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Amy H. Tang


Amy H. Tang

Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, USA

Biography

Tang received a B.S. in Biophysics from Fudan University, and a Ph.D. in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology from Pennsylvania State University. She completed her postdoctoral training at UC Berkeley. Dr. Amy Tang is a Professor of Cancer Biology at Eastern Virginia Medical School. She is a lead pancreatic cancer researcher and a recipient of the national 2010 AACR-PanCAN Innovative Award. Dr. Tang and her research team have developed an innovative strategy to control and eradiacte oncogenic K-RAS-driven pancreatic cancer in preclinical and clinical settings. She has published more than 28 papers in peer-reviewed journals, and has served as an editorial board member at 6 scientfic journals.
 

Abstract

Abstract : Conquering K-RAS-Driven Human Pancreatic Cancer by Attacking its Achilles' Heel, SIAH Proteolysis – A Major K-RAS Vulnerability and K-RAS Downstream Signaling “Gatekeeper”