Nancy Panoz Chair of Surgery in Cancer Research, Emory University School of Medicine

Associate Professor, Surgical Oncology Research, Department of Surgery, Emory University School of Medicine

MD, Department of Medicine, West China University of Medical Sciences, Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China, 1978-1983

Master of Medicine, Microbiology and Immunology, Institute of Epidemiology and Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Preventive Medicine, Beijing, China, 1983-1986

PhD, Program in Molecular and Cell Biology & Biochemistry, Brown University, Providence, RI, 1988-1993

Research Associate, Department of Immunology, Beijing Institute for Cancer Research, Beijing, China, 1986-1988

Postdoctoral Associate, Brown University-Rhode Island Hospital, 1993

Research Associate and Director of Animal Study, University of Southern California School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA, 1993-1995

Research Associate, Emory, 1995-1996

Research Fellow, Group Leader For Anti-Angiogenesis Pre-Clinical Study, Aventis Gencell, Hayward, CA, 1998-1999

Apoptosis

Frontiers in Bioscience

American Association for Cancer Research

American Academy of Nanomedicine, Fellow

Breast Cancer Research Program, Department of Defense, Synergistic Idea Awards (SIA-3) Panel

Pathogenesis Committee, California Breast Cancer Research Program

Society of Molecular Imaging

Investigation of the mechanisms of apoptosis resistance and the feasibility of targeting members of the inhibitor of apoptosis family proteins such as survivin and XIAP for induction of specific tumor cell death and for sensitization of cancer cells to chemotherapy.

Examination of the mechanisms of tumor hypoxia in resistance to therapy and tumor progression.

Development of molecular beacon technology to detect cancer cells based on fluorescence imaging of tumor marker gene expressing cells.

Development of multifunctional and tumor targeted nanoparticles for non-invasive tumor imaging and delivery of therapeutic drugs.