Journal of Cell Signaling
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Guangwen Cao

Biography

Guangwen Cao is the chairman of the Department of Epidemiology, Second Military Medical University (Shanghai, China). He was graduated from Second Military Medical University as PhD and MD student and received medical trainings in Baylor College of Medicine and University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center (Houston, USA). Prof. Cao serves as the principal scientist of the National Key Basic Research Program (973 program) in cancer research and the Distinguished Young Scholar in China. Prof. Cao has published 120 research papers in international journals.

Research Interest

Biomarkers and genetic disposition on carcinogenesis and metastasis of hepatocellular carcinoma, renal cell carcinoma, lung cancer, gastric cancer, and colorectal carcinoma
Infectious cause of hepatocellular carcinoma, and interaction between hepatitis B virus and genetic predisposition on hepatocarcinogenesis
Quick pathogen identification and epidemiological outbreak study of emerging infectious diseases of natural sources and manmade
Disaster medicine