Ph. D. (Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Institute of Materia Medica, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, China)
M. Sc. (Traditional Chinese Medicine, Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine, China)
 
She has 62 research publications in reputed international journals with total scientific impact factor of 222.4, with citations 818, and h-index 18 (google scholar). Dr. Yan also has 30 publications in Chinese journals, 7 books/chapters and 12 granted patents. Her current research interest includes natural product chemistry, biotransformation and metabolomics.