Expertise at Chang Gung System

Bertrand Tan ,Ph.D.
Institution: Chang Gung University
Position: Associate professor
Department: Department of Biomedical Sciences
Address: 259 Wen-Hwa 1st Road,Kwei-Shan Tao-Yuan,Taiwan,333(R.O.C.)
Tel: +886-3-3218800 #5067 Fax: +886-3-3218700
E-mail: btan@mail.cgu.edu.tw

Focus of Interest:
  • Biochemistry and Molecular Biology - Medicine

Fulltime Employment:
  • Chang Gung University Department of Biomedical Sciences Associated Professor 100.8-
  • Chang Gung University Department of Biomedical Sciences Assistant Professor 96.3-100.8
  • National Taiwan University Institute of Molecular Medicine, Post-doctor 93.1-96.2

Education:
  • Ph.D., Institute of Molecular Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taiwan

Honors and Awards:
  • Chang Gung University Research Excellence Award (2013)

Selected Main Publications:
  1. Birch JL, Tan BC (co-first author), Panov KI, Panova TB, Andersen JS, Owen-Hughes TA, Russell J, Lee SC, Zomerdijk JCBM*. 2009. FACT facilitates chromatin transcription by RNA polymerases I and III. EMBO J., 28: 854-865.
  2. Hsieh CL, Lin CL, Liu H, Chang YJ, Shih CJ, Zhong CZ, Lee SC*, and Tan BC*. 2011. WDHD1 modulates the post-transcriptional step of the centromeric silencing pathway. Nucleic Acids Res., 39(10): 4048-4062.
  3. Yang CC, Liu H, Chen SL, Wang TH, Hsieh CL, Huang Y, Chen SJ, Chen HC, Yung BYM*, Tan BC*. 2012. Epigenetic silencing of myogenic gene program by Myb-binding protein 1a suppresses myogenesis. EMBO J., 31(7): 1739-1751.
  4. Peng Z, Cheng Y, Tan BC(co-first author), Kang L, Tian Z, Zhu Y, Zhang W, Liang Y, Hu X, Tan X, Guo J, Dong Z, Liang Y, Bao L, and Wang J*. 2012. Comprehensive analysis of RNA-Seq data reveals extensive RNA editing in a human transcriptome. Nat. Biotechnol., 30(3): 253-260.
  5. Hsieh CL, Liu H, Huang Y, Kang L, Chen HW, Chen YT, Wee YR, Chen SJ, and Tan BC*. 2014. ADAR1 deaminase contributes to scheduled skeletal myogenesis progression via stage-specific functions. Cell Death Differ., 21(5): 707-719.


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