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Yiquan Wu Ph.D.

Yiquan Wu Ph.D.

  • Center for Cancer Research
  • National Cancer Institute

RESEARCH SUMMARY

Dr. Wu is a Research Fellow at the National Cancer Institute (NCI/NIH), actively involved in collaborative research with clinicians and lab researchers. The focus of his work is to discover novel approaches for treating diseases caused by Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus and other oncogenic viruses. Through pre-clinical research focused on cancer cell viability, immune surface marker expression, signaling pathways, and cell cycle checkpoints, Dr. Wu's studies have contributed to the development of two clinical trials—one for Kaposi sarcoma and one planned for KSHV-multicentric Castleman disease.

Areas of Expertise

Oncogenic Viruses
Virus-host Interaction