Ming-Heng Wu

Personal profile

Education

2010 National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan Ph.D. / Basic Medical Sciences

Experience

2012-2018 Associate professor, the Ph.D. Program for translational medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
2012-2018 Assistant professor, the Ph.D. Program for translational medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
2011 Postdoctoral Fellow, Institute of Oral Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
2008-2009 Research scholar, Department of Pathology, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, U.S.A.
2007-2008 Graduate Student Study Abroad Program of NSC in the University of Rochester, U.S.A.
2002-2004Teaching assistant, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, National ChengKung University, Tainan, Taiwan

Awards

2010.12 Excellent Poster Award, Taiwan Genomics and Genetics Society, Taiwan
2010.12 20th Wang Ming-Ning Award, Wang Ming-Ning Memorial Foundation, Taiwan
2010.7 Outstanding Research Award, Liver Disease Prevention & Treatment Research Foundation, Taiwan
2010.5 Outstanding Research Award, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan
2007-2008 Taiwan Merit Scholarship, National Science Council, Taiwan

Research Interests

Cancer biology,
Cell biology,
Androgen receptor related studies,
Galectins related studies,
Gene knockout

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Projects 2013 2020

4 Active
18 Finished

標靶B型肝炎誘發之肝癌腫瘤生成與Sorafenib抗藥性之微環境：聚焦發炎激素與癌幹細胞特性之轉譯精準醫學研究與臨床意義-探討半乳糖凝集素-1調控肝纖維化促進B型肝炎病毒引發肝癌幹細胞特性及對Sorafenib藥物的抗性機制(2/3)

Wu, M.

8/1/19 → 7/1/20

Project: A - Government Institution › b - Ministry of Science and Technology

標靶B型肝炎誘發之肝癌腫瘤生成與Sorafenib抗藥性之微環境：聚焦發炎激素與癌幹細胞特性之轉譯精準醫學研究與臨床意義－探討半乳糖凝集素-1調控肝纖維化促進B型肝炎病毒引發肝癌幹細胞特性及對Sorafenib藥物的抗性機制(2/3)(相對補助)

Wu, M.

8/1/19 → 7/1/20

Project: A - Government Institution › f - Other (Funded by Government)

標靶B型肝炎誘發之肝癌腫瘤生成與Sorafenib抗藥性之微環境：聚焦發炎激素與癌幹細胞特性之轉譯精準醫學研究與臨床意義－探討半乳糖凝集素-1調控肝纖維化促進B型肝炎病毒引發肝癌幹細胞特性及對Sorafenib藥物的抗性機制(1/3)(相對補助)

Wu, M.

8/1/18 → 7/31/20

Project: A - Government Institution › f - Other (Funded by Government)

半乳糖凝集素-3影響CEACAM6增強EGFR訊息傳遞的分子機制及在頭頸癌治療的應用

Wu, M.

8/1/18 → 7/1/20

Project: A - Government Institution › b - Ministry of Science and Technology

人類胎盤間質幹細胞治療於急性及慢性肺損傷誘發肺纖維化：微環境、免疫調節、基因體/蛋白質體分析與臨床級細胞製備之臨床前轉譯研究-探討人類胎盤間質幹細胞調控肺纖維母細胞活化及肺組織纖維化的角色

Wu, M.

1/1/19 → 12/1/19

Project: A - Government Institution › d - Ministry of Education

Research Output 2007 2019

995 Citations
13 h-Index
20 Article

Glycidamide promotes the growth and migratory ability of prostate cancer cells by changing the protein expression of cell cycle regulators and epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EMT)- associated proteins with prognostic relevance

Ekanem, T. I., Huang, C. C., Wu, M. H., Lin, D. Y., Lai, W. F. T. & Lee, K. H., May 1 2019, In : International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 20, 9, 2199.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Open Access

Cell Cycle Proteins

Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition

regulators

Prostatic Neoplasms

genes

4 Citations (Scopus)

Carcinoembryonic antigen-related cell adhesion molecule 6 (CEACAM6) promotes EGF receptor signaling of oral squamous cell carcinoma metastasis via the complex N-glycosylation

Chiang, W. F., Cheng, T. M., Chang, C. C., Pan, S. H., Changou, C. A., Chang, T. H., Lee, K. H., Wu, S. Y., Chen, Y. F., Chuang, K. H., Shieh, D. B., Chen, Y. L., Tu, C. C., Tsui, W. L. & Wu, M. H., Jan 4 2018, In : Oncogene. 37, 1, p. 116-127 12 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Carcinoembryonic Antigen

Cell Adhesion Molecules

Glycosylation

Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor

Squamous Cell Carcinoma

3 Citations (Scopus)

Risk analysis of malignant potential of oral verrucous hyperplasia: A follow-up study of 269 patients and copy number variation analysis

Wu, M. H., Luo, J. D., Wang, W. C., Chang, T. H., Hwang, W. L., Lee, K. H., Liu, S. Y., Yang, J. W., Chiou, C. T., Chang, C. H. & Chiang, W. F., Jan 1 2018, (Accepted/In press) In : Head and Neck.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Hyperplasia

Oral Submucous Fibrosis

Mastication

Survival Rate

Gene Amplification

6 Citations (Scopus)

Distinct roles and differential expression levels of Wnt5a mRNA isoforms in colorectal cancer cells

Huang, T. C., Lee, P. T., Wu, M. H., Huang, C. C., Ko, C. Y., Lee, Y. C., Lin, D. Y., Cheng, Y. W. & Lee, K. H., Aug 1 2017, In : PLoS One. 12, 8, e0181034.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

RNA Isoforms

colorectal neoplasms

Colorectal Neoplasms

Catenins

Cells

8 Citations (Scopus)

Glycosylation-dependent galectin-1/neuropilin-1 interactions promote liver fibrosis through activation of TGF-β-and PDGF-like signals in hepatic stellate cells

Wu, M. H., Chen, Y. L., Lee, K. H., Chang, C. C., Cheng, T. M., Wu, S. Y., Tu, C. C. & Tsui, W. L., Dec 1 2017, In : Scientific Reports. 7, 1, 11006.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Neuropilin-1

Galectin 1

Hepatic Stellate Cells

Platelet-Derived Growth Factor

Transforming Growth Factors