Xianfa Yang is an Assistant Professor of Zhejiang University-University of Edinburgh at Zhejiang University in Hangzhou, China. He obtained his PhD from the Shanghai Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, China. He subsequently joined Bioland Laboratory and Guangzhou Laboratory, China, where he served as a Research Associate. In 2026, he moved to Zhejiang University–University of Edinburgh. His research interests focus on the molecular and cellular mechanisms of mammalian embryogenesis, as well as the specific regulatory logic underlying left–right body axis patterning. His laboratory employs a broad range of experimental and computational approaches with model systems of mouse embryos and embryonic stem cells.