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Xiao-Jing Wang

Professor
Director, Division of Molecular Biology-Head and Neck Cancer Research

Primary Affiliation

SOM-Otolaryngology & Head & Neck Surgery Department

Program Affiliation

Cell & Developmental Biology
Program in Molecular & Cellular Biosciences

Research fields: Cancer Biology; Cell Biology; Developmental Biology; Gene Regulation; Signal Transduction

Selected publications:

1.      Li AG, Wang D, Feng X, Wang XJ (2004).  Latent TGFb1 overexpression in keratinocytes results in a severe psoriasis-like skin disorder.  EMBO J, 23:1770-81.

2.      Han G, Lu SL, Li AG, He W, Corless CL, Kulesz-Martin M, Wang XJ (2005).  Distinct mechanisms of TGFb1-mediated epithelial-mesenchymal transition and metastasis during skin carcinogenesis.  J Clin Invest, 115: 1714-1723

3.      Lu SL, Herrington H, Reh D, Weber S, Bornstein S, Wang D, Li AG, Tang CF, Siddiqui Y, Nord J, Andersen P, Corless  CL, Wang XJ (2006).  Loss of transforming growth factor-b type II receptor promotes metastatic head-and-neck squamous cell carcinoma.  Genes Dev, 20:1331-1342.

4.      Han GW, Li AG, Liang YY, Owens P, He W, Lu S, Yoshimatsu Y, Wang D, ten Dijke P, Lin X, Wang XJ (2006). Smad7-induced b-catenin degradation alters epidermal appendage development.  Dev Cell, 11, 301-312.

Current graduate students: Philip Owens - PMCB; Kristina Hoot - MD/PhD; Sophia Bornstein - MD/PhD; Ruth White - MD/PhD.

 

Preceptor Rotations

Dr. Wang has not indicated availability for preceptor rotations at this time.

Faculty Mentorship

Dr. Wang is available as a mentor for 2008-2009.