Wei-Jan Huang

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Education

2002 Ph. D., School of Pharmacy, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Organic Synthesis and Medicinal Chemistry
1995 M. S., School of Pharmacy, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Organic Synthesis and Medicinal Chemistry
1992 B. S., School of Pharmacy, Taipei Medical University

Experience

2024- Vice Dean, College of Pharmacy, Taipei Medical University
2019.11- Professor , Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Taipei Medical University
2019.08- Director, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Taipei Medical University
2017.08- Professor, Graduate Institute of Pharmacognosy, Taipei Medical Universit
2013.08- Ph.D. Program in Clinical Drug Development of Herbal Medicine, Taipei Medical University
2011.08-2017.07 Associate Professor, Graduate Institute of Pharmacognosy, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan.
2007.08-2011.07 Assistant Professor, Graduate Institute of Pharmacognosy, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan.
2004.08-2007.07 Assistant Professor, Department of Nursing, Chang Gung University of Science and Technology, Chiayi campus, Taiwan.
2003.09-2004.07 Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Chemistry, National Tsing Hua University, Hsinchu, Taiwan.
2002.08-2003.08 Postdoctoral Fellow, Drug Research Center, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan

Research Interests

Total synthesis and chemical modification of naturalproduct
Development of natural product scaffold
Structure-based drug design
Microwave-assisted organic synthesis

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Design and Synthesis of Novel Cyclin-Dependent Kinase 8 (Cdk8) Inhibitors as Potential Lead Compounds for Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis
Huang, W.-J. (PI)
8/1/25 → 7/31/26
Project: A - Government Institution › b - National Science and Technology Council
Design and Synthesis of Usp Inhibitors as Potential Lead Compounds for Lung Cancer Treatment( I )
Huang, W.-J. (PI)
8/1/25 → 7/31/26
Project: A - Government Institution › b - National Science and Technology Council
探索具血腦屏障穿透潛力之蛋白質雙硫鍵異構酶抑制劑
Huang, W.-J. (PI)
7/1/25 → 2/28/26
Project: A - Government Institution › b - National Science and Technology Council
抗腎纖維化小分子先導化合物開發
Huang, W.-J. (PI)
7/1/25 → 2/28/26
Project: A - Government Institution › b - National Science and Technology Council
Design and Synthesis of Novel Cyclin-Dependent Kinase 8 (Cdk8) Inhibitors as Potential Lead Compounds for Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis
Huang, W.-J. (PI)
8/1/24 → 7/31/25
Project: A - Government Institution › b - National Science and Technology Council

CircRNA hsa_circ_0004781 promoted cell proliferation by acting as a sponge for miR-9-5p and miR-338-3p and upregulating KLF5 and ADAM17 expression in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma
Lee, K. L., Liu, J. J., Huang, W. J., Hung, C. S. & Liang, Y. C., Dec 2025, In: Cancer Cell International. 25, 1, 56.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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Discovery and biological evaluation of potent 2-trifluoromethyl acrylamide warhead-containing inhibitors of protein disulfide isomerase
Chu, J. C., Tsai, K. C., Wang, T. Y., Chen, T. Y., Tsai, J. Y., Lee, T., Lin, M. H., Hsieh, Y. S. Y., Wu, C. C. & Huang, W. J., Feb 5 2025, In: European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry. 283, p. 117169 117169.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
3 Link opens in a new tab Citations (Scopus)
Exploring diarylheptanoid derivatives to target LIMK1 as potential agents against colorectal cancer
Chen, L. C., Chang, T. C., Tseng, H. J., Chu, J. C., Huang, Y. Y., Peng, H. Y., Kuo, Y. C., Wu, Y. W., Lin, T. E., Yen, S. C., Hsu, K. C., Huang, W. J. & Pan, S. L., 2025, In: Journal of Enzyme Inhibition and Medicinal Chemistry. 40, 1, 2583826.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

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Identification of a Potent CDK8 Inhibitor Using Structure-Based Virtual Screening
Lin, T. E., Chou, C. H., Wu, Y. W., Sung, T. Y., Hsu, J. Y., Yen, S. C., Hsieh, J. H., Chang, Y. W., Pan, S. L., Huang, W. J., Hsu, K. C. & Yang, C. R., Jan 13 2025, In: Journal of Chemical Information and Modeling. 65, 1, p. 378-389 12 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Open Access
3 Link opens in a new tab Citations (Scopus)
Identification of pyrazole scaffold inhibitors targeting cyclin-dependent kinase 8 for potential use in pulmonary fibrosis
Lin, T. E., Hsu, K. C., Chou, C. H., Tsai, E. Y., Wu, Y. W., Sung, T. Y., Hsu, J. Y., Hsieh, J. H., Yen, S. C., Chang, Y. W., Pan, S. L., Huang, W. J. & Yang, C. R., Jul 2025, In: Biochemical Pharmacology. 237, 116959.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Identification of a dual TAOK1 and MAP4K5 inhibitor using a structure-based virtual screening approach
Chao, M.-W. (Creator), Lin, T. E. (Creator), HuangFu, W.-C. (Creator), Chang, C.-D. (Creator), Tu, H.-J. (Creator), Chen, L.-C. (Creator), Yen, S.-C. (Creator), Sung, T.-Y. (Creator), Huang, W.-J. (Creator), Yang, C.-R. (Creator), Pan, S.-L. (Creator) & Hsu, K.-C. (Creator), Taylor & Francis, 2020
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.13213424.v1, https://tandf.figshare.com/articles/dataset/Identification_of_a_dual_TAOK1_and_MAP4K5_inhibitor_using_a_structure-based_virtual_screening_approach/13213424/1
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Additional file 1: of Combination of the novel histone deacetylase inhibitor YCW1 and radiation induces autophagic cell death through the downregulation of BNIP3 in triple-negative breast cancer cells in vitro and in an orthotopic mouse model
Yeh, Y.-L. (Creator), Wang, Y.-J. (Contributor), Chiu, H.-W. (Creator), Ho, S.-Y. (Contributor), Wang, Y.-C. (Contributor), Lin, P. (Contributor) & Huang, W.-J. (Contributor), Figshare, 2016
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.c.3697276_d1.v1, https://doi.org/10.6084%2Fm9.figshare.c.3697276_d1.v1
Dataset
Combination of the novel histone deacetylase inhibitor YCW1 and radiation induces autophagic cell death through the downregulation of BNIP3 in triple-negative breast cancer cells in vitro and in an orthotopic mouse model
Chiu, H.-W. (Creator), Yeh, Y.-L. (Creator), Wang, Y.-C. (Contributor), Huang, W.-J. (Contributor), Ho, S.-Y. (Contributor), Lin, P. (Contributor) & Wang, Y.-J. (Contributor), Figshare, 2016
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.c.3697276.v1, https://doi.org/10.6084%2Fm9.figshare.c.3697276.v1
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Design and Synthesis of Novel Cyclin-Dependent Kinase 8 (Cdk8) Inhibitors as Potential Lead Compounds for Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis

Design and Synthesis of Usp Inhibitors as Potential Lead Compounds for Lung Cancer Treatment( I )

探索具血腦屏障穿透潛力之蛋白質雙硫鍵異構酶抑制劑

抗腎纖維化小分子先導化合物開發

Design and Synthesis of Novel Cyclin-Dependent Kinase 8 (Cdk8) Inhibitors as Potential Lead Compounds for Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis

CircRNA hsa_circ_0004781 promoted cell proliferation by acting as a sponge for miR-9-5p and miR-338-3p and upregulating KLF5 and ADAM17 expression in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma

Discovery and biological evaluation of potent 2-trifluoromethyl acrylamide warhead-containing inhibitors of protein disulfide isomerase

Exploring diarylheptanoid derivatives to target LIMK1 as potential agents against colorectal cancer

Identification of a Potent CDK8 Inhibitor Using Structure-Based Virtual Screening

Identification of pyrazole scaffold inhibitors targeting cyclin-dependent kinase 8 for potential use in pulmonary fibrosis

Identification of a dual TAOK1 and MAP4K5 inhibitor using a structure-based virtual screening approach

Additional file 1: of Combination of the novel histone deacetylase inhibitor YCW1 and radiation induces autophagic cell death through the downregulation of BNIP3 in triple-negative breast cancer cells in vitro and in an orthotopic mouse model

Combination of the novel histone deacetylase inhibitor YCW1 and radiation induces autophagic cell death through the downregulation of BNIP3 in triple-negative breast cancer cells in vitro and in an orthotopic mouse model

Wei-Jan Huang

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