Chi-ping Day
Staff Scientist
Laboratory of Cancer Biology and Genetics, CCR
National Cancer Institute
United States of America
Biography
Dr. Chi-Ping Day received his BS diploma in chemistry from National Cheng-Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan in 1992 and MS diploma in biochemistry from National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan in 1996. He then joined the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston and M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, where he received his Ph.D. in 2005 for his work on the development of breast cancer-specific gene therapy system. In October 2005, he joined the laboratory of Dr. Merlino as a visiting fellow to receive his post-doctoral training, then became Staff Scientist in 2012. Dr. Day's research focuses on the development of transgenic and preclinical models of recurrent and metastatic diseases, and identification of therapeutic targets of metastatic melanoma.
Research Interest
1. Lentiviral vectors for long term in vivo expression of dual fluorescence/luminescence reporters. 2. A bioimaging markerâ€tolerant mouse allowing consistent tumor labeling and monitoring in an immunocompetent mouse model 3. metastatic melanoma
Publications
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Preclinical Mouse Cancer Models: A Maze of Opportunities and Challenges.
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Concepts in Cancer Modeling: A Brief History.
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Mouse models of UV-induced melanoma: genetics, pathology, and clinical relevance.
