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Kai-Tai Yao
Basic Medical Sciences
Southern Medical University
Guangdong
Language: Chinese, English
Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma
Cancer Stem Cell
Pathogenesis
Molecular Mechanisms
Eb Virus
Carcinogenesis
Tumor Biology
Oncology
Cancer Research
Stem Cell Research
Areas of Focus
- Research on nasopharyngeal carcinoma stem cells
- Molecular mechanisms of nasopharyngeal carcinoma
Work Experience
- 1998-present - Southern Medical University, Professor and Founding Director of the Cancer Research Institute
- Former Director of the Pathophysiology Department and Cancer Research Institute at Xiangya Medical College, Central South University
Academic Background & Achievements
- 1954 - Graduated from Shanghai First Medical College, Medical Department
- Academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Member of the Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences
Publications
- Myc regulation of chk1 and chk2 promotes radioresistance in a stem cell-like population of nasopharyngeal carcinoma cells, Wang WJ, Wu SP, Liu JB, Shi YS, Huang X, Zhang QB, Yao KT, 2013
- Aberrant expression of nuclear vimentin and related epithelial-mesenchymal transition markers in nasopharyngeal carcinoma, LuoW, Fang W, Li S, Yao K, 2012
- High Expression of Nuclear Snail, but not Cytoplasmic Staining, Predicts Poor Survival in Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma, Luo WR, Li SY, Cai LM, Yao KT, 2012
Awards
- 1996: National Science and Technology Progress Award, Second Prize
- 1997: National Technology Invention Award, Third Prize
- 1996: Medical and Health Science and Technology Progress Award, Second Prize
