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Jennifer Yang

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Title(s)Assistant Clinical Professor, Neurosciences
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Address9500 Gilman Drive #
La Jolla CA 92093
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    Jennifer Yang, MD is an Assistant Clinical Professor of Neurosciences in the Division of Pediatric Neurology at UC San Diego and Rady Children’s Hospital San Diego and Co-Director of the Neurometabolic and Mitochondrial Disease Clinic. She specializes in the clinical management of pediatric inflammatory and demyelinating disorders, mitochondrial disease, and genetic white matter diseases. Her research interests include clinical outcomes in pediatric autoimmune encephalitis, multiple sclerosis and translational diagnostics in primary mitochondrial disease. She is a current scholar in the NIH NINDS-funded CNCDP-K12 program investigating cognitive outcomes in pediatric anti-NMDA receptor encephalitis. Additionally, she is a PI and Co-Investigator in observational, investigator-initiated studies and industry-sponsored clinical trials in mitochondrial myopathy, Leigh syndrome, MELAS, leukodystrophy, autoimmune encephalitis, and multiple sclerosis.

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    4-hydroxymandelate for HPDL deficiency, a novel mitochondrial encephalopathy
    NIH R21TR006111Aug 20, 2025 - Jul 31, 2027
    Role: Co-Investigator
    Child Neurologist Career Development Program (CNCDP)
    NIH/NINDS 5K12NS098482Jul 1, 2024 - Jun 30, 2027
    Role: PI

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    1. Telomere length as a marker of biological age in paediatric multiple sclerosis. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry. 2026 Jan 07. Jacques K, Race J, Goyne C, Fair A, Schuette A, Yang JH, Caillier S, Aaen GS, Abrams A, Benson L, Casper TC, Chitnis T, Gorman MP, Lotze T, Krupp L, Mar S, Ness J, Rensel M, Rodriguez M, Rose J, Schreiner T, Tillema JM, Waldman A, Wheeler Y, Oksenberg J, Lin J, Waubant E, Graves JS. PMID: 41500800.
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    2. Epigenetic age and telomere length correlations in pediatric-onset multiple sclerosis. Mult Scler. 2025 Dec; 31(14):1641-1650. Yang JH, Race J, Sumowski P, Jacques K, Fardad S, Fair A, Hazlett A, Lin J, Yilmaz D, Aaen G, Abrams A, Benson L, Casper TC, Chitnis T, Gorman M, Lotze T, Krupp L, Mar S, Ness J, Rensel M, Rose J, Schreiner T, Tillema JM, Waldman A, Wheeler Y, Barcellos LF, Waubant E, Graves JS. PMID: 41195728; PMCID: PMC12614491.
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    3. Racial and ethnic disparities in pediatric autoimmune encephalitis: A systematic review. Mult Scler Relat Disord. 2025 Dec; 104:106789. Yang JH, Fisher KS, Dumcum J, Zacharek S, Kornbluh AB, Poisson K, Karalius MC, Sepeta L. PMID: 41061471.
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    4. A Novel Radiographic and Genetic Variant of Adult-Onset Leukoencephalopathy With Axonal Spheroids and Pigmented Glia: Case Report. Neurohospitalist. 2025 Sep 09; 19418744251377118. Nichol AA, Ngo AB, Alharthi M, Hird K, Owen M, Raefsky S, Yang JH. PMID: 40936738; PMCID: PMC12420650.
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    5. Vigabatrin Versus Adrenocorticotropic Hormone After High-Dose Prednisolone Failure for the Treatment of Epileptic Spasms. J Child Neurol. 2025 Aug 03; 8830738251361701. Layton A, Sattar S, Rho JM, Yang JH, Gold J, Zimbric M, Bui J, Sahagian M, Kim-McManus O, Frederick A, Guido-Estrada N, Jindal A, Wiegand S, Dove K, Sweat M, Nespeca M, Montenegro MA. PMID: 40754938.
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    6. HPDL Variant Type Correlates With Clinical Disease Onset and Severity. Ann Clin Transl Neurol. 2025 Jul; 12(7):1360-1367. Lee EH, Kim-Mcmanus O, Yang JH, Haas R, Zaki MS, Abdel-Salam GMH, Nakamura Y, Abdel-Hamind MS, Ebrahimi-Fakhari D, Alecu JE, Brunetti-Pierri N, Srinivasan VM, Gowda VK, Gross S, Alanay Y, Najarzadeh Totbati P, Yadavilli M, Friedman L, Ojeda NM, Gleeson JG. PMID: 40368591; PMCID: PMC12257120.
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    7. B-cell Depletion Therapy in Pediatric Neuroinflammatory Disease. Curr Neurol Neurosci Rep. 2024 Oct; 24(10):479-494. Wu HC, Gombolay GY, Yang JH, Graves JS, Christy A, Xiang XM. PMID: 39259430.
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    8. Isolated Psychiatric Symptoms in Children With Anti-N-Methyl-d Aspartate Receptor Encephalitis. Pediatr Neurol. 2024 Oct; 159:12-15. Gombolay G, Brenton JN, Yang JH, Stredny CM, Kammeyer R, Fisher KS, Sandweiss AJ, Erickson TA, Kannan V, Otten C, Steriade C, Vu N, Santoro JD, Robles-Lopez K, Goodrich R, Otallah S, Arellano J, Christiana A, Morris M, Gorman MP, Kornbluh AB, Kahn I, Sepeta L, Jiang Y, Muscal E, Murray KO, Moodley M, Hardy D. PMID: 39094249; PMCID: PMC11381152.
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    9. Analysis of Evusheld safety and efficacy in multiple sclerosis patients. Mult Scler Relat Disord. 2024 Aug; 88:105733. Liu EN, Real M, Yang JH, Fair A, Whitmire N, Perez A, Wilder C, Rosengren S, Kinkel RP, Graves JS. PMID: 38901372.
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    10. Senescence marker p16INK4a expression in patients with multiple sclerosis. Mult Scler Relat Disord. 2024 Apr; 84:105498. Yang JH, Miner AE, Fair A, Kinkel R, Graves JS. PMID: 38359693.
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    11. Survival Analysis of Immunotherapy Effects on Relapse Rate in Pediatric and Adult Autoimmune Encephalitis. Neurology. 2023 11 27; 101(22):e2300-e2313. Yang JH, Liu EN, Nguyen L, Dunn-Pirio A, Graves JS. PMID: 37827848; PMCID: PMC10727225.
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    12. Refractory Status Epilepticus Associated With a Pathogenic Variant in TNFRSF13B. Cureus. 2023 Nov; 15(11):e48222. Yang JH, Scanlon N, Woo W, LaBuzetta JN, Gonzalez C, Broderick L, Doherty T, Riedl M, Dunn-Pirio A. PMID: 38054159; PMCID: PMC10694393.
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    13. Clinical and Treatment Considerations for the Pediatric and Aging Patients with Multiple Sclerosis. Neurol Clin. 2024 Feb; 42(1):255-274. Siddiqui A, Yang JH, Hua LH, Graves JS. PMID: 37980118.
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    14. Longitudinal analysis and treatment of neuropsychiatric symptoms in post-acute sequelae of COVID-19. J Neurol. 2023 Oct; 270(10):4661-4672. Liu EN, Yang JH, Patel L, Arora J, Gooding A, Ellis R, Graves JS. PMID: 37493802; PMCID: PMC10910663.
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    15. The NHANES Biological Age Index demonstrates accelerated aging in MS patients. Mult Scler Relat Disord. 2023 Sep; 77:104859. Miner AE, Yang JH, Kinkel RP, Graves JS. PMID: 37473592.
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    16. MRI Features and Their Association With Outcomes in Children With Anti-NMDA Receptor Encephalitis. Neurol Neuroimmunol Neuroinflamm. 2023 07; 10(4). Gombolay G, Brenton JN, Yang JH, Stredny CM, Kammeyer R, Otten CE, Vu N, Santoro JD, Robles-Lopez K, Christiana A, Steriade C, Morris M, Gorman M, Moodley M, Hardy D, Kornbluh AB, Kahn I, Sepeta LN, Yeshokumar A, Conquering Neuroinflammation and Epilepsies Consortium (CONNECT). PMID: 37236807; PMCID: PMC10219134.
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    17. Longitudinal evaluation of neurologic-post acute sequelae SARS-CoV-2 infection symptoms. Ann Clin Transl Neurol. 2022 07; 9(7):995-1010. Shanley JE, Valenciano AF, Timmons G, Miner AE, Kakarla V, Rempe T, Yang JH, Gooding A, Norman MA, Banks SJ, Ritter ML, Ellis RJ, Horton L, Graves JS. PMID: 35702954; PMCID: PMC9268882.
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    18. Therapeutic Advances in Multiple Sclerosis. Front Neurol. 2022; 13:824926. Yang JH, Rempe T, Whitmire N, Dunn-Pirio A, Graves JS. PMID: 35720070; PMCID: PMC9205455.
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    19. Cancer Screening in Patients With Multiple Sclerosis: Are We Doing Enough? Neurology. 2022 05 03; 98(18):737-738. Yang JH, Graves JS. PMID: 35501163.
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    20. A systematic review and quantitative synthesis of the long-term psychiatric sequelae of pediatric autoimmune encephalitis. J Affect Disord. 2022 07 01; 308:449-457. Nguyen L, Yang JH, Goyal S, Irani N, Graves JS. PMID: 35429531.
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    21. Expanding the phenotypic and molecular spectrum of NFS1-related disorders that cause functional deficiencies in mitochondrial and cytosolic iron-sulfur cluster containing enzymes. Hum Mutat. 2022 03; 43(3):305-315. Yang JH, Friederich MW, Ellsworth KA, Frederick A, Foreman E, Malicki D, Dimmock D, Lenberg J, Prasad C, Yu AC, Anthony Rupar C, Hegele RA, Manickam K, Koboldt DC, Crist E, Choi SS, Farhan SMK, Harvey H, Sattar S, Karp N, Wong T, Haas R, Van Hove JLK, Wigby K, Wigby K. PMID: 35026043; PMCID: PMC8863643.
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    22. To Be or No B2: A Rare Cause of Stridor and Weakness in a Toddler. Child Neurol Open. 2021 Jan-Dec; 8:2329048X211030723. Frederick AL, Yang JH, Schneider S, Quade A, Guidugli L, Wigby K, Wigby K, Cameron M. PMID: 34395718; PMCID: PMC8361551.
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    23. A Case of Tuberculosis-Associated Acute Disseminated Encephalomyelitis in a Seven-Month-Old Infant. Cureus. 2021 Jul; 13(7):e16299. Yang JH, Vuong KT, Moodley A, Chuang NA, Chen DY. PMID: 34381655; PMCID: PMC8351760.
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    24. The Utility of Infectious and Neurodiagnostic Testing in Children With Complex Febrile Seizures Requiring Mechanical Ventilation. J Child Neurol. 2021 08; 36(9):735-742. Yang JH, Villegas R, Khanna S, Kaswick J, Coufal NG, Crawford J, Harvey H. PMID: 33754870.
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    25. Rare case of BRAF V600E mutant anaplastic pleomorphic xanthroastrocytoma in a 5-year survivor of acute lymphoblastic leukaemia. BMJ Case Rep. 2021 Feb 26; 14(2). Yang JH, Tucker SM, Levy ML, Crawford JR. PMID: 33637515; PMCID: PMC7919580.
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    26. Unusual case of occipital lobe dysembryoplastic neuroepithelial tumour with GNAi1-BRAF fusion. BMJ Case Rep. 2021 Jan 27; 14(1). Yang JH, Malicki DM, Levy ML, Crawford JR. PMID: 33504544; PMCID: PMC7843307.
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    27. Successful Treatment of Pediatric FIRES With Anakinra. Pediatr Neurol. 2021 01; 114:60-61. Yang JH, Nataraj S, Sattar S. PMID: 33227629.
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    28. Multi-Institutional Collaborative Resident Education in the Era of COVID-19. Urol Pract. 2020 Sep; 7(5):425-433. Li Y, Chu C, de la Calle CM, Baussan C, Ambani SN, Borofsky MS, Breyer BN, Conti SL, Hagedorn JC, Halpern JA, Kern NG, Kielb SJ, Schenkman NS, Sorensen MD, Yang JH, Hampson LA. PMID: 37296545.
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    29. Potassium and glutamate transport is impaired in scar-forming tumor-associated astrocytes. Neurochem Int. 2020 Feb; 133:104628. Campbell SC, Muñoz-Ballester C, Chaunsali L, Mills WA, Yang JH, Sontheimer H, Robel S, Campbell SC, Muñoz-Ballester C, Chaunsali L, Mills WA, Yang JH, Sontheimer H, Robel S. PMID: 31825815; PMCID: PMC6957761.
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    30. Numerical Correlation of Levator Advancement in Preoperative Planning. Ann Plast Surg. 2017 Jun; 78(6S Suppl 5):S279-S281. Makeeva V, Collawn SS, Pierce EN, Mousa MS, Yang JH, Davison PN, Jospitre EC. PMID: 28459705.
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    31. Nerve Growth Factor Gene Therapy: Activation of Neuronal Responses in Alzheimer Disease. JAMA Neurol. 2015 Oct; 72(10):1139-47. Tuszynski MH, Yang JH, Barba D, U HS, Bakay RA, Pay MM, Masliah E, Conner JM, Kobalka P, Roy S, Nagahara AH. PMID: 26302439; PMCID: PMC4944824.
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