Jennifer K. Yee, M.D.

Jennifer K. Yee, M.D.
Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism

Certifications:

American Board of Pediatrics, General Pediatrics, 2004
American Board of Pediatrics, Pediatric Endocrinology, 2007

Education and Professional Training:

1993-1997 University of California, Berkeley. BA Molecular and Cell Biology, emphasis in Cell and Developmental Biology.
University and Departmental Honors

1997-2001 University of California, Irvine, College of Medicine. MD

2001-2004 University of California, Irvine
Pediatric Internship and Residency

2004-2007 Harbor-UCLA Medical Center
Fellowship, Pediatric Endocrinology, T32 NIH Training Grant

2007-present UCLA K30 Graduate Program in Clinical and Translational Investigation, Track II

2007-2008 Clinical Instructor, Department of Pediatrics, Division of Pediatric Endocrinology, Harbor-UCLA

Activities:

Dr. Yee completed her pediatric endocrinology fellowship training here at Harbor-UCLA and became a faculty member in 2007. Her main research interest is in the mechanisms of the development of obesity. She is currently using stable isotope techniques to study the fatty acid metabolic pathways in a rat model of prenatal nutritional programming of adult obesity. In parallel, she is also studying the plasma fatty acid composition of infants exposed to in utero nutritional imbalance. The goal of these projects is to evaluate fatty acid pathways as potential targets for obesity prevention. Dr. Yee is also studying the timing of development of cardiovascular disease in young adults with Type 2 Diabetes.

Selected publications

Jennifer K. Yee, Catherine S. Mao, Heidi S. Hummel, Shu Lim, Sharon Sugano, Virender K. Rehan, Gary Xiao, Wai-Nang Paul Lee. “Compartmentalization of Stearoyl-CoA Desaturase Enzyme-1 in HepG2 Cells,” J Lipid Research, Epub July 2008. (In press)