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Education

  • 1988 Ph.D. (Pathology and Cell Biology), Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia
  • 1982 M.D., Taipei Medical College, Taipei, Taiwan

Experience

  • 2017-2022 Director, Research Center of Cancer Translational Medicine, Taipei Medical University
  • 2011- Professor, Taipei Medical University
  • 2011-2017 President, Taipei Medical University
    Affiliate Professor, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA
    Chair, The Chinese Oncology Society
    Chair, ASCO International Affair Community
    Chair, Molecular Pharmacology Department, City of Hope
    Associate Director for Translational Research, City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center
    Adjunct Professor, School of Pharmacy, University of Southern California
    Adjunct Professor, Graduate Institute of Oncology, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University

Awards

  • Academician, International Academy of Engineering, Russia
  • Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science(AAAS)
  • Tang Prize Board Member
  • Board of Trustees, NHRI (Taiwan NIH), Taiwan
  • Kuong-Chi Scholar, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
  • Steering Committee of Ming Hsieh Institute, USA
  • Who’s Who International and Professional Member (life member)
  • America’s Top Doctor (life member)
  • Hedvig Foundation Award
  • Cooper Portrait for Scientific Achievement Award in Cooper Auditorium, City of Hope
  • Distinguished Alumnus Award, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia

Research Interests

  • Cancer Research
  • Translational Medicine

 

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  • Histamine N-methyltransferase (HNMT) as a potential auxiliary biomarker for predicting adaptability to anti-HER2 drug treatment in breast cancer patients

    Cheng, T.-C., Hung, M.-C., Wang, L.-H., Tu, S.-H., Wu, C.-H., Yen, Y., Chen, C.-L., Whang-Peng, J., Lee, W.-J., Liao, Y.-C., Lee, Y.-C., Pan, M.-H., Lin, H.-K., Tzeng, H.-E., Guo, P., Chu, C.-Y. & Chen, L.-C., Jan 9 2025, In: Biomarker Research. 13, 1, p. 7

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  • A new potential therapeutic approach for ALS: A case report with NGS analysis

    Hu, C. J., Chen, P. C., Padmanabhan, N., Zahn, A., Ho, C. M., Wang, K. & Yen, Y., Mar 1 2024, In: Medicine (United States). 103, 9, p. E37401

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    1 Citation (Scopus)
  • Exosomes: a review of biologic function, diagnostic and targeted therapy applications, and clinical trials

    Chen, Y. F., Luh, F., Ho, Y. S. & Yen, Y., Dec 2024, In: Journal of Biomedical Science. 31, 1, 67.

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    14 Citations (Scopus)
  • Fine-mapping analysis including over 254,000 East Asian and European descendants identifies 136 putative colorectal cancer susceptibility genes

    Chen, Z., Guo, X., Tao, R., Huyghe, J. R., Law, P. J., Fernandez-Rozadilla, C., Ping, J., Jia, G., Long, J., Li, C., Shen, Q., Xie, Y., Timofeeva, M. N., Thomas, M., Schmit, S. L., Díez-Obrero, V., Devall, M., Moratalla-Navarro, F., Fernandez-Tajes, J. & Palles, C. & 185 others, Sherwood, K., Briggs, S. E. W., Svinti, V., Donnelly, K., Farrington, S. M., Blackmur, J., Vaughan-Shaw, P. G., Shu, X. O., Lu, Y., Broderick, P., Studd, J., Harrison, T. A., Conti, D. V., Schumacher, F. R., Melas, M., Rennert, G., Obón-Santacana, M., Martín-Sánchez, V., Oh, J. H., Kim, J., Jee, S. H., Jung, K. J., Kweon, S. S., Shin, M. H., Shin, A., Ahn, Y. O., Kim, D. H., Oze, I., Wen, W., Matsuo, K., Matsuda, K., Tanikawa, C., Ren, Z., Gao, Y. T., Jia, W. H., Hopper, J. L., Jenkins, M. A., Win, A. K., Pai, R. K., Figueiredo, J. C., Haile, R. W., Gallinger, S., Woods, M. O., Newcomb, P. A., Duggan, D., Cheadle, J. P., Kaplan, R., Kerr, R., Kerr, D., Kirac, I., Böhm, J., Mecklin, J. P., Jousilahti, P., Knekt, P., Aaltonen, L. A., Rissanen, H., Pukkala, E., Eriksson, J. G., Cajuso, T., Hänninen, U., Kondelin, J., Palin, K., Tanskanen, T., Renkonen-Sinisalo, L., Männistö, S., Albanes, D., Weinstein, S. J., Ruiz-Narvaez, E., Palmer, J. R., Buchanan, D. D., Platz, E. A., Visvanathan, K., Ulrich, C. M., Siegel, E., Brezina, S., Gsur, A., Campbell, P. T., Chang-Claude, J., Hoffmeister, M., Brenner, H., Slattery, M. L., Potter, J. D., Tsilidis, K. K., Schulze, M. B., Gunter, M. J., Murphy, N., Castells, A., Castellví-Bel, S., Moreira, L., Arndt, V., Shcherbina, A., Bishop, D. T., Giles, G. G., Southey, M. C., Idos, G. E., McDonnell, K. J., Abu-Ful, Z., Greenson, J. K., Shulman, K., Lejbkowicz, F., Offit, K., Su, Y. R., Steinfelder, R., Keku, T. O., van Guelpen, B., Hudson, T. J., Hampel, H., Pearlman, R., Berndt, S. I., Hayes, R. B., Martinez, M. E., Thomas, S. S., Pharoah, P. D. P., Larsson, S. C., Yen, Y., Lenz, H. J., White, E., Li, L., Doheny, K. F., Pugh, E., Shelford, T., Chan, A. T., Cruz-Correa, M., Lindblom, A., Hunter, D. J., Joshi, A. D., Schafmayer, C., Scacheri, P. C., Kundaje, A., Schoen, R. E., Hampe, J., Stadler, Z. K., Vodicka, P., Vodickova, L., Vymetalkova, V., Edlund, C. K., Gauderman, W. J., Shibata, D., Toland, A., Markowitz, S., Kim, A., Chanock, S. J., van Duijnhoven, F., Feskens, E. J. M., Sakoda, L. C., Gago-Dominguez, M., Wolk, A., Pardini, B., FitzGerald, L. M., Lee, S. C., Ogino, S., Bien, S. A., Kooperberg, C., Li, C. I., Lin, Y., Prentice, R., Qu, C., Bézieau, S., Yamaji, T., Sawada, N., Iwasaki, M., Le Marchand, L., Wu, A. H., Qu, C., McNeil, C. E., Coetzee, G., Hayward, C., Deary, I. J., Harris, S. E., Theodoratou, E., Reid, S., Walker, M., Ooi, L. Y., Lau, K. S., Zhao, H., Hsu, L., Cai, Q., Dunlop, M. G., Gruber, S. B., Houlston, R. S., Moreno, V., Casey, G., Peters, U., Tomlinson, I. & Zheng, W., Dec 2024, In: Nature Communications. 15, 1, 3557.

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    4 Citations (Scopus)
  • Investigation of the α9-nicotinic receptor single nucleotide polymorphisms induced oncogenic properties and molecular mechanisms in breast cancer

    Liao, Y. C., Wang, L. H., Hung, M. C., Cheng, T. C., Lin, Y. C., Chang, J., Tu, S. H., Wu, C. H., Yen, Y., Hsieh, Y. C., Chen, L. C. & Ho, Y. S., Nov 8 2024, In: Human Molecular Genetics. 33, 22, p. 1948-1965 18 p.

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