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2017 ELECTION BALLOT
OFFICE
1. PRESIDENT: (VOTE FOR 1)
(Jan. 1, 2020 - Dec. 31, 2021)
2. SECRETARY: (VOTE FOR 1)
(Jan. 1, 2020 - Dec. 31, 2021)
3. TREASURER: (VOTE FOR 1)
(Jan. 1, 2020 - Dec. 31, 2021)
4. COUNCILOR: (VOTE FOR 2)
(Jan. 1, 2018 - Dec. 31, 2021)
5. NOMINATION COMMITTEE:
NOMINEES
VOTE (√)
Lin Mei (Augusta University)
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Hui Zheng (Baylor College of Medicine)
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Bin Gao (NIAAA, Nat. Institutes of Health)
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Lee Zou (Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center)
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Ren-Ke Li (University of Toronto)
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Yong Xu (Baylor College of Medicine)
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Zhiyuan Shen (Rutgers The State University of New Jersey) _____
Mingyao Liu (University of Toronto)
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Wei Yang (NIDDK, Nat. Institutes of Health)
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Jing Zhou (Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard)
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Yimin Zou (University of California, San Diego)
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Wenyi Wei (Beth Israel Medical Center, Harvard)
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Zhong-Ping Feng (University of Toronto)
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Huilin Zhou (University of California, San Diego)
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Yang Liu (National Children’s Medical Center)
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Xiao-Jing Wang (University of Colorado)
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Nan-Ping Weng (NIA, Nat. Institutes of Health)
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Xue Sean Li (Boston Children’s Hospital, Harvard)
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Ji Luo (NCI, Nat. Institutes of Health)
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Li Yang (NCI, Nat. Institutes of Health)
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Zhe Han (George Washington University)
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Dong Wang (University of California, San Diego)
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Victor Hsia (University of Maryland)
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Boyi Gan (University of Texas MD Anderson Hospital)
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(VOTE FOR 6)
(Jan. 1, 2018 - Dec. 31, 2019)
6. MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE:
(VOTE FOR 6)
(Jan. 1, 2018 - Dec. 31, 2019)
Please return your signed BALLOT by May 21, 2017 via e-mail attachment to
SCBA Co-Executive Director, Chris Lau: chris.lau@ucsf.edu and
The SCBA Treasurer, Ying Zhang: yingezhang@gmail.com
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Society of Chinese Bioscientists in America
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June 2013
NOMINEES FOR SCBA PRESIDENT
LIN MEI, Ph.D.
Current Positions:
Professor and Chair, Department of Neuroscience and Regenerative Medicine, Medical
College of Georgia
Education:
Diploma of Medicine, 1982, Jiangxi Medical College (now Nanchang University), China
MS (Neuropharmacology), 1985, Institute of Pharmacology & Toxicology, Beijing,
China.
PhD (Pharmacology and Toxicology), 1989, University of Arizona. Postdoctoral Fellow,
Department of Neuroscience, Johns Hopkins University, School of Medicine.
Appointments:
1994-1999, Assistant Professor, Department of Pharmacology, University of Virginia
School of Medicine, Charlottesville, Virginia
1999-2002, Assistant Professor; 2002-2004 Associate Professor, Neurobiology, Pathology, and Physical Medicine and
Rehabilitation, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama
2004-present, Professor of Neurology; 2009-2014, Director of Institute of Molecular Medicine and Genetics; 2014-present,
Professor and Chair (Inaugural), Department of Neuroscience and Regenerative Medicine, Medical College of Georgia
Research Interest:
I am interested in synapse formation and plasticity. Our research contributes to a better understanding of pathophysiological
mechanisms of neuromuscular disorders such as myasthenia gravis and brain disorders including schizophrenia, bipolar
disorder, and autism.
Service to SCBA:
Life-time member (since 2004; member since 1994).
2009, Co-Chair, Program Committee of 2009 SCBA International Symposium, Taipei.
2011, Session Chair, 13th SCBA International Symposium, Guangzhou, China.
2014 – Present, Associate Editor, Cell & Bioscience.
2016 – Present, Councilor
2016 – 2017, Chair of Program Committee of 2017 SCBA International Symposium, Hangzhou
Non-SCBA, Non-institutional Service:
Society for Neuroscience (SfN), Membership and Chapters Committee, 2007-2010; Achievement Awards Selection
Committee, 2010 – 2012;
Chinese Biological Investigators Society (CBIS), Treasurer, 2006 – 2010;
American College of Neuropsychopharmacology (ACNP), Program Committee (2015 - present);
Editorial member of 9 journals including Journal of Neuroscience; Chair, Gordon Research Conference on Molecular and
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Cellular Neurobiology, Hong Kong, 2012; Chair, 2013
Symposium on Synapse Formation, SfN 2015 Annual Meeting in2013
Chicago.
Selected Honors:
1987, Honorary Citizen of Tucson, the City of Tucson, Arizona; 2004,
Outstanding Young Investigator Award (Type B), National Natural Science Foundation, China;
2004, Georgia Research Alliance Eminent Scholar in Neuroscience;
2005, Chung Kong (Chang Jiang) Scholar, Li Ka Shing Foundation of Hong Kong and Ministry of Education, China;
2008, Mathilde Solowey Lecture Award in Neurosciences, Foundation for Advanced Education in Sciences at NIH;
2008, Distinguished Investigator, National Alliance for Research on Schizophrenia and Depression (NARSAD);
2009, Alberta Heritage Foundation for Medical Research Visiting Lecturer;
2011, Thousand Talents Scholar (Type B), Central Coordination Committee on the Recruitment of Talents Project, China;
2014, Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).
HUI ZHENG, Ph.D.
Current Position:
Huffington Foundation Endowed Chair in Aging
Director, Huffington Center on Aging
Professor, Department of Molecular and Human Genetics,
Baylor College of Medicine
Education and Training:
1980-1884, B.S., Chemistry, Peking University, Beijing, China
1985-1990, Ph.D., Biochemistry, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas
1990-1991, Postdoctoral Fellow, Genetics, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas
Appointments:
1991-1995, Senior Research Biologist; 1995-1999, Research Fellow, Merck & Co. Inc.,
Rahway, New Jersey
1999-2002, Assistant Professor, Department of Molecular and Human Genetics, Baylor College of Medicine
2002-2006, Associate Professor, Department of Molecular and Human Genetics, Baylor College of Medicine
2006-present, Professor, Department of Molecular and Human Genetics, Baylor College of Medicine
2010-present, Director, Huffington Center on Aging, Baylor College of Medicine
Research Interests:
My laboratory has a long-standing interest in understanding the pathophysiological mechanisms leading to Alzheimer’s
disease. The combination of industry and academic experience afford me a unique perspective in both basic research and drug
development. Our main interest currently is to understand the role of the autophagy and lysosomal pathway and neuronimmune interaction in disease pathogenesis and therapy development.
SCBA Services:
• SCBA-Texas Chapter
2007-2008: President-elect, SCBA-Texas Chapter
2008-2009: President, SCBA-Texas Chapter
Major responsibilities: a) In charge of Chapter communications and bi-weekly evening faculty research social; b) Organized
and chaired the Chapter annual symposium consisting of plenary and keynote presentations, trainee presentations and judging,
and election; c) Organized a fundraising effort and raised ~$17,000 for the Sichuan earthquake disaster relief.
2006-present: Member of the organizing committee of the SCBA-Texas annual symposium.
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• National SCBA
2012-2017: Council member, SCBA
2014-2015: Treasurer, SCBA
Major responsibilities: a) In charge of the SCBA financial transactions, book-keeping, tax returns, and SCBA nonprofit status
filing; b) Co-Chaired the Nomination Committee with Dr. Kun-Liang Guan; c) Worked with SCBA President Dr. Dihua Yu
and Secretary Dr. Gensheng Feng and others in the leadership team to organize the 2015 SCBA biennial conference in Taipei.
Non-SCBA Services and Leadership Positions:
2003-2007: Member, 2007-2008: Chair, Neuroscience of Aging Review Committee, NIA/NIH
2013: Co-organizer, Keystone Symposium, Alzheimer’s disease, Keystone, Colorado
2010-2016: Member, Cellular & Molecular Neurodegeneration (CMND) Study Section, NIH
2008-2017: Member, 2017-present: Co-Chair, Scientific Advisory Committee, BrightFocus Foundation
2009-present: Co-Chair, Program Committee, International Conference on Molecular Neurodegeneration: Xiamen, China,
2009; Shanghai, China, 2011; Cannes, France, 2013; Seoul, Korea, 2016; Stockholm, Sweden, 2018.
2011-present: Member, Medical and Scientific Advisory Council, Alzheimer’s Association
NOMINEES FOR SCBA SECRETARY
BIN GAO, MD, PhD.
BIN GAO, MD., PhD Current Position:
Chief, Laboratory of Liver Diseases
NIAAA, NIH
Education and training:
MD.: Wannan Medical College, China 1986
PhD: Norman Bethune Medical University, 1991
Postdoctoral Fellow: 1991-1992: NIH; 1992-1995: Medical College of Virginia
Previous Positions:
1995-2000: Assistant Professor (Tenure track), Department of
Pharmacology/Toxicology, Medical College of Virginia
2000-2005: Tenure track investigator, Chief, Section on Liver Biology, NIAAA, NIH
2005-2009: Senior Investigator, Chief, Section on Liver Biology, NIAAA, NIH
2009-present: Senior Investigator, Chief, Laboratory of Liver Diseases, NIAAA, NIH
Research Interest:
Immunological aspects and molecular pathogenesis of liver diseases
Hepatic inflammation and immunity in liver diseases
Novel therapeutic targets of alcoholic and nonalcoholic liver diseases
Past service to SCBA:
2010-2011: President, SCBA DC-Baltimore chapter
2011: Organizer and Chair: SCBA local chapter and NIAAA joint symposium on Digestive Diseases, NIH
2011: session organizer and chair: Stem cell symposium at the Annual CBA meeting, MD
2011: session organizer and chair, The 13th SCBA International Conference, Guangzhou
2015-16: SCBA nomination committee
2015: session chair, the first SCBA DC-Baltimore chapter symposium
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Selected Honors and Awards:
1991: Forgarty International Visiting Fellow Award, NIAAA, NIH
2000: International Society for Biomedical Research on Alcoholism (ISBRA) Junior Investigator Award
2002: Elected to the American Society for Clinical Investigation (ASCI) Member
2008: Named as the member of Senior Biomedical Research Service (SBRS) by NIH director
2010: NIH Asian & Pacific Islander American Organization (APAO) award
LEE ZOU, Ph.D.
Current Positions:
Professor of Pathology (tenured), Harvard Medical School
Associate Scientific Director,
Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) Cancer Center
James and Patricia Poitras Endowed Chair in Cancer Research
Education and training:
1992
B.S. in biochemistry, Sun Yat-Sen University, China
1994
M.S. in biochemistry, Kansas State University
1999
Ph.D. in molecular genetics, Stony Brook University & Cold Spring Harbor
Laboratory
2000-3 Postdoc fellow, HHMI/Baylor College of Medicine
2003-4 Postdoc fellow, HHMI/Harvard Medical School
Research interest:
The research of my laboratory is focused on understanding how genomic integrity is maintained in normal cells and how
genomic instability arises in cancer cells. In addition, we seek to identify new ways to exploit the genomic instability in cancer
cells for cancer therapy. I and my colleagues have extensively studied how DNA damage is sensed and signaled in human
cells. In particular, we have made important contributions to the understanding of how the ATR checkpoint pathway is
activated by DNA damage and DNA replication problems. Our work has laid the foundation for current models of DNA
damaging signaling and DNA damage responses. My lab has also identified specific vulnerabilities in distinct subsets of
cancers that render cancer cells susceptible to inhibition of the ATR checkpoint. These studies have provided new opportunities
for targeted cancer therapy.
Past Service to SCBA:
2014-5 Elected Member, the SCBA Membership Committee
2017
Keynote Speaker, Annual Symposium of the SCBA Texas Chapter
Selected Services, Honors and Awards:
2000
Fayez Sarofim Fellow (named fellow), the Damon Runyon Cancer Research Fund
2004
The Smith Family New Investigator Award, the Medical Foundation
2005
V Scholar, the V Foundation for Cancer Research
2007
New Scholar in Aging, the Ellison Medical Foundation
2008
American Cancer Society Research Scholar
2009
The One Hundred Award, MGH Cancer Center
2009
Member, Faculty of 1000
2011
Member, Editorial Board, Molecular and Cellular Biology
2011
Scholar, Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
2011
The Jim & Ann Orr MGH Research Scholar
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2012
2014
2014
2015
2016
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Senior Scholar in Aging, the Ellison Medical Foundation
Member, Editorial Board, Journal of Biological Chemistry
The Breakthrough Award, Department of Defense
Member, Editorial Board, Molecular Cell
The Kraft Prize for Translational Research, MGH
James & Patricia Poitras Endowed Chair in Cancer Research
Member, Editorial Board, Cancer Research
2013
REN-KE LI, MD, PhD. FCAHS
Professor of Surgery, University of Toronto
Senior Scientist, University Health Network
Toronto General Hospital, TMDT 3-702
101 College St., Toronto, ON, Canada M5G 1L7
Telephone: 416-581-7492, Fax 416-581-7493
E-mail: renkeli@uhnres.utoronto.ca
Short Biography
Dr. Ren-Ke Li, MD, PhD is a Professor of Medicine in the Department of Surgery, Division of Cardiac Surgery at the
University of Toronto. Dr. Li is also a Senior Scientist at the Toronto General Research Institute, University Health Network
working in the field of stem cell transplantation and tissue engineering. He is the recipient of the Canada Research Chair in
Cardiac Regeneration (Tier 1) of the Canadian Institutes of Health Research and was a Career Investigator of the Heart and
Stroke Foundation of Canada.
Dr. Li has been on the forefront in the field of cell transplantation and tissue engineering. In 1996, he published the first
demonstration that cells transplanted into myocardial scar tissue survived, differentiated into muscle tissue, and improved heart
function. Over 25 years his research group has defined muscle cell transplantation for Cardiac Repair, followed by stem cell
transplantation for Cardiac Regeneration. Both cell repair and regeneration technologies have been translated to clinical
application at Phase I and II levels. Since the patients with heart failure are aged population, currently, his research group is
attempting to determine the mechanisms by which transplanted cells exert their beneficial effects by Rejuvenation of aged stem
cells and aged recipients. Clarifying these mechanisms of Repair, Regeneration and Rejuvenation will allow them to develop
the “next generation” of cell therapy for restoration of heart function of aged patients.
Because of his contribution to cardiovascular science, Dr. Ren-Ke Li was an elected Fellow of the Canadian Academy of
Health Sciences, the International Academy of Cardiovascular Science and the Canadian Cardiovascular Society. He has
received several national and international awards, including Scientific Award, Chinese American Medical Society; Clemson
Award for Applied Research, Society for Biomaterials; Professional Achievement Award, Chinese Professionals
Association of Canada; The Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal, The Governor General of Canada; Premier’s
Research Excellence Award, Ontario Ministry of Energy, Science and Technology; Lister Prize, University of Toronto; Mel
Silverman Mentorship Award, University of Toronto. Dr. Li has published 232 peer-reviewed papers in very good Journals.
He has been invited to contribute several commentaries and viewpoint articles and is an international opinion leader in his
field.
Dr. Li is a long time contributor to local SCBA activities. As a past President of the Toronto SCBA chapter, Dr. Li serves as a
key executive committee member providing an important leadership role to the chapter.
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YONG XU, Ph.D., M.D.
Current Position:
Associate Professor
USDA/ARS Children’s Nutrition Research Center
Department of Pediatrics
Baylor College of Medicine
Education and Training:
1994-1999, Bachelor of Medicine, Tongji Medical University, Wuhan, China
1999-2002, Master of Medical Science, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of
Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
2002-2006, PhD, Cell Biology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
2006-2009, Postdoctoral Fellow, Neuroendocrinology, UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas
Appointments:
2009-2010 Instructor, Department of Internal Medicine, UT Southwestern Medical Center
2010-2016 Assistant Professor, Children’s Nutrition Research Center, Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine
2012-2016 Joint Assistant Professor, Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, Baylor College of Medicine
2016-now Associate Professor, Children’s Nutrition Research Center, Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine
2016-now Joint Associate Professor, Department of Molecular and Cell Biology, Baylor College of Medicine
Research Interests:
The goal of my research is to identify the novel neural circuits, neurotransmitters and intracellular molecules in the brain that
are critical for control of feeding behavior, body weight, glucose balance and blood pressure. I hope that results from my
research will identify rational targets for developing therapeutic strategies for obesity, eating disorders, diabetes and
hypertension.
SCBA Services:
• SCBA-Texas Chapter
2014-2015: President Assistant, SCBA-Texas Chapter
2015-2016: Secretary, SCBA-Texas Chapter
Major responsibilities: a) In charge of Chapter communications; b) Circulate announcements of bi-weekly evening faculty
research social; c) Participated in the organization of the Chapter annual symposium consisting of plenary and keynote
presentations, trainee presentations and judging, and election; c) Participated in the organization of symposium in Baoding.
2014-present: Member of the organizing committee of the SCBA-Texas annual symposium.
Non-SCBA Services and Leadership Positions:
Chair for 2012 World Congress Endobolism
Chair for 2015 ENDO Society, Regulation of feeding and lipid
Chair for 2016 Keystone Symposium of Obesity
Chair for 2017 SCBA National Conference, Metabolic diseases
Ad Hoc Member, NIH, ZRG1 IFCN-H, May 2013
Ad Hoc Member, NIH, EMNR-P Review Group, March 2013
Ad Hoc Member, ADA Novo Nordisk Research Grant IH, May 2012
Ad Hoc Member, UK Diabetes, February 2012
Ad Hoc Member, UK Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council, March 2017
Ad Hoc Member, UK Medical Research Council, March 2017
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ZHIYUAN SHEN (沈智渊 ), PhD
Current Positions
• Professor of Radiation Oncology, Pharmacology
• Chief, Division of Radiation Cancer Biology, Department of Radiation Oncology,
Robert Wood Johnson Medical School,
• Co-Leader, Genomic Instability and Cancer Genetics program, NCI designated
comprehensive cancer center, Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey,
Rutgers The State University of New Jersey
Education and Training
02/1994-09/1996:
Directors Postdoctoral Fellowship of Los Alamos National
Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico, USA (mentor:
David Chen)
01/1990-02/1994:
PhD (05/1993) and Postdoc (02/1994), radiation and
molecular biology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins,
CO, USA (thesis advisor: Mortimer M. Elkind)
08/1985-08/1988:
MS (radiation medicine and toxicology), Beijing Institute of Radiation Medicine, Beijing, China.
(Thesis advisors: Wu De-Chang/吴德昌 and Ye Chang-Qing /叶常青)
09/1980-08/1985:
MD, Norman Bethune University of Medical Sciences (presently Jilin University School of
Medicine), Jilin, China
Past Positions
05/2006 –
Tenured Associate Professor (05/2006), Tenured Professor (07/2008), inaugural Chief (05/2006) of
Division of Radiation Cancer Biology at Department of Radiation Oncology, and Co-leader
(12/2008) of Genomic Instability and Cancer Genetic Program, NCI Designated Comprehensive
Cancer Center, Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey. Rutgers University
05/2000 - 05/2006
Tenure-track Assistant Professor (2000), and tenured Associate professor (07/2003), Department of
Molecular Genetics and Microbiology, University of New Mexico School of Medicine,
Albuquerque, NM
05/1997 - 05/2000
Tenure-track Assistant Professor, Cancer Center and Department of Molecular Genetics,
University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL.
09/2016 – 05/1997
Staff Scientist, Los Alamos National Laboratory, New Mexico, USA
Selected Professional Services
2001 – 2005
Panel member of Tumor Biology Study Section (3 times), the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer
Research Foundation
2003 – 2016
panel members (>10 times), various study sections for DOD Breast Cancer Research Program,
Prostate Cancer Research Program, Ovarian Cancer Research Program, and Lung Cancer Research
Program (details of the panel omitted per DOD policy)
2004 - 2009
NIH Cancer Etiology study section: ad hoc member (3 times), and standing member (2005-2009)
2005 – 2020
NIH Radiation Therapeutics and Biology (RTB) study section: ad hoc member (9 times), and
standing member (2016-2020)
2007 – 2013
member, various NIH special panels on F- and K-series fellowship and career awards (>17
times).
2014 - 2016
NCI selected panels for P01 projects (3 times)
2015 – 2017
Chairperson (3 times), DOD BCRP and OCRP Scientific Review Panels (details of the panel
omitted per DOD policy)
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2013
2011 - 2020
2015 -
Guest editor, Journal of Molecular and Cellular Biology, special issue on “Genomic Instability
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and Cancer”,
Guest editor, Cell & Bioscience (the official journal of SCBA), special theme issue on “Cancer
Biomarkers and Targeted Therapies”.
Associate editor, Journal of Molecular and Cellular Biology
Editorial board member, Cell & Bioscience (the official journal of SCBA).
Research Interests:
Our longstanding interests are elucidating the mechanisms by which genomic instability is induced and how it drives
tumorigenesis. We focus on mammalian homologous recombination and its associated cellular processes that contribute to
error-free DNA repair and replication fidelity. Using a BRCA2 interacting protein BCCIP as the platform, we strive to
understand how DNA replication and recombination dysfunctions during S-phase may contribute to mitotic chromosome
instability. We extensively use genetically engineered mouse models to understand the confounding roles of cell growth
essential genes involved in the maintenance of genomic integrity in distinct stages of tumorigenesis such as tumor initiation
and progression.
SCBA Service Statement:
I joined SCBA in 2002 as a lifetime member. In the past, I have organized (and served as the co-chair of) several scientific
sessions and attended most of the bi-annual SCBA meetings since 2002. In 2013, I was invited to serve as a guest editor
for a special issue of “Cancer Biomarkers and Targeted Therapies” on the official SCBA journal of Cell & Biosciences, and
became an editorial board member of the journal in 2015. I have served as a scientific reviewer in multiple capabilities,
including as study section chairs for US DOD breast and ovarian cancer research programs, and NSF of China. As a
division chief, and a program leader of NCI designated comprehensive cancer center, I am also an experienced academic
administrator. If elected to the SCBA Nomination Committee, I will use my scientific expertise and leadership skills to
promote the recognitions of the diverse range of scientific achievements by our members.
NOMINEES FOR SCBA COUNCILOR
MINGYAO LIU, MD, MSc
Current Position:
Professor of Surgery, Medicine and Physiology
Director, Institute of Medical Science
Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto (UT)
Senior Scientist, Head of Respiratory and Critical Care Research
Toronto General Hospital (TGH), University Health Network (UHN)
Education and Training:
M.D., 08/1978-08/1983 Medicine, Second Military Medical University
M.Sc., 09/1983-08/1986 Pathophysiology, Second Military Medical University
07/1990-03/1994 Research Fellow, SickKids Research Institute, Toronto, Canada
Previous Positions:
02/1988-06/1990 Assistant Research Professor, State University of New York at Buffalo
10/1994-06/2000 Assistant Professor, University of Toronto
04/1996-05/2001 Staff Scientist, Toronto General Hospital Research Institute
07/2000-06/2004 Associate Professor, Depts. of Surgery, Medicine and Physiology, UT
09/2000-06/2005 Coordinator for Graduate Education, Institute of Medical Science, UT
06/2001-present Senior Scientist, TGRI, UHN
8 07/2004-present
07/2005-06/2007
07/2005-07/2011
07/2007-06/2010
07/2012-06/2014
07/2014-12/2014
01/2015- present
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Professor, Depts. of Surgery, Medicine and Physiology, UT
Associate Dean (Life Science), School of Graduate Studies, UT
Director, Center for Research Education and Training, UHN
Director, International Research Relations, Faculty of Medicine, UT
Associate Director, Institute of Medical Science, Faculty of Medicine, UT
Interim Director, Institute of Medical Science, Faculty of Medicine, UT
Director, Institute of Medical Science, UT
2013
Research Interests:
My research is to study the cellular and molecular mechanisms of acute lung injury, especially in lung transplantation. We
demonstrated that lung epithelial cells as a source of cytokines in inflammatory response, intracellular signal transduction
pathways as therapeutic targets, and roles of multiple cell death pathways in acute lung injury. We have developed nanoparticle
based drug delivery systems. A drug discovery/delivery pipeline has been developed, including cell culture for high throughput
screening for therapeutic targets, mouse/rat lung transplant models for in vivo testing, and pig lung transplant and ex vivo lung
perfusion system for pre-clinical trials. We also discovered a novel adaptor protein, XB130, for signal transduction, and
demonstrated its role in cell survival, proliferation, migration and regulation of gene expression. Using xb130 knock mice, we
are studying the role of XB130 in lung injury and repair.
Previous services to SCBA:
Member, Society of Chinese Bio-Scientists in America, 1998-present
Member, Executive Committee, SCBA Toronto Chapter, 2000 – 2005, 2008-present
President, SCBA Toronto Chapter, 2001-2003
Chair, Second SCBA/CCABP Scientific Symposium, Scientific Program, 2001, 2002, 2008
Member, SCBA International Conference, Scientific Program Committee, June 2002-July 2004
Co-Chair, SCBA International Conference, Workshop Beijing, China, July 19 2004
Member, Membership Committee, Society of Chinese Bio-Scientist in America, 2007-2010
SCBA Toronto Chapter Scientific Symposium Organization Committee, Member
2002 - 2005, 2009-2017
Selected Accomplishments and Honours:
2000-2005
Premier's Research Excellent Award, Ontario, Canada
2006
Mel Silverman Mentorship Award, Institute of Medical Science, UT
2013
Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal, Government of Ontario
WEI YANG, Ph.D.
Current Positions:
Distinguished Investigator &
Chief of Structure and Mechanism Section Laboratory of Molecular Biology,
NIDDK National Institutes of Health
Education and training:
B.A.,
Biochemistry, SUNY at Stony Brook (NY), 1985
Ph.D.,
Biochem. & Mol. Biophys, Columbia University (NY), 1991
Postdoc fellow, Columbia University (NY), 1991-2
Postdoc fellow, Yale University (CT), 1992-5
Previous Positions:
1995 - 2000
Tenure-track group leader, NIDDK, NIH
2000 – 2004
Tenured investigator, NIDDK, NIH
9 2004 – present
2016 – present
2004 – 2015
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Section Chief, NIDDK, NIH
Distinguished Investigator, NIDDK, NIH
Adjunct professor at Johns Hopkins Medical School
2013
Research Interest:
My lab investigates DNA translesion synthesis, mismatch and excision repair, and V(D)J recombination. We
discovered the ATPase activity of MutL, the proofreading function of the MutS ATPase, and the mechanochemical coupling nature of ATP hydrolysis in a molecular motor. While studying mechanisms of cancer avoidance
by translesion DNA polymerases, recently we have discovered the three-metal-ion mechanism in nucleic acid
synthesis and degradation.
Past services to SCBA:
President Baltimore-Washington DC SCBA Chapter, 2013-2014
Selected Honors and Awards:
The 2002 Bea Singer Young Investigator Award (sponsored by the GRC)
The 2011 Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin award (sponsored by the Protein Society)
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) fellow, since 2012
National Academy of Sciences (NAS), member since 2013
American Academy of Arts and Sciences (AAAS), member since 2015
SCBA Presidential Award, 2015
The 2017 Mildred Cohn Award in Biological Chemistry (sponsored by ASBMB)
Jing Zhou, M.D., Ph.D.
Current Positions:
Director, Laboratory of Molecular and Developmental Genetics
Founding Director, Harvard Center for Polycystic Kidney Research
Professor of Medicine
Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School
Chair of the Board of Directors of Chinese American Society of nephrology
Past President of Chinese American Society of nephrology
Education and Training:
1983 M.D.
Equivalent, General Medicine, Shanghai First Medical College,
Shanghai, China
1992
Ph.D. Molecular Genetics, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland
07/82-06/83
Intern, Internal Medicine, Surgery, Pediatrics, Obstetrics, Psychiatry, Various hospitals affiliated with
Shanghai First Medical College
Positions:
1983-1989
1989-1990
1991-1992
1992-1993
1993-present
1993-1998
Resident, Department of Internal Medicine, Peoples Hospital of Zhejiang Province, China
Research Assistant, Department of Biochemistry, University of Oulu, Finland
Research Assistant, Finnish Academy, Oulu, Finland
Associate Research Scientist, Department of Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT
Associate Physician, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
10 1998-2016
1999-present
2005-present
07/11-present
2016-present
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Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
2013
Member, Department of Genetics, Biological and Biochemical Science Program, Harvard Medical School
Director, Harvard Center for Polycystic Kidney Disease Research
Member, Affiliated faculty, Harvard Stem Cell Institute
Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
Research Interest:
I have studied inherited kidney diseases for 27 years. After practicing medicine for six years, I moved to Finland and started
research by cloning the first kidney disease gene (Alport syndrome) (Science). At Yale, I cloned another basement membrane
collagen gene and showed its disease association (Science). In 1993, I established my lab at BWH, and began biochemical and
transcriptional studies of type IV collagen and Alport syndrome. I expanded my interest to clone PKD genes in 1994 and
started to focus on PKD in 1998.
I have devoted my time largely to laboratory research, as well as training research and clinical fellows and graduate and
undergraduate students in the lab. We have created the first targeted mouse model for PKD, and generated over ten
conventional, conditional, and inducible mouse models for both dominant and recessive forms of PKD—which led to the
understanding of a critical role for PC1 in multiple organ development, injury, and repair (Nature Genetics). We identified four
novel members of the polycystin family (Nature). We were first to demonstrate that polycystins are Ca2+-permeable cation
channels, that PC1 acts as a G-protein coupled receptor, and that PC1 and PC2 mutually regulate each other’s function. We
showed the first evidence of PC1 and PC2 function on primary cilia and Ca2+ signaling (Nature Genetics). We identified other
disease proteins—including ARPKD, nephronophthisis, and Bardt Biedl syndrome proteins—as components of the primary
cilia and/or polycystin network, and showed that polycystins regulate the cell cycle, planar cell polarity, cell migration, and
actin cytoskeleton integrity. Our current efforts are to elucidate the polycystin protein network, and to develop PKD
therapeutics by balancing the network using mouse models.
Selected Honors:
1992
Excellent Graduate Student Fellowship, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland
2000
Young Investigator Award, American Heart Association and American Society of Nephrology. First woman
in 17 years to receive this award
2003
Rated as Author of one of the three Fast Breaking Papers in field of Molecular Biology and Genetics in by
ISI Essential Science Indicators
2005-present
Elected member, American Society of Clinical Investigation
2005-2016
MERIT (Method to Extend Research in Time) Award, NIDDK, NIH
2007
Lillian Jean Kaplan International Prize, Lifetime achievement Award Jointly awarded by the International
Society of Nephrology, Lillian Jean Kaplan Foundation and the Polycystic Kidney Disease Foundation in Rio
Brazil. First woman to receive this Award
2007
Distinguished Service Award, Chinese American Society of Nephrology
2015
Keynote Lecture of the First International Congress of Chinese Nephrologists and Annual Scientific Meeting
of Hong Kong Society of Nephrology, Hong Kong, China
2015
Chan Woon Cheung Award, Hong Kong Society of Nephrology
2015
Honors Award, International Society of Nephrology and American Nephrologists of Indian Origin
2016
Honorary Master Degree, Harvard University
Other Professional Positions
2001Honorary Professor, Zhejiang University, Zhejiang, China
2001-2008
Scientific Advisory Board, Polycystic Kidney Disease (PKD) Foundation
2002-present
Board of Directors, Chinese American Society of Nephrology
2002-2004
Member of Board of Directors, Chinese American Society of Nephrology
2004-2006
President, Chinese American Society of Nephrology
2012-present
Executive Director/Chair of Board, Chinese American Society of Nephrology
2002-2008
Board of Directors, Newton Chinese Language School
2002-2003
General Medicine B Study Section, NIH
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2004-2006
Permanent member, Cellular and Molecular Biology of the Kidney Study Section, NIH
2013
2009KUH Fellowship Review Study Section, NIDDK, NIH
2010, 2012, 2013, 2014 Special Emphasis panel, NIDDK, NIH
2006Advisor of Academic Committee, Chinese Institute of Nephrology, Shanghai, China.
2007
Member, Core Scientific Program Committee, World Congress of Nephrology meeting in Rio, Brazil
2010-2011
Member, Program Committee, 44th Annual Meeting of American Society of Nephrology, Philadelphia, PA
(organized 5 Symposia, 3 free communication sessions, and 4 poster sessions)
03/14-02/17
Qiushi Professor (non voting), Medicine, Zhejiang University, Zhejiang, China
2015
Honorary Professor, People’s Hospital of Zhejiang Province
I have given over 100 invited lectures in national and international meetings and institutions, and served as session chair or
organizers at over 30 national and international meetings.
YIMIN ZOU, Ph. D.
Current Positions Professor and Chair Neurobiology Section Biological Sciences Division
University of California, San Diego
Education and Training
B.S., Genetics, Fudan University, China 1988
Ph.D., Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of California, San Diego and Davis,
1995
Postdoctoral Fellow, Developmental Neuroscience, University of California, San Francisco,
2000
Previous Positions
2000-2006
Assistant Professor, Department of Neurobiology, the University of Chicago
2006-2006
Associate Professor (with tenure), Department of Neurobiology, the University of Chicago
Associate Professor, Neurobiology Section, University of California, San Diego
2006-2011
2011-present
Professor, Neurobiology Section, University of California, San Diego
2012-2014
Vice Chair, Neurobiology Section, University of California, San Diego
2014-present
Chair, Neurobiology Section, University of California, San Diego
Research Interest
My lab studies molecular and cellular mechanisms of axon guidance, synapse formation, and assembly, stability and
regeneration of neural circuits. We identify molecular guidance cues that provide directional information for axon wiring in
vivo as well as signal transduction pathways and cell biological mechanisms underlying growth cone turning. We also study
synaptogenesis and how specific synaptic connection patterns emerge from the interplay of molecular guidance system and
neural activity. We are interested in how central nervous system responds to traumatic injury and develop therapeutic
approaches to promote axonal and neuronal survival to combat degenerative disorders and improve axon regeneration and
functional recovery following spinal cord injury.
Selected Honors and Awards, and non-SCBA Services
1989-1993
CUSBEA Fellowship
1993-1995
Institutional Predoctoral NRSA, NIH
1995-1996
Institutional Postdoctoral NRSA, NIH
1996-1998
Individual Postdoctoral NRSA, NIH
1999-2000
Postdoctoral Fellowship from the Spinal Cord Research Foundation
2002-2005
Schweppe Foundation Career Development Award
2002-2004
March of Dimes Basil O’Connor Starting Scholar Research Award
2003-2005
Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellow Award
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2005
2006
2006
2008
2009
2011
2011
2012
2012
2013
20132013
2013-2016
2014
2015
2016
2017
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W. M. Keck Foundation Research Achievement Award (Semi-finalist in Keck Young Scholar 2013
Competition)
Chair of “Minisymposium on Wnt Signaling in Neural Circuit Development” at Society for Neuroscience
Meeting. Washington, DC.
Gail Beach Memorial Seminar Series at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Miami, Florida
Keynote Speaker at Midwest Student Biomedical Research Forum. Omaha, Nebraska.
Chair of “Symposium on Genetic determinants specifying neuronal connections” at Society for
Neuroscience Meeting. Washington, DC.
Killam Research Seminar the Montreal Neurological Institute McGill University. Montreal, Canada.
Chair of Symposium Organizer: Signaling and cell biological mechanisms of growth cone guidance at 8th
IBRO World Congress of Neurosciences. Florence Italy
Organizer of Cold Spring Harbor Asia Meeting on Neural Circuits. Suzhou China
S. T. Huang-Chan Memorial Lecture Hong Kong University, Hong Kong, China
北京生科院精品讲座
Organizer of Cold Spring Harbor Asia Meeting on Neural Circuits. Suzhou China
Member and Secretary of Board of Directors of Ray Wu Memorial Fund and CBIS
Director’s Seminar Series (贝时璋讲座)Institute of Biophysics, CAS
Honorary Professor of the University of Hong Kong
Dean’s Seminar Series (院长讲座)Peking University Medical School
AbCam Meeting on Frontiers of Signaling. Shanghai, China.
Co-Organizer of Cold Spring Harbor Asia Meeting on Neural Circuits. Suzhou China
Co-Organizer of Keystone Symposium on Neural Circuits, Colorado
CANDIDATES FOR NOMINATION COMMITTEE
WENYI WEI, Ph.D.
Current Positions:
Associate Professor, Dept. of Pathology
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School
Education and training:
B.A., Shandong University, Jinan, China, 1993
M.S. Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China, 1996
Ph.D. Brown University, Providence, R.I., 2002
Postdoctoral fellow, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Harvard Medical School, 2002-2006
Previous Positions:
2006-2012 Assistant Professor, Dept. of Pathology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical
Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
2012Associate Professor, Dept. of Pathology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston,
MA
2015Director, Biochemistry Program, BIDMC Cancer Center and Cancer Research Institute, Boston, MA
Research Interests:
Aberrant cell cycle regulation leads to various human disease including cancer and cardiovascular disorders. Proper cell cycle
transitions are driven by waves of ubiquitin-dependent degradation of key cell cycle regulators by APC or SCF, the two major
E3 ligase complexes. The major focus of research in my laboratory is aimed at understanding how APC and SCF activities
contribute towards cell cycle regulation and subsequent tumor formation. More specifically, I am interested in elucidating the
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underlying mechanisms that define the oscillation of APC and SCF activity in different cell cycle phases. To achieve
these
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goals, my lab will use multidisciplinary approaches including biochemical and genetic analysis. In the long term, I hope that a
better understanding of the multilayer regulation of the delicate proteolysis pathways will lead us to the design of more
efficient intervention strategies to combat cancer, cardiovascular disorders and other human diseases.
Previous services to SCBA:
2015, Session co-Chair, 15th SCBA International Symposium, Taipei, Taiwan.
2016, Session co-Chair, 16th SCBA International Symposium, Hangzhou, P.R. China.
Life-time member since 2017.
Selected Honors and Awards, and non-SCBA services:
2005-2008
Special Fellow, the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
2007-2009
Emerald Foundation Award for New Investigator
2007-2009
Kimmel Scholar
2008-2010
V Scholar
2009-2012
Department of Defense Prostate Cancer Program New Investigator Award
2009-2012
Massachusetts Life Science Center New Investigator Award
2011-2013
BIDMC Prostate Research Program New Investigator Award
2012-2016
American Cancer Society Research Scholar
2013-2018
Leukemia and Lymphoma Society Research Scholar
2015
Elected Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
Editorial Board Member for:
2010American Journal of Cancer Research
2011Molecular and Cellular Biology
2012Cancer Hallmarks
2013Cancer Research
2013Journal of Biological Chemistry
2015Scientific Reports
ZHONG-PING FENG, MD, Ph.D.
Current Position
Professor (Tenured) & Graduate Coordinator, Physiology
Director, Collaborative Program In Neuroscience
Member, Academic Board of the Governing Council
University of Toronto
Treasurer, Canadian Physiological Society
Executive Committee Member, SCBA Toronto Chapter
Education & Training (Completion Year):
1983 Medical Degree, Zhongshan Medical College, Guangzhou, China (Medicine)
1984, Residency, Peking Union Medical College Hospital (Capital Hospital), Beijing,
China (one year internship 06/82 to 07/83) (Ophthalmology)
1989 MSc, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada (Pharmacology)
1998 PhD, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada (Neuroscience)
2002 Post-doctorate, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada (Physiology/Biophysics)
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Previous Positions
2003 Assistant Professor, Department of Physiology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
2008 Associate Professor (Tenured), Department of Physiology, University of Toronto, Toronto
2013
Research Interests:
Dr. Feng’s laboratory 1) investigates the biophysical and pharmacological properties of ion channels, 2) determines calciumdependent regulatory mechanisms of neurodevelopment, neural plasticity, neurodegeneration and neuroregeneration, and 3)
identifies and characterizes drug targets from for neurodevelopmental and neurodegenerative disorders. She has published over
110 research articles and reviews, and one United States patent.
Selected Awards:
Dr. Feng has received research grants and personal awards from NSERC, CIHR, HSFC, and CFI. She was a recipient of the
Premier’s Research Excellence Award from the Ontario Government, CIHR New Investigator and HSF New Investigator, The
Boehringer Ingelheim Young Investigator Award, Bright Lights Award from Firefly Foundation. She has been awarded with
Connaught New Faculty Award, Faculty of Medicine Dean’s Fund New Faculty Award, Breaking the Glass Ceiling Award
from Women in Science and Engineering (WISE), Graduate Student Mentorship Award from Faculty of Medicine, and
Innovative Course Design Award and Excellence in Teaching Performance from Department of Physiology, at University of
Toronto.
Previous services to SCBA:
Present-elected, President, and Past-President, Toronto Chapter, SCBA (2009 – 2013)
Executive Committee member, Toronto Chapter, SCBA (2014 – present)
Chair, Ion Channel Symposium, SCBA Conference (2010) Guangzhou, China
Organized and hosted several SCBA Toronto Chapter dinner events
Participant of past SCBA meetings
HUILIN ZHOU, Ph.D.
Current Position:
Associate member, Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research
Professor, Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, University of California,
San Diego, CA
Education and Training:
B.S. University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, P.R. China, 1991
Ph.D. Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, 1998
Postdoc fellow, Institute for Systems Biology and University of Washington, Seattle,
WA, 2002
Research Interests:
Our research program focuses on understanding the signaling pathways that maintain genome integrity, including the DNA
damage checkpoint and protein sumoylation. Genetic studies in the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae have established a major
role of DNA damage checkpoint kinases in suppressing gross chromosomal rearrangements (GCRs), a hallmark of human
cancers. We have developed quantitative phospho-proteomics to identify and characterize substrates of DNA damage
checkpoint kinases and investigated the regulation of the DNA damage checkpoint kinase cascade. More recently, we have
discovered that SUMO E3 ligases have a major role in suppressing non-allelic homologous recombination mediated
chromosomal translocations. We have developed quantitative mass spectrometry based assay to measure intracellular protein
sumoylation on a proteome-wide scale, and used this approach to develop a comprehensive view of the enzyme-substrate
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relationship in the SUMO pathways, including SUMO E3 ligases that catalyze the attachment of SUMO to its substrates
as
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well as SUMO isopeptidases that cleave SUMO off its targets. Our current studies focus on the role of protein sumoylation in
diverse areas of chromosome biology, including DNA replication, gene silencing and chromosome segregation. We are further
extending our findings using yeast as a model system to human cells and study the conservation of the underlying molecular
mechanisms and their relevance to cancer etiology.
Selected honors and previous service to SCBA:
The NHGRI Genome Scholar Development and Faculty Transitional Award, 2002-2005.
Participants/speakers of past SCBA meetings.
Nomination committee since 2013
YANG LIU, PhD
Director, Center for Cancer and Immunology Research, Bosworth Chair Professor
for Cancer Biology and Immunology, Children’s Research Institute, Children’s
National Medical Center, George Washington University, Washington, DC
A. Research Interest
My laboratory studies the fundamental mechanism of immune recognition and cancer biology.
We have been a driving force in elucidating the mechanism by which the innate immune system
discriminates microbial infection and aseptic tissue injuries in the last decade, we have devoted
a major effort to studying the basic mechanism of tumorigenesis. We pioneered the concept of
an X-linked tumor suppressor gene and established a surprisingly critical role for, and
therapeutic targeting of, hypoxia-inducible factor in the function of stem cells in hematological
malignancies. The cross-fertilization between studies on immune recognition and tumor
biology allowed us to develop a novel approach that enables the immune system to recognize cancer without the constraints
imposed by mechanisms evolved to tune down innate immunity to tissue injuries.
B. Past Positions
1992--1996
Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY
1996--1998
Associate Professor with tenure, Department of Pathology, New York University School of Medicine, New
York, NY
The Kurtz Chair Professor of Pathology, Department of Pathology, Ohio State University Medical Center,
1998-2006
Columbus, OH
2001-2006
Director, Division of Cancer Immunology, Department of Pathology, Ohio State University Medical Center,
Columbus, OH
2003--2006
Immunology Program Co--Leader, Comprehensive Cancer Center, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
2006--2010
Professor and De Nancrede Chair, Director, Division of Immunotherapy, Departments of Surgery, Internal
Medicine and Pathology, Co-leader, Immunology Program, University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer
Center, Ann Arbor, MI
2010--2011
President, CBIS Director, Center for Cancer Immunology Research, Bosworth Chair Professor for Cancer
Biology and Immunology, Children’s Research Institute, Children’s National Medical Center, George
Washington University, Washington DC
Honors
1990
1992
1992
2004
2011
Irvington Fellowship
Markey Scholar Award
Searle Scholar Award
AAAS Fellow
League of Research Excellence, University of Michigan
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Snyder Award for outstanding cancer research, George Washington University
2013
Past service to SCBA: Nomination committee in 1990s.
XIAO-JING WANG, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor, Department of Pathology
John S. Gates Endowed Chair of Cancer Stem Cell Biology
Director, Head and Neck Cancer Research Program, University of Colorado
Anschutz Medical Campus
Tel. (303) 724-3001; fax. (303) 724-3712
Email: XJ.Wang@ucdenver.edu
EDUCATION
1984
M.D., Beijing Medical University, Beijing, China
1989
Ph.D. (Neuroscience), Beijing Medical University, Beijing, China
1991
Postdoctoral fellow, MD Anderson Cancer Center, TX
BRIEF CHRONOLOGY OF EMPLOYMENT
1992-1994
Research Associate, Department of Cell Biology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
1994-1995
Research Instructor, Department of Cell Biology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
1995-1999
Assistant Professor, Departments of Cell Biology, Dermatology, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
2000-2002
Associate Professor (tenured), Departments of Dermatology, Molecular & Cellular Biology, Baylor
College of Medicine, Houston, TX
Professor (tenured), Director, Molecular Biology-Head and Neck Cancer Research Division, Department of Otolaryngology,
Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR
Professor, Departments of Cell & Developmental Biology, Dermatology.
2008-present Professor, Depts of Pathology, Otolaryngology, Dermatology, SOM; Dept. of Craniofacial Biology, SOD
RESEARCH INTERESTS AND EXPERTISE:
· TGFβ signal transduction
· Functions of tumor suppressors and oncogenes
· Skin development, wound healing and diseases
PAST SCBA SERVICES
· Life-time SCBA member
· 2005-2007: President SCBA Oregon Chapter
· Session co-chairs for SCBA meetings 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017.
SELECTED NATIONAL/INTERNATION PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
Scientific committee member for the Society of Investigative Dermatology, 2005-10. Scientific committee Chair for the Society
of Investigative Dermatology, 2009-2010. Board Member, Chinese Biological Investigator Society, 2010-2014
Ad hoc Board of Scientific Counselor, National Cancer Institute, 2012, 2014
Advisory Council Member, NIAMS, 2012-2015
Executive Editor, International Journal of Biological Sciences
Associate Editor, Molecular Carcinogenesis
Associate Editor, Journal of Investigative Dermatology
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NAN-PING WENG, M.D., Ph.D.
Current Positions:
Senior Investigator, Chief of Lymphocyte Differentiation Section, Laboratory of Molecular
Biology and Immunology, National Institute on Aging, National Institutes of Health
Education and training:
M.D. Shanghai First Medical College (Fu Dan Shanghai Medical College), China, 1984
Ph.D. Immunology, Baylor College of Medicine, TX 1993
Postdoctoral fellow, National Cancer Institute, MD, 1994-1997
Previous Positions:
1984-1987:
Lecturer, Department of Forensic Pathology, Shanghai First Medical
College
1997-2005:
Tenure-track Investigator, Laboratory of Immunology, National Institute on Aging (NIA), NIH, Baltimore,
MD
2006-2011
Senior Investigator, Chief of Lymphocyte Differentiation Section, Laboratory of Immunology, NIA, NIH,
Baltimore, MD
2012-present
Senior Investigator, Chief of Lymphocyte Differentiation Section, Laboratory of Molecular Biology and
Immunology, NIA, NIH, Baltimore, MD
Research Interest:
My laboratory has a longstanding interest in mechanisms of immune system aging. We focus on three areas: 1) role of telomere
and telomerase in T cell function and aging, 2) general and antigen-specific ab TCR repertoires and the impact of their change
with aging on immune function, and 3) molecular mechanism of memory T cell formation, maintenance, and aging with
emphasis on transcription and epigenetic regulation. We conduct our studies in human using the participants from the
Baltimore Longitudinal Study on Aging (BLSA) and in various genetically modified mouse models. Our studies have shown
that 1) the in vivo dynamic changes of telomere length in lymphocytes and monocytes with age as well as age-related decline
of telomerase activity in T and B lymphocytes; 2) distinct features of general and anti-viral ab TCR repertoires in human; and
3) epigenetic regulation of differential gene expression in naïve and memory CD8 T cells.
Past services to SCBA
Session Chair, 15th SCBA International Symposium
Session Chair, 1st SCBA Baltimore-Washington Chapter Symposium
Selected Honors and Awards, and non-SCBA services:
1994
NIH Fellows Award for Research Excellence
1998-2004, 2010, and 2013 NIA Staff Recognition Award for Exemplary Contributions
2007
NIH Postbac IRTA Committee in recognition of the outstanding contributions to the education and guidance
of the Postbac trainees.
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CANDIDATES FOR MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE
XUE SEAN LI (
), PHD
Current Positions
Associate Professor
Department of Surgery, and Urology
Boston Children’s Hospital
Harvard Medical School
Boston, MA 02115, USA
Education
Henan College of Food Science, Zhenzhou, Henan, China
Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA. Ph.D. (1997)
University of California, San Diego, CA, USA. Postdoctoral Fellow
Appointments
2002-2005
20052005-2015
2015-
Assistant Research Scientist, School of Medicine
University of California, San Diego
Staff Scientist, Departments of Surgery/Urology
Children’s Hospital Boston, Boston, MA
Assistant Professor, Department of Surgery
Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
Associate Professor, Department of Surgery/Urology
Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
Research Interest
We are interested in the sex differences in development and cancer. There
are several ongoing NIH-sponsored projects, which include the sex differences in
bladder cancer incidence and mortality, the sexually dimorphic mechanisms of
genital tubercle differentiation, the epigenetic basis of urinary tract infection and
inflammation, and congenital heart disease related to the outflow tract formation.
Past Service to SCBA
I am currently serving as president of the Boston Biology and Biotechnology
(BBB), a professional association of Chinese Principal Investigators at the great
Boston area. We are current working with the leaderships of BBB and SCBA
aiming to establish a local SCBA chapter at the New England area.
Selected Honors
NRSA postdoctoral award, NIH/NIDDK Career Development Award, Basil
O’Connor Scholar, Eleanor and Miles Shore Scholar, Carl W. Gottschalk Research
Scholar
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Ji#Luo#Ph.D.#
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Current#Position#
Investigator!
National!Cancer!Institute,!NIH!
!
Education#and#Training#
2006! –! 2010:! Postdoctoral! fellow,! Department! of!
Genetics,!Harvard!Medical!School,!Boston,!MA!!
2006:! Ph.D.! in! Cellular! and! Development! Biology,!
Harvard!University,!Boston,!MA!!
1998:!B.A.!in!Natural!Sciences,!University!of!Cambridge,!
Cambridge,!UK!!
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Research#Interest#
My! research! focuses! on! understanding! the! biology! of! epithelial! cancer! driven! by! the! Ras!
oncogene.! We! are! applying! RNAi! and! CRISPRPbased! genetic! approaches! to! dissect! functional!
dependencies! and! mechanisms! of! nonPoncogene! addiction! in! Ras! mutant! cells.! My! lab! is!
currently! investigating! how! various! Ras! effector! pathways! and! protein! postPtranslational!
modification!pathways!contribute!to!the!malignant!phenotype!of!KRAS!mutant!cancer!cells.!In!
addition,!we!are!developing!new!RNAi,!CRISPR!and!pharmacological!platform!for!target!validation!
and!lead!discovery!for!Ras!mutant!cancer.!!
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Past#Services#to#SCBA#
2016!–!present:!Treasurer,!SCBA!DCPBaltimore!Chapter!
2016:!SCBA!DCPBaltimore!Chapter!2nd!Annual!Symposium!meeting!coPchair!
2014P2015:!SCBA!DCPBaltimore!Chapter!Workshops!
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Selected#Honors#and#Awards,#and#nonASCBA#Services#
2014:!NCI!Annual!Intramural!Scientific!Retreat!Research!Highlights!Award!
2011:!NCI!Director’s!Intramural!Innovation!Award
2008:!AACR!AstraZeneca!postdoctoral!fellowship!in!translational!lung!cancer!research!!
2010!–!2015:!CoPchair,!TenurePTrack!Investigator!Committee,!NCIPCCR!!
2011!–!2015:!CoPOrganizer,!TenurePTrack!Investigator!Chalk!Talk!Seminars,!NCIPCCR!!
2011!–!2015:!CoPorganizer,!TenurePTrack!Investigator!Annual!Retreat,!NCIPCCR!!
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Li Yang, Ph.D.
Current position:
Senior Investigator, Head, Tumor Microenvironment Section,
Laboratory of Cancer Biology and Genetics, National Cancer
Institute
Education and training:
2004-2008 Postdoc, Vanderbilt Ingram Cancer Center,
Vanderbilt University School of Medicine.
2000-2004 Ph. D., Department of Cancer Biology, Vanderbilt
University
1983-1986 M.S., Developmental Biology and Cell Biology,
Wuhan University, China
1979-1983 B.S., Biology, Sichuan University, China
Research Interest:
My research program focuses on molecular mechanisms underlying tumor-stroma interaction in
cancer metastasis. We demonstrated that cancer-associated inflammation is critical in the functional
switch of TGF-β from a suppressor to a promoter. We are currently investigating how myeloid-specific
TGF-β signaling modulates host inflammation/immune response in cancer and stroke. We continue to
understand roles of inflammation in the premetastatic environment in cancer cell colonization using
molecular biology, cancer biology, as well as integrated genomic-wide genetics and epigenetics
approaches.
Past and Future Service to SCBA
President elect, 2018, DC-Baltimore Chapter
Organizer, 2017 DC-Baltimore Chapter scientific symposium
Session Chair: 2016 Joint SCBA and CBA-MedImmune Annual Conference
Honors and Other Special Scientific Recognition:
2016
Federal Technology Transfer Award, National Cancer Institute
2015
Co-recipient of FLEX Program Awards, NCI
2013
U.S.-China Biomedical Collaborative Research Award
2012
Federal Technology Transfer Award, National Cancer Institute
2004-7
Young Investigator Award and Career Development Award, Vanderbilt Ingram Cancer
Center
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ZHE$HAN,$Ph.D.$
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Current$Position:$
Associate)Professor)
Children’s)National)Medical)Center)
Dept.)of)Pediatrics)
George)Washington)University)School)of)Medicine)
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Education$and$Training:$
B.S.,)Peking)University,)1996)
Ph.D.,)University)of)Michigan,)2002)
Postdoc)Fellow,)UT)Southwestern,)2002K2006)
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Previous$Positions:$
2006)K)2014,)Assistant)Professor,)Department)of)Internal)
Medicine,) Department) of) Cell) and) Developmental)
Biology,)University)of)Michigan)School)of)Medicine)
2014)K)present,)Associate)Professor,)Children’s)National)Medical)CenterO)Dept.)of)Pediatrics,)
George)Washington)University)School)of)Medicine)
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Research$Interest:$
My)laboratory)has)a)longstanding)interest)in)genetic)diseases)affecting)heart,)kidney)and)blood.)
We) use) Drosophila) and) cultured) human) cells) to) study) the) molecular) mechanisms) of) these)
diseases.) My) lab) established) that) the) fly) heart) also) functions) as) a) filtration) kidney,) and)
generated) the) first) fly) glomerular) kidney) disease) model.) Using) the) fly) heart) and) cardiac)
nephrocytes,) we) discovered) the) molecular) mechanisms) of) several) congenital) heart) disease)
(CHD))and)glomerular)kidney)diseases)caused)by)specific)genetic)mutations.)Most)recently,)
we) developed) a) highKthroughput) validation) system) for) candidate) CHD) genes) in) flies,) and)
demonstrated)that)85%)of)known)renal)disease)genes)play)conserved)roles)in)the)fly)kidney.)
We)continue)to)be)interested)in)developing)personalized)fly)disease)models,)and)using)these)
models)to)study)disease)mechanism)and)to)test)potential)drugs.))
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Past$service$to$SCBA:$
Organizer,)SCBA)DCKBaltimore)Chapter)Annual)Symposium,)2017)
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Selected$Honors$and$Awards,$and$nonBSCBA$services:$
2016) Renal)Grand)Round)Lecture,)Northwestern)University))
2016) 11th)International)Podocyte)Conference)Lecture,)Israel)
2015) National) Institute) of) Health) (NIH),) National) Heart) Lung) and) Blood) Institute) (NHLBI),)
Cardiovascular)Development)and)Differentiation)(CDD))Study)Section)
2014) NASA)International)Life)Science)Research)Program,)Review)Panelist))
2006) University)of)Michigan)Biomedical)Sciences)Scholar)
2006) American)Heart)Association)National)Center,)National)Scientist)Development)Award)
2003) Pathways)to)Cardiac)Development)and)Regeneration)Conference,)Young)Investigator)
Award)
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Dong Wang, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
University of California, San Diego
Department of Cellular and Molecular Medicine, School of Medicine
Divison of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical
Sciences
9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, CA 92093-0625
Email: dongwang@ucsd.edu, Phone: (858) 822-5561, Fax: (858) 822-1953
Past Academic Position
Jan., 2010 - July 2015
Education
Oct., 2004 - Dec., 2009
Assistant Professor
University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA
Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Structural Biology
School of Medicine, Stanford University, Stanford, CA
Sept., 1999-Sept., 2004
Ph.D., Department of Chemistry
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA
Sept., 1993-June, 1998
B.S., Department of Chemistry
Peking University, Beijing, P.R. China
Honors and Awards
2015
OKeanos-CAPA Young Investigator Award at the Chemical and
Biology Interface, Chinese-American Chemistry & Chemical
Biology Professors Association (CAPA)
2012 - 2014
Kimmel Scholar Award, The Sidney Kimmel Foundation for
Cancer Research
2008 - 2012
NIH Pathway to Independence Award (K99/R00)
2007 - 2008
Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
Career Development Program Special Fellow Award
2002 - 2003
Anna Fuller Fund Graduate Fellowship Award
1996
Excellent Student in Honors Science Program, Peking University
1993-1995
Outstanding Student Scholarships at Peking University
Research Interests
Transcription and Epigenetic Regulation, Chromatin Remodeling, DNA Damage and Repair,
Cancer Chemotherapy
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Election Candidates
S.#Victor#HSIA,#Ph.D.#
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Current#Position:#
Professor!and!Chair!
Pharmaceutical!Sciences,!School!of!Pharmacy!
University!of!Maryland!Eastern!Shore!
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Education#and#training:#
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B.S.,!National!Taiwan!University,!1990!
Ph.D.,!Wayne!State!University,!1999!
Postdoctoral!Fellow,!NIH,!1999G2004!
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Previous#Positions:#
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2004G2010:!Assistant!Professor,!Basic!Pharmaceutical!Sciences,!University!of!Louisiana!Monroe!
2010G2013:!Associate!Professor,!Pharmaceutical!Sciences,!University!of!Maryland!Eastern!Shore!
2013G2015:!Assoc.!Professor!and!Chair,!Pharmaceutical!Sciences,!University!of!Maryland!Eastern!Shore!
2015GPresent:!Professor!and!Chair,!Pharmaceutical!Sciences,!University!of!Maryland!Eastern!Shore!
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Research#Interest:#
Molecular!and!cellular!mechanisms!of!herpesvirus!infections!!
Thyroid!hormone!functions!!
Novel!therapeutic!protocols!to!treat!viral!infections!
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Past#service#to#SCBA:#
2015:!CoGChair,!15th!SCBA!session!“New#roles#for#thyroid#hormone#in#metabolic#regulation#and#disease”!
2017:!Organizing!thematic!series!for!SCBA!journal!Cell!&!Bioscience!!
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Selected#Honors#and#Awards:#
2002:!NIH!Fellow!Associate!Research!Excellence!(FARE)!Award!
2006:!1st!Biennial!National!IDeA!Symposium!of!Biomedical!Research!Excellence!(NISBRE)!Poster!Award!
2009:!SCBA!Travel!Fellowship!
2011:!American!Association!of!Pharmaceutical!Scientists!(AAPS)!Annual!Meeting!Poster!Award!
2013:!University!of!Maryland!Eastern!Shore!Distinguished!Scholar!
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Election Candidates
2013
Boyi Gan, Ph.D.
Current Position:
Assistant Professor, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Elected Secretary, SCBA Texas Chapter
Education and Training:
1993-1997, B.S., Microbiology, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
1997-2000, M.S., Genetics, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
2000-2006, Ph.D., Comparative Biomedical Sciences, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA
2006-2010, Postdoctoral Fellow, Cancer Genetics, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA, USA
2010-2011, Instructor, Cancer Genetics, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA, USA
Appointments:
Nov, 2011- Tenure-track Assistant Professor, Department of Experimental Radiation Oncology, The
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
2012Member, The University of Texas Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Houston, TX
Research Interests:
Our lab studies the roles of energy sensing and metabolism in cancer. Specifically, we are interested in the
questions: 1) how normal/cancer cells sense energy availability, 2) how cancer cell adapt to survive and grow
under energy stress, and 3) how to translate our understanding of energy sensing/metabolism in cancer into
novel effective cancer therapeutics. A deeper understanding of the biological processes linking energy
sensing/metabolism to cancer will provide novel insight for cancer therapy and other diseases.
SCBA Services:
SCBA-Texas Chapter
2016-2017: Secretary (elected), SCBA-Texas Chapter
Major responsibilities: a) In charge of Chapter communications, bi-weekly evening faculty research clubs, and
other social activities; b) Participated in organizing the Chapter annual symposium consisting of plenary and
keynote presentations, trainee presentations and judging, and election; c) Participated in organizing 2016
International Conference on Cancer and Immunology at Baoding co-hosted by SCBA-Texas Chapter and
Hebei University.
2014-present: Member of the organizing committee of the SCBA-Texas annual symposium.
National SCBA
2015: 2015 SCBA International Conference in Taipei
Major responsibilities: Organize and chair a speaker session “the Regulation of Energy Metabolism in Human
Diseases”.
Non-SCBA Services and Leadership Positions:
2011-2016
Member, DOD Tuberous Sclerosis Complex Research Program (TSCRP) Review Panel
2015, 2016
Ad hoc member, NIH Study Sections
2015
Member, DOD Breast Cancer Research Program (BCRP) Review Panel
2011-2016
Member, MD Anderson Institutional Research Committee (IRG)-Basic Study Section
Committee
2017Co-Chair, MD Anderson Institutional Research Committee (IRG)-Basic Study Section
Committee
2017Member, MD Anderson Sister Institution Network Fund (SINF) Review Committee
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