Hsieh Wen-son

Biography

With the molecular characteristics of cancers in guiding therapy gaining increasing attention, specific molecular abnormalities predict sensitivity to particular kinase inhibitors in lung cancers and chronic leukemia. In this project, Dr Hsieh seeks to (i) quantify the viral gene activation associated with several chemotherapy regimens and molecularly targeted agents, (ii) to characterize the time course of viral activation, (iii) to explore potential utility of viral gene activation for tumour imaging and (iv) to explore the tumour-selective targeting of radiopharmaceuticals in early phase clinical trials. This project will involve collaborations with clinicians and translational scientists from NUS/NUH, Singapore General Hospital and Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.

Research Interest

 Oncology, cancer