Wang TH

Wang, Tzu-Hao ,M.D.,Ph.D.
Institution: Chang-Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou / Chung Gung University
Position: Professor
Department: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecolog
Office Address: 5, Fu-Shin St., Kwei-Shan, Taoyuan, Taiwan, ROC
Tel:+886-3-3281200#5402
Fax: 03-3288252

Focus of Interest:

• Obstetrics & Gynecology
• Biochemistry and Molecular Biology - Medicine
• Cancer Research
• Laboratory Medicine
• Reproductive Medicine

Fulltime Employment：
◎1984-1988 Resident and Chief Resident, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kaohsiung Medical College Medical Center, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
◎1988-1989 Attending Physician, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Kaohsiung Medical College Medical Center; Lecturer, School of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical College, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
◎1989-1992 Postdoctoral Research Associate, Department of Microbiology, University of Tennessee; Guest Investigator assignment in the Biology Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, TN., U.S.A.
◎1992-1994 Research Associate, Department of Pharmacology, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, U.S.A.
◎1994-1999 Graduate Research Assistant, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, U.S.A.
◎1999-now Attending Physician, Section of Maternal Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Chang-Gung Memorial Hospital, Lin-Kou Medical Center, Tao-Yuan, Taiwan.

Education:
School of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan, M.D.,June, 1982.
Graduate School of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, M.S., June, 1988
Comparative and Experimental Medicine, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37920, U. S. A., Ph.D., March, 1999

Selected Main Publications:
1. Wang TH*, Chao A, Tsai CL, Chang CL, Chen SH, Lee YS, Chen JK, Lin YJ, Chang PY,
Wang CJ, Chao AS, Chang SD, Chang TC, Lai CH, Wang HS. Stress-induced phosphoprotein 1 as a secreted biomarker for human ovarian cancer promotes cancer cell proliferation. Molecular and Cellular Proteomics. (2010) 9(9): 1873-1884 (* Corresponding author)
2. Tsai CL, Tsai CN, Lin CY, Chen HW, Lee YS, Chao A*, Wang TH*, Wang HS, Lai CH.
Secreted stress-induced phosphoprotein 1 stimulates cell proliferation of ovarian cancer through SMAD signaling pathways. Cell Reports (2012) 2: 283-293. (* Corresponding author)
3. Kao C, Chao A, Tsai CL, Lin CY, Chuang WC, Chen HW, Yen TC, Wang TH*, Lai CH,
Wang HS. Phosphorylation of signal transducer and activator of transcription 1 (STAT1) reduces bortezomib-mediated apoptosis in cancer cells. Cell Death and Disease (2013) 4: e512 (pp. 1-12). (*Corresponding author)
4. Chao A, Lai CH, Tsai CL, Hsueh S, Hsueh C, Lin CY, Cho HH, Lin YJ, Chen HW, Chang TC,
Wang TH*. Tumor stress-induced phosphoprotein 1 (STIP1) as a prognostic biomarker in ovarian cancer. PLoS One (2013) 8(2): e57084. (*Corresponding author)
5. Wei PC, Chao A, Peng HH, Chao AS, Chang YS, Chang SD, Wang HS, Chang YJ, Tsai MS, SIeber M, Chen HC, Chen SJ, Lee YS, Hwang SM, Wang TH*. SOX9 as a predictor for neurogenesis potentiality of amniotic fluid stem cells. Stem Cells Translational Medicine (2014)
3(10):1138-47. (*Corresponding author)

All publications

Patent

Board Certification:
Certificate of Board-Certified Obstetrician and Gynecologist (Taiwan): No. 1333.
Certificate of Subspecialty of Perinatologist (Taiwan): No.166
Licensers: 1. License of Medical Doctor (Taiwan): I-Tzu No. 010645.
Professional Affiliations:
1. Taiwan Association of Obstetrics and Gynecology: active member.
2. Taiwan Society of Perinatoloty: active member.
3. American Association for Cancer Research (AACR): active member.
Professional Activities:
Associate Editor, Taiwanese Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, (2000 to the present)
Associate Editor, Biomedical Journal (2009 to the present)

Ongoing Projects