Xian Wang

  • Research Project Manager

Why did you choose the University of Pittsburgh?

Outstanding research resources and exceptional lab atmosphere

Education & Training

  • PhD, Functional Geonomics, North Carolina University, US, 2012
  • BS in Biotechnology, Sichuan University, China, 2003

Research Interests

I'm interested in translational cancer research by using in vitro and in vivo mouse models. I am currently working on projects to investigate the function of a potential novel tumor suppressor in transgenic and syngeneic mouse models. 

Publications

Wang X, Veeraraghavan J, Liu C-C, Cao X, Qin L, Kim J, Tan Y, Loo SK, Hu Y, Lin L, Lee S, Shea M, Mitchell T, Li S, Ellis M, Hilsenbeck S, Schiff R, Wang X. 2021. Therapeutic Targeting of Nemo-Like Kinase in Primary and Acquired Endocrine-resistant Breast Cancer. Clinical Cancer Research, 27, 9: 2648-2662. doi:10.1158/1078-0432 | View abstract

Li T, Wang X, Zhang X, Ju E, Wei S, da Silva SR, Chen L, Gao S-J. 2021. RNF167 activates mTORC1 and promotes tumorigenesis by targeting CASTOR1 for ubiquitination and degradation. Nature Communication, 12,1: 1055. doi:10.1038/s41467-021-21206-3 | View abstract

Wang X, Tan Y, Cao X, Kim JA, Chen T, Hu Y, Wexler M, Wang X. 2018. Epigenetic activation of HORMAD1 in basal-like breast cancer: role in PARP inhibitor sensitivity. Oncotarget 9, 53:30115-30127. doi: 10.18632/oncotarget.25728 | View abstract

Wang X, Cadenas M, Sistrunk C, Paula L. Miliani de Marval and Marcelo L Rodriguez-Puebla. 2012. Combined effect of cyclin D3 and cyclin D1 inhibit mouse skin tumor development. The Cell Cycle, 11,2:335-42. doi: 10.4161/cc.11.2.18774 | View abstract

Wang X, Chris Sistrunk and Marcelo Rodriguez-Puebla. 2011. Unexpected Reduction of Skin Tumorigenesis upon Expression of Cyclin-Dependent Kinase 6 in mouse epidermis. American Journal of Pathology, 178,1:345-54. doi: 10.1016/j.ajpath.2010.11.032 | View abstract

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