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Nan-shan Chang

Nan-shan Chang PhD

Allergy and Immunology
Tainan city, Tainan, Taiwan

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Dr. Nan-Shan Chang is currently the Distinguished Professor of the Molecular Medicine Institute, National Cheng Kung University (NCKU) in Taiwan. He directed the Institute from 2010 to 2016. Also, he is the Adjunct Professor with the SUNY Upstate Medical University and the NYS Institute for Basic Research in Developmental Disabilities, New York.

Dr. Chang is most noted for his discovery of tumor suppressor WWOX in 2000. Dr. Chang's research has focused on the role of WWOX in cancer and neural diseases. His research in NCKU has been funded by the Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST), National Health Research Institute (NHRI) and Department of Health in Taiwan, and the Department of Defense, USA.

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