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Dr. Wei Zhang, Ph.D.

Wei Zhang, Ph.D.

  • Center for Cancer Research
  • National Cancer Institute
Staff Scientist
Women's Malignancies Branch

RESEARCH SUMMARY

Dr. Zhang's current research focuses on mechanistic and translational aspects of general and site-specific cancer metastasis. Specifically, he is interested in the mechanisms by which cancer cells and their microenvironments collectively contribute to the development of brain metastasis of breast cancer, with the ultimate goal of identifying molecules as the "liquid biopsy" for early diagnosis, and the targets for new preventives and therapies.

Areas of Expertise

Blood-brain Barrier
Blood-tumor Barrier
Cancer Epigenetics
Tumor Immunology
Liquid Biopsy
Human Papillomavirus (HPV)

Publications

Selected Recent Publications

Itraconazole Exerts Its Antitumor Effect in Esophageal Cancer by Suppressing the HER2/AKT Signaling Pathway

Wei Zhang, Ankur S Bhagwath, Zeeshan Ramzan, Taylor A Williams, Indhumathy Subramaniyan, Vindhya Edpuganti, Raja Reddy Kallem, Kerry B Dunbar, Peiguo Ding, Ke Gong, Samuel A Geurkink, Muhammad S Beg, James Kim, Qiuyang Zhang, Amyn A Habib, Sung-Hee Choi, Ritu Lapsiwala, Gayathri Bhagwath, Jonathan E Dowell, Shelby D Melton, Chunga Jie, William C Putnam, Thai H Pham, David H Wang
Mol Cancer Ther. 20(10): 1904-1915, 2021.
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A "Clue" to Improving Liquid Biopsies for Cancer: Microfluidic Multiparametric Exosome Analysis

Wei Zhang, Thai H Pham, David H Wang
Clin Chem. 67(2): 335-337, 2021.
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Acidic Bile Salts Induce Epithelial to Mesenchymal Transition via VEGF Signaling in Non-Neoplastic Barrett's Cells

Qiuyang Zhang, Agoston T Agoston, Thai H Pham, Wei Zhang, Xi Zhang, Xiaofang Huo, Sui Peng, Manisha Bajpai, Kiron Das, Robert D Odze, Stuart J Spechler, Rhonda F Souza
Gastroenterology. 156(1): 130-144, 2019.
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KLF13 regulates the differentiation-dependent human papollomavirus life cycle in keratinocytes through STAT5 and IL-8

W Zhang, S Hong, K P Maniar, S Cheng, C Jie, A W Rademaker, A M Krensky, C Clayberger
Oncogene. 35(42): 5565-5575, 2016.
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Fbw7y-mediated degradation of KLF13 prevents RANTES expression in resting human but not murine T lymphocytes

Dong Seok Kim, Wei Zhang, Scott E Millman, Byung Joon Hwang, Seok Joo Kwon, Carol Clayberger, Michele Pagano, Alan M Krensky
Blood. 120(8): 1658-67, 2012.
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