Dr. William CHO

Dr. William CHO

Ph.D., RCMP, FHKIMLS, FHKSMDS, Chartered Scientist (UK), FIBMS(UK)
Department of Clinical Oncology, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Hong Kong SAR, China
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Biography: Dr. William Cho primarily focused on cancer studies with the aim of identifying biomarkers for cancer diagnosis, treatment prediction, and prognosis. As a seasoned researcher, I have employed various disciplines such as molecular biology, proteomics, genomics, immunology, and bioinformatics to conduct cancer research. I am proud to have contributed over 600 peer-reviewed papers to reputable journals including Lancet, Lancet Oncology, Annals of Oncology, Advanced Science, Nature Communications, Cancer Communications, PNAS, Science Advances, Journal of the National Cancer Institute, Journal of Extracellular Vesicles, Clinical Cancer Research, Molecular Cancer, and Theranostics, among others. These publications cover a wide range of topics including cancer biomarkers, non-coding RNAs, extracellular vesicles, drug repurposing and Chinese medicine. Additionally, I am an editor of over two dozen books, including "MicroRNAs in Cancer Translational Research", "An Omics Perspective on Cancer Research", "Supportive Cancer Care with Chinese Medicine", "Drug Repurposing in Cancer Therapy: Approaches and Applications", and “Resistance to Anti-CD20 Antibodies and Approaches for Their Reversal” to name a few.
Dr. Cho published papers have garnered more than 30,000 citations and Dr Cho is being listed in the top 2% most influential scientists in the world.
Recently, I’m also listed in the Highly Cited Researchers in 2023 by Clarivate.



Dr. Wencheng Zhang

Dr. Wencheng Zhang

Research Associate Professor
Institute for Regenerative Medicine
Shanghai East Hospital
School of Life Science and Technology, Tongji University, China
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Biography: Dr. Wencheng Zhang is a current research associate professor at Shanghai East Hospital Affiliated to Tongji University. He went to the Northwest Agriculture and Forestry University for his undergraduate with a major of bioscience from 2003 to 2007. Then, he got his PhD in regenerative medicine from the Academy of Military Medicine Science in 2012. He went to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill for his postdoctoral training with Prof. Lola M. Reid for studying the endodermal stem cells and developing the patch grafting strategy. And later, he worked as a research associate in Prof. Reid`s and Prof. Jian Liu`s labs, respectively, for investigating the biological effects of heparin sulfate glycosaminoglycans. At current, Dr. Zhang`s research has been supported by four national or provincial grants. He has 20 publications on the journal such as Cell Stem Cell, Journal of Hepatology, Hepatology, and Biomaterials, etc. with a total impact factor 178.838; total citation on Google Scholar 208; he also is an inventor on 9 major patents including being a lead inventor on patents on patch grafting strategies. His current research interests include hepatic-maturation of stem cells post-grafting, as well as glycosaminoglycans in stem cell expansion and cell fate determination.



Dr. Xufeng Yao

Dr. Xufeng Yao

Professor
Vice Dean
School of Medical Imaging, Shanghai University of Medicine and Health Sciences, China
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Biography: Dr. Xufeng Yao works as a professor, doctoral supervisor, vice dean of the school of medical imaging, Shanghai University of Medicine and Health Sciences, China. Once, he received his bachelor in medical imaging from Shandong First Medical University, and graduated from Fudan University for his PhD in biomedical engineering, and was a post-doctoral student in optical engineering at University of Shanghai for Science and Technology, China. He was also appointed as a permanent member of the committee of life electronics branch of China institute of electronics society. His current research interest focuses on artificial intelligence in imaging and omics for medicine. He won about 10 funds of national science foundation of China, Shanghai natural science foundation, China postdoctoral foundation, innovation fund of Shanghai Education Commission, etc. Recently, he has published more than 40 academic papers and reviewed for some SCI journals and international conferences. Till now, he has trained above 20 graduate students.



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