of the Predoctoral Orthodontics Program, and treats patients in the Faculty Practice Clinic.
Board certifications
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2024 CDCA-WREB-CITA
American Board of Dental Examiners
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2024 INBDE
National Board Dental Examination
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2024 Orthodontics
American Board of Orthodontics
Education
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Orthodontics Residency & MS
University of Michigan School of Dentistry, 2021-2024
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Postdoctoral Research Fellowship
Harvard School of Dental Medicine/ Harvard University, 2018-2021
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DMD, MDS, PhD
West China School of Stomatology, 2008-2018
Specialties
Subspecialties
Additional languages
- Chinese
Gender
Female
Accomplishments
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AIMM Young Investigator Awardee
The American Society for Bone and Mineral Research, 2026
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Full-Time Faculty Teaching Fellowship
The American Association of Orthodontists, 2026
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Roberto Justus “Rising Star” Young Speakers Travel Scholarship
World Federation of Orthodontists, 2026
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ASBMR THRIVE Scholar
American Society for Bone and Mineral Research, 2025
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Graber Family Teaching & Research Award
American Association of Orthodontists Foundation, 2025
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Charles J. Burstone Research Aid Award
American Association of Orthodontists Foundation, 2023
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Voice of the Future Innovator Award
APEC, 2020
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Forbes China 30 Under 30
Forbes, 2019
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Valedictorian
West China School of Stomatology, 2018
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nominated for Person of the Year of national university students
Ministry of Education of People’s Republic of China, 2015
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Valedictorian
West China School of Stomatology, 2015
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Tang Lixin Scholarships and International Travel Awards
Mr. Lixin Tang, 2012-2019
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Global Entrepreneurship Challenge
University of Oxford, 2012
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Global Challenge and Entrepreneurship Forum at UC Berkeley
Intel, 2011