Name: Zhao-Yi (Charlie) Wang Address: 16611 Spring Circle, Omaha, NE 68130. Telephone: Fax: E.Mail: 402-280-3542 402-280-3543 zywang@creighton.edu Education: 1982 1987 1994 B.S. Hangzhou University, P.R.China. (Biology) M.S. Shanghai Inst. of Cell Biology, Academia Sinica. (Cell Ph.D. Washington University at St. Louis. (Molecular Genetics) Biology) Postdoctoral Training: Research Fellowships: 4/1994-12/1994 Research Fellow. The Jewish Hospital of St. Louis.Division of Hematology and Oncology. 1/1995-1/1996 Research Fellow, Princeton University, Department of Molecular Biology. Academic Appointments: 7/1982-9/1983 1/1996-4/2003 5/2003-3/2009 10/2006-now 4/2009-now Instructor of Biology, Hangzhou Normal School. Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School. Associate Professor, Departments of Surgery, Pathology, and Medical Microbiology and Immunology, Creighton University Medical School. Prevedel Professorship of Cancer Research, Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, Creighton University Medical School. Professor, Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, Creighton University Medical School. Hospital Appointments: 1 1987-1990 Research Assistant in Medicine, The Jewish Hospital of St. Louis. 1990-1995 Research Associate in Medicine, The Jewish Hospital of St. Louis. 1996- 2003 Assistant Professor of Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. Harvard Medical School. 2003-2009 Associate Professor, Departments of Surgery and Pathology, Creighton University Medical Center. 2009-now Professor, Department of Pathology, Creighton University Medical Center. Memberships, Offices and Committee Assignments in Professional Societies: 1984-1987 1984-1987 19981997-2003 2000-2007 2004- Member, The Chinese Biochemistry Society. Member, The Chinese Cell Biology Society. Active member, American Association for Cancer Research. Member, American Society of Hematology Member, American Society of Cell Biology Member, American Society of Endocrinology Funding: RO1 (DK070016) PI 4/1/2006-3/30/2012 (no cost extension) NIH/NIDDK, $205,000 (direct cost)/year Estrogen signaling in normal and transformed cell growth. LB 595, Cancer Biology Component 1, State of Nebraska Estrogen receptor variant ER-46 in Breast Cancer. DOD (BC101532). PI Department of Defense Breast cancer stem cells in antiestrogen resistance. 7/1/2009-6/30/2014 $100,000 (direct cost)/year 6/1/2011-5/30/2013 $187,500 (direct cost/year). Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services, PI, 7/1/2011-6/30/2013 $150,000 direct cost/year ER-36: Roles in breast cancer stem cells. Patents: 1. UBIQUITIN CONJUGATING ENZYMES HAVING TRANSCRIPTIONAL REPRESSOR ACTIVITY. US patent number: 5,770,720. 2. ESTROGEN RECEPTORS AND METHODS FOR THEIR USE. 2 US patent number: 7,745,230; PCT/US2005/007857 3. ANTIBODY THAT BINDS TO ER-36. 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Deng,H., Yin, L., Zhang,X.T., Li-Jiang Liu2, Mo-Lin Wang3, Zhao-Yi Wang1ER- Variant ER-36 Mediates Antiestrogen Resistance in ER-positive Breast Cancer Stem/Progenitor Cells 10 Book Chapters and Reviews: 1. Deuel, T.F., Wang, Z-Y. and Kawahara, R.S. “Would healing and angiogenesis. In Hemostasis and Thromobosis”. In: Colman RW, Hirsh J, Marder VJ, and E,W, Salzman EW, eds. Basic Principles and Clinical Practice. Philadelphia: J.B. Lippencott Co. 1994: 797-804. 2. Lin, X-H.,Wang, Z-Y., Kim, H.R., and Deuel, T.F. “Mechanisms of Potentiation of PDGF in Atherosclerosis” In: Gallo LL edsCardiovascular Disease 2 New York Plenum Press. 129-132. 3. Wang, Z-Y. andDeuel, T.F." S1 Nuclease Sensitive Sites and Transcription Regulation of the Human PDGF A-chain Gene" Progress in Nucleic Acid Research and Molecular Biology (eds., W.E. Cohn and K. Moldave), Academic Press, Inc., San Diego, CA. 1996. 55: 227-244. 4. 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[Abstract] Blood. 1995; 86(Suppl.1): 654a. A8. Guan, L-S., and Wang, Z-Y. “Induction of RbAp46 by Wilms’ Tumor suppressor, WT1” [Abstract] Blood 1997; 90 (Suppl): 489a. A9. Wang, Z-Y., Liu, J-J., Xu, Y-H. and Deuel, T.F. “Imbalance of WT1 isoforms in sporadic unilateral Wilms’ tumor” [Abstract] Blood 1997; 90 (Suppl): 489a. A10. Guan, L-S., and Wang, Z-Y. “Induction of RbAp46 by Wilms’ tumor suppressor, WT1 mediates growth Inhibition and tumor suppression” [Oral Presentation] Proceedings of the American Association for Cancer Research 1999; 40: 726. A11. Chen, G-C., Guan L-S., Li, G-C. andWang, Z-Y. "RB-associated protein (RbAp46): a Novel Tumor Suppressor." [Oral Presentation] Cold Spring Harbor Meeting on Cancer Genetics & Tumor Suppressor Genes, 2000. A12. Li, G-C., Guan, L-S., Chen G-C. and Wang, Z-Y. “Constitutive expression of RbAp46 in TG3B epithelial cells induces epithelial-mesenchymal transition” [Late-Breaking Abstract] Proceedings Supplement of the American Association for Cancer Research. 2001; 75: 726. Li, G-C., Guan, L-S., Chen G-C. andWang, Z-Y.“Rb-Associated Protein 46 (RbAp46) Inhibits Cell Growth, Facilitates Stress-Induced Apoptosis and Induces EpithelialMesenchymal Transition in Neoplastigenic Mammary Gland Epithelial Cells” Proceedings Supplement of the American Association for Cancer Research.2002; 76: 726. A13. A14. Zhang, T-F., Guan, L-S. andWang, Z-Y. “Induction of Apoptosis by RB-Associated Protein 46 through Activation of c-Jun NH2-terminal Kinase Pathway” Molecular Biology of the Cell. 2001,12:152a. 12 A15. Zhang, X-T., Shen, P., Coleman M., Cao, J., Chen, G-C., Loggie, B. W., Deuel, T. F. and Wang, Z-Y. “A Novel Variant of Estrogen Receptor-Alpha is Expressed in ER-negative Breast Cancer and Mediates Membrane-Initiated Estrogen Signaling”.[Oral Presentation].2005 Keystone Symposium: Hormonal Regulation of Tumorigenesis . A16. Zhang, X-T., Shen, P., Coleman M., Cao, J., Chen, G-C., Loggie, B. W., Deuel, T. F. and Wang, Z-Y. “A Novel Variant of Estrogen Receptor-Alpha is Expressed in ER-negative Breast Cancer and Mediates Membrane-Initiated Estrogen Signaling”. Proceedings Supplement of the American Association for Cancer Research.2005, 78: 726. A17. Shen, P., Zhang, X-T.,Loggie, B. W. and Wang, Z-Y. “ER-36, A Novel Variant of Estrogen Receptor-Alpha Mediates Membrane-Initiated Estrogen Signaling in ERnegative Breast Cancer”. 28th Annual San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium. 2005. A 18. Shen, P., Zhang, X-T.,Loggie, B. 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