Wei Yang, PhD

Associate Professor, School of Radiological Medicine and Protection, Soochow University，

Suzhou，Jiangsu，215123，China

Tel: 86-512-65880065, Fax: 86-512-65884830

E-mail: detachedy@aliyun.com

Education Background:

PhD in Radiobiology, Jilin University, China, 2005

BSc in Clinical Medicine, Jilin University, China, 1998

Professional Experience:

2008/09---: Associate Professor, School of Radiological Medicine and Protection, Soochow University, China.

2011/09---2012/03: Visiting scholar of Microbeam Radiation Biology Group, Medical and Biotechnological Application Division, Quantum Beam Science Directorate, Japan Atomic Energy Agency, Japan.

2013/07---2013/09: Visiting scholar of Department of Radiation Oncology, Massachusetts General Hospital, USA.

Research Interests:

Radiosensitization for cancer cells, especially for hypoxic cancer cells, Glioma stem cells, Cancer gene therapy

Research Experience and Accomplishments:

Dr. Yang’s research in the past few years was mostly focused on the exploration of novel targets for cancer radiosensitization, especially for hypoxic cancer cells and cancer stem cells. Dr. Yang has published several papers in top radiological medical journals. Dr. Yang is the Editorial Board Member of International Journal of Radiology and A J of Radiation Oncology & Cancer.

Recent Publications:

Yang W, Wei J, Guo T, et al. Knockdown of miR-210 decreases hypoxic glioma stem cells stemness and radioresistance. Exp Cell Res. 2014 Aug 1;326 (1): 22-35.

Yang W, Wei J, Sun T, et al. Effects of knockdown of miR-210 in combination with ionizing radiation on human hepatoma xenograft in nude mice. Radiat Oncol. 2013 Apr 25; 8: 102.

Yang W, Sun T, Cao J, et al. Downregulation of miR-210 expression inhibits proliferation, induces apoptosis and enhances radiosensitivity in hypoxic human hepatoma cells in vitro. Exp Cell Res, 2012, 318 (8): 944-954.

Yang W, Sun T, Cao J, et al. Hypoxia-Inducible Factor-1α Downregulation by Small Interfering RNA Inhibits Proliferation, Induces Apoptosis, and Enhances Radiosensitivity in Chemical Hypoxic Human Hepatoma SMMC-7721 Cells. Cancer Biother Radiopharm, 2011, 26 (5): 565-571.

Wei Yang, Ting Sun, Jianping Cao, et al. Survivin downregulation by siRNA/cationic liposome complex radiosensitizes human hepatoma cells in vitro and in vivo. Int J Radiat Biol, 2010, 86 (6): 445-457.

Wei Yang, Jing-Guo Zhao, Xiu-Yi Li, et al. Anti-tumor effect of 125I-UdR in combination with Egr-1 promoter-based IFNγ gene therapy in vivo. Radiation and Environmental Biophysics, 2010, 49 (4): 705-714.

Honors and Awards:

2014 Young Teacher Award, School of Radiological Medicine and Protection, Soochow University, China.

Contact Information：

Tel: 86-512-65880065, E-mail: detachedy@aliyun.com