Expertise at Chang Gung System

Cheng, Yi-Chuan ,Ph.D.
Institution: Chang Gung University
Position: Associate professor
Department: Graduate Institute of Biomedical Sciences
Address: No.259, Wenhua 1st Rd., Guishan Dist., Taoyuan City 33302, Taiwan
Tel: +88632118800 ext 3396 Fax: +88632118800 ext3551
E-mail: yccheng@mail.cgu.edu.tw

Focus of Interest:
  • Molecular Biology
  • Molecular & Cell Biology
  • Neurosciences
  • Oncology
  • Stem cell

Fulltime Employment:
  • Associate professor, Chang gung university, Graduate Institute of Biomedical Sciences,2013/08-now
  • Assistant professor, Chang gung university, Graduate Institute of Basic Medical Research, 2004/12-2013/07
  • Post-Doctor,National Institute for Medical Research, London, UK, Division of DevelopmentalNeurobiology, 2001/11-2004/10

Education:
  • PhD, University of Nottingham, UK, Division of Genetics,1998/10-2002/07
  • MSc, Imperial College, UK, Human Molecular Genetics,1997/09-1998/08
  • BSc, Department of Medical Technology, Chung Shan Medical University, 1991/09-1995/06

Selected Main Publications:
  1. Cheng YC*, Chiang MC, Shih HY, Ma TL, Yeh TH, Huang YC, Lin CY, Lin SJ. The transcription factor hairy/E(spl)-related 2 induces proliferation of neural progenitors and regulates neurogenesis and gliogenesis. Developmental Biology, (2015) 397(1), 116-28. (R/C = 9/41, Developmental Biology).
  2. Chen SY, Shih HY, Lin SJ, Hsiao CD, Li ZC, Cheng YC*. Etv5a regulates the proliferation of ventral mesoderm cells and the formation of hemato-vascular derivatives. Journal of Cell Science, (2013) 126:5626-34. (R/C = 42/184, Cell Biology).
  3. Cheng YC*, Scotting PJ, Hsu LS, Lin SJ, Shih HY, Hsieh FY, Wu HL, Tsao CL, Shen CJ. Zebrafish rgs4 is essential for motility and axonogenesis mediated by Akt signaling. Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences, (2012) 70(5), 935-950. (R/C = 37/290, Biochemistry & Molecular Biology).
  4. Chang MY, Lu JK, Tian YC, Chen YC, Hung CC, Huang YH, Chen YH, Wu MS, Yang CW, Cheng YC*. Inhibition of the P2X7 Receptor Reduces Cystogenesis in PKD. Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, (2011) 22(9), 1696-1706. (SCI, 3/78, Urology and Nephrology).
  5. Cheng YC, Amoyel M, Qiu X, Jiang YJ, Xu Q, Wilkinson DG*. Notch activation regulates the segregation and differentiation of rhombomere boundary cells in the zebrafish hindbrain. Developmental Cell. (2004) Apr;6(4):539-50. (R/C= 3/41, Developmental Biology).


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