Sr. Principal Scientist
DILIsym Services Division, Simulations Plus Inc.
Kyunghee Yang, Ph.D., is a Sr. principal scientist for DILIsym Services Division, Simulations Plus Inc. and software developer working on the DILI-sim Initiative modeling team. Dr. Yang received her B.S. in pharmacy and M.S. in pharmacokinetics from Seoul National University, South Korea, and Ph.D. in Pharmaceutical Sciences from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Dr. Yang’s research focuses on the quantitative systems toxicology (QST) modeling of drug-induced liver injury (DILI) regarding interference of bile acid transport, inhibition of mitochondrial function, and induction of oxidative stress by hepatotoxic drugs, and quantitative systems pharmacology (QSP) modeling of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) to aid in development of therapeutic agents. She has published both original research and review papers in this area and has presented her research at multiple national meetings including ASCPT annual meetings and FDA DILI conference.