Prof. Dr. Yang acts as contact person for CAAS-IFST. He will be building an EU-China Mycotoxin Forum between the Chinese institutions involved in mycotoxin-related projects and the MyToolBox partners and advisors (WP5). Together research achievements on mycotoxin prevention and control, and subsequently provide building-blocks for further EU-China dialogue on mycotoxin prevention will be drawn. Prof. Dr. Yang earned his Bachelor Degree in Agronomy from Northeast Forestry University in China in 1987, Master Degree from University of Göttingen, Germany, in 1999, PhD from University of Hohenheim, Germany, in 2004. He worked as a Post Doc at the Institute of Phytomedicine, University of Hohenheim, Germany in 2005. He is presently the Chief Scientist of Innovation, Team for Control of Chemical Hazards at CAAS- IAPPST. He chairs the Division of Mycotoxicology, Mycological Society of China, and Division of Agricultural Biological Mycotoxin, Agricultural Products Storage and Processing - Branch of China Association of Agricultural Societies. He also serves as editorial board member for the journal Mycotoxin Research.
