Chen, Jan-Kan ,Ph.D.
Institution: Chang Gung University
Position: Professor
Department: School of Nursing
Address: Chang Gung University, 259 Wen-Hwa 1st Road, Kwei-Shan, TaoYuan, Taiwan, ROC 333 Department of Physiology(生理科)
Tel: +886-3-2118800 #5077 Fax: +886-3-2118239
E-mail: jkc508@mail.cgu.edu.tw
Focus of Interest:
Education:
Honors and Awards:
Administrative Positions in Academia:
Selected Main Publications:
Institution: Chang Gung University
Position: Professor
Department: School of Nursing
Address: Chang Gung University, 259 Wen-Hwa 1st Road, Kwei-Shan, TaoYuan, Taiwan, ROC 333 Department of Physiology(生理科)
Tel: +886-3-2118800 #5077 Fax: +886-3-2118239
E-mail: jkc508@mail.cgu.edu.tw
Focus of Interest:
- Physiology
- Stem cell
- Tissue Engineering
- eneral Biology
- Cell Biology
- Signaling regulation in cancer cells
Education:
- NationalTaiwanNormalUniversity B. S. 1964/09~1968/06 Biology
- NationalTaiwanUniversity M.S. 1969/09~1972/05 Botany; Mycology
- BostonCollege (USA) Ph.D. 1975/09~1979/06 Biology; Biochemistry
Honors and Awards:
- Chang Gung University Dept. Physiology Professor 1993/07~present
- Chang Gung University Dept. Physiology Assoc. Professor 1989/07~1993/06
- Organogenesis Inc. (Boston, USA) Vascular Cell Biology Senior Scientist and Group Head 1988/02~1989/07
- W. Alton Jones Cell Science Center (Lake Placid, USA) Growth Factor Laboratory Senior Scientist 1986/07~1988/02
- W. Alton Jones Cell Science Center Growth Factor Laboratory Visiting Scientist 1983/09~1986/06
- University of Massachusetts (Amherst, USA) Biochemistry Post Doctoral Fellow 1979/09~1983/06
Administrative Positions in Academia:
- Chang Gung University Dean, Student Affairs 1992/09~1999/07
- Chang Gung University Dean, General Education 1991/08~2000/07
- Chang Gung University Dean, Academic Affairs 1999/08~present
- Chang Gung University Dean, General Education 2005/05~2009/07
- Chang Gung University Vice President 2009/08~present
Selected Main Publications:
- Tsai RJF., Li L. M. and Chen J. K.* (2000) Reconstruction of damaged corneas by transplantation of autologous limbal epithelial cells. New England J. Medicine 343:86-93.
- Chu W. K., Dai P. M., Li H. L., Chen J. K. *(2008) Transcriptional activity of the ΔNp63 promoter is regulated by STAT3. J. Biol. Chem. 283:7328-7337.
- Cheng C. C., Wang D. Y., Kao M. H., Chen J. K. *(2009) The growth-promoting effect of KGF on limbal epithelial cells is mediated by upregulation of △Np63α through the p38 pathway. J. Cell Sci.122:4473-4480.
- Jing Y. H., Chen K. H., Kuo P. C., Pao C. C., Chen J. K.* (2013) Neurodegeneration in streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats is attenuated by treatment with resveratrol.Neuroendocrinology.98:116-127
- Chu W. K., Dai P. M., Li H. L., Pao C.C. Chen J. K.*(2013) Nanog expression is negatively regulated by protein kinase C activities in human cancer cell lines. Carcinogenesis. 34(7): 1497-1509