David Wong
Director
Dental Research Institute
University of California los Angeles
United States of America
Biography
David T.W. Wong DMD, DMSc is Felix & Mildred Yip Endowed Professor and Associate Dean of Research and Director of the Dental Research Institute at UCLA. Dr. Wong also holds appointment at the Division of Head & Neck Surgery/Otolaryngology, Henry Samueli School of Engineering & Applied Sciences, Molecular Biology Institute and Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center. Dr. Wong joined the ULCA faculty in 2002 after a 16-year career at Harvard University. His recruitment to UCLA is to spearhead and enhance multidisciplinary research and to promote research training and career development of scientists towards oral health research. Dr. Wong is one of the country's leading scientist in oral/head and neck cancer as well as salivary diagnostic research.
Research Interest
Dr. Wong is an active scientist in oral cancer and saliva diagnostics research. His research has been continuously funded by NIH since 1986. He has authored over 280 peer reviewed scientific publications. He is a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Sciences (AAAS), past member of the ADA Council of Scientific Affairs and the immediate past president of American Association of Dental Research (AADR).
Publications
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Wang Cheng, Liu Xiqiang, Chen Zujian, Huang Hongzhang, Jin Yi, Kolokythas Antonia, Wang Anxun, Dai Yang, Wong David T W, Zhou Xiaofeng Polycomb group protein EZH2-mediated E-cadherin repression promotes metastasis of oral tongue squamous cell carcinoma Molecular carcinogenesis, 2013; 52(3): 229-36.
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Matse Johannes H, Yoshizawa Janice, Wang Xiaoyan, Elashoff David, Bolsher Jan G, Veerman Enno C, Bloemena Elisabeth, Wong David T Discovery and pre-validation of salivary extracellular microRNA biomarkers panel for the non-invasive detection of benign and malignant parotid gland tumors Clinical cancer research : an official journal of the American Association for Cancer Research, 2013; 251(5): .
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Wei Fang, Yang Jieping, Wong David T W Detection of exosomal biomarker by electric field-induced release and measurement (EFIRM) Biosensors & bioelectronics, 2013; 44: 115-21.
