Curriculum Vitae Name: Sex: Date of Birth: Citizenship: Lu-Hai Wang Male September 2, 1947, Taiwan, Republic of China R.O.C./U. S. Education 1966-1970 National Taiwan University. B.S. in Zoology. 1971-1976 University of California at Berkeley. Ph.D. in Molecular Biology. Position and Scientific Experience 1966-1970 Undergraduate, College of Sciences, National Taiwan University, Taiwan (Zoology, Chemistry). Summer 1971 Research Assistant, Laboratory of Dr. Richard Calendar, Department of Molecular Biology, University of California at Berkeley: growth, quantitative assay and purification of bacteria and bacteriophages P2 and P4. Graduate Research, Department of Molecular Biology, University of California at Berkeley. 1971-1976 1972-1976 Graduate Student, Laboratory of Dr. Peter Duesberg, Department of Molecular Biology, University of California at Berkeley. Genetic structure and enzymology of RNA tumor viruses. 1976-1977 Postgraduate Research Molecular Biologist, Laboratory of Dr. Peter Duesberg. Sequences and functions of avian tumor virus RNAs; mechanism of viral recombination. 1977-1979 Postdoctoral Fellow, Laboratory of Dr. Hidesaburo Hanafusa, The Rockefeller University, New York. Sequence analysis of avian sarcoma viruses generated by recombination between transformation-defective mutants and normal cellular sequences. Study of the relationship and origin of transforming genes of different strains of avian sarcoma viruses. 1979-1985 Assistant Professor, The Rockefeller University, New York. Sequences and functions of retroviral and cellular oncogenes; mechanism of recombination between viral and cellular sequences; viral RNA transcription and processing. 1985-1988 Associate Professor, The Rockefeller University, New York. Function of viral and cellular oncogenes; transforming potential of growth factor 1 receptor genes; viral RNA transcription and processing. 1988-1992 Associate Professor (with tenure), Department of Microbiology, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, NYC, Expression and function of viral and cellular oncogenes; Transforming and tumorigenic potential of growth factor receptor genes; Mechanism of cell transformation, cancer development and progression. Signal transduction of protein tyrosine kinases and their messengers. Molecular basis of cancer cell survival, invasion and drug resistance. Development of targeted cancer therapy. 1992- present Professor (with tenure), Department of Microbiology, Mount Sinai School of Medicine Professor, Derald H. Ruttenberg Cancer Center, Mount Sinai School of Medicine Professor, Department of Oncological Science, Mount Sinai School of Medicine Distinguished Investigator and Director, Division of Molecular and Genomic Medicine, National Health Research Institute, Taiwan Professor, National Central University Acing Director, Immunology Center, NHRI Adjunct professor, National Central University Joint professor, Chinese Medical University Joint Professor National Tsain Hua University 1999-2004 2004- present 2008- present 2009 Feb 2009 April-July 2008 2010 2011Honors 1969 1977 1979 1979 1979-1984 1996-1997 19982010 Coupon Award from National Taiwan University for Outstanding Undergraduate Achievement. Damon Runyon-Walter Winchell Cancer Fund Postdoc. Fellowship. Scholar of American Leukemia Society (declined). American Cancer Society Junior Faculty Award (declined). Research Career Development Award (NIH). President, Tri-state Chapter, Society of Chinese Bioscientists in America Honorary Professor, Peking Union Medical College, China Academician, Academia Sinica, Taiwan Societies American Society of Virology American Society of Microbiology AAAS New York Academy of Sciences Society of Chinese Biochemists in America (Life Member) SCBA Bio/Pharm Division Member Chinese Society of Cell and Molecular Biology, member and board member, 2009Committees and Professional Activity 2 N.I.H. Ad Hoc Study Section and Site Visits: Oct. 1984; Mar. 1985; May 1986; June 1989; Jan. 1995; Apr. 1995, January 2002, August, 2002, March, 2004 American Cancer Society: Study Section Meetings 1986-1990 NIH Experimental Virology Study Section. 1989 Symposium organizer, “Retroviruses, Oncogenes and Growth Factors” Rockefeller University, November 30, 1989 1990NIH Study Section Reviewers Reserve. 1986-1990 Editorial Board, Oncogene Research. 1993-1996 NIH Experimental Virology Study Section 1997 Symposium Chairperson, “Discovery of oncogenes: from crossroads to the future”, May 7, 1997, Rockefeller University. 1997-2010 Editorial Board, Virology 1997 Symposium organizer, Annual meeting, Tri-State Chapter, SCBA 1997- 2001 Advisor Committee, DMGM, NHRI, Taiwan 2000Consultant, National Health Research Institute (NHRI), Taiwan 2000- 2002 Consultant, National Science Program in Pharmaceuticals and Biotechnology, Taiwan 2001 National Science Foundation, Ad Hoc Grant Review 2001 Co-organizer for the 17th International Oncogene Meeting 2002 Wellcom Foundation, Ad Hoc Grant Review 2002 Symposium Speaker, Endo 2002, the 84th Annual Meeting of the Endocrinology Society June 19-22, 2002 2002 Science Foundation Ireland, Ad Hoc Grant Review 2003- 2005 Chief Editor, Biotech and Pharma.Quarterly, SCBA 2004 Project Reviewer, U.S.-Israel Binational Science Foundation 2004- 2007 Consultant, Natl Research Program for Genomic Medicine, Taiwan 2009 Feb Plenary speaker, 7th Chinese Society of Cell and Molecular Biology Symp. 2009 Board member, Chinese Society of Cell and Molecular Biology 2009 Program director, 2009 IFCB Intl Training Program in Cell & Molecular Biology, June 15th to 26th, NHRI, Taiwan PUBLICATIONS 1. Wang, L.-H. and Duesberg, P. (1973). DNA polymerase of murine sarcoma-leukemia virus: Lack of detectable RNase H and low activity with viral RNA and natural DNA templates. J.Virol. 12:1512-1521. 2. Wang, L.-H., and Duesberg, P. (1974). Properties and location of poly(A) in Rous sarcoma virus RNA. J.Virol. 14:1515-1529. 3. Duesberg, P.H., Kawai, S., Wang, L.-H., Vogt, P.K., Murphy, H.M., and Hanafusa, H. (1975). RNA of replication-defective strains of Rous sarcoma virus. Proc.Natl.Acad.Sci. USA 72:1569-1573. 4. Wang, L.-H., Duesberg, P., Beemon, K., and Vogt, P.K. (1975). Mapping RNase T1-resistant oligonucleotides of avian tumor virus RNAs: Sarcoma-specific 3 oligonucleotides are near the poly(A) end and oligonucleotides common to sarcoma and transformation-defection viruses are at the poly(A) end. J.Virol. 16:1051-1070. 5. Wang, L.-H., Duesberg, P.H., Kawai, S., and Hanafusa, H. (1975). Location of envelope-specific oligonucleotides on RNA of Schmidt-Ruppin Rous sarcoma virus: In Comparative Leukemia Research 1975, Bibliotheca Haematologica, No. 43. Eds. Clemmensen, J., and Yohn, D.S. Karger, Basel, 1976, pp.542-548. 6. Duesberg, P.H., Wang, L.-H., Beemon, K., Kawai, S., and Hanafusa, H. (1975). Sequences and functions of Rous sarcoma virus RNA. In Modern Trends in Human Leukemia II. Eds. Neth, R., Mannweiler, K., and Gallo, R.C. Grune and Stratton, New York, pp. 327-339. 7. Wang, L.-H., Duesberg, P.H., Kawai, S., and Hanafusa, H. (1976). Location of envelope-specific and sarcoma-specific oligonucleotides on RNA of Schmidt-Ruppin Rous sarcoma virus. Proc.Natl.Acad.Sci. USA 73:447-451. 8. Wang, L.-H., Duesberg, P., Mellon, P., and Vogt, P. (1976). Distribution of envelope-specific and sarcoma-specific nucleotide sequences from different parents in the RNAs of avian tumor virus recombinants. Proc.Natl.Acad.Sci. USA 73:1073-1077. 9. Duesberg, P.H., Wang, L.-H., Mellon, P., Mason, W.S., and Vogt, P.K. (1976). Towards a complete genetic map of Rous sarcoma virus. In Proceedings of the ICN-UCLA Symposium (1976) on Animal Virology. Eds. Baltimore, D., Huang, A., and Fox, C.F. Academic Press, New York, pp. 107-125. 10. Wang, L.-H., Galehouse, D., Mellon, P., Duesberg, P., Mason, W.S., Vogt, P.K. (1977). Mapping oligonucleotides of Rous sarcoma virus RNA that segregate with polymerase and group-specific antigen markers in recombinants. Proc.Natl.Acad.Sci. USA 73:3952-3956. 11. Duesberg, P.H., Wang, L.-H., Mellon, P., Mason, W.S., Vogt, P.K. (1977). The genetic map of Rous sarcoma virus. In Genetic Manipulation as it Affects the Cancer Problem. Eds. Schultz, F., and Brada, Z. Academic Press, New York, pp. 161-179. 12. Wang, L.-H., Duesberg, P.H., Robins, T., Yokota, H., Vogt, P.K. (1977). The terminal oligonucleotides of avian tumor virus RNAs are genetically linked. Virology 82:472-492. 13. Wang, L.-H., Levinson, W. (1978). N-methyl Isatin B-thiosemicarbazon-copper complex inhibits RNA-dependent DNA polymerase but not ribonuclease H of Rous sarcoma virus. Bioinorganic Chemistry 8:535-540. 14. Wang, L.-H., Halpern, C.C., Nadel, M., Hanafusa, H. (1978). Recombination between viral and cellular sequence to generate transforming sarcoma virus. Proc.Natl.Acad.Sci. USA 75:5812-5816. 15. Wang, L.-H. (1978). The gene order of avian RNA tumor viruses derived from biochemical analyses of deletion mutants and viral recombinants. Ann.Rev.Microbiology 4 32:561-592. 16. Wang, L.-H., Karess, R., Moscovici, C., Hanafusa, H. (1979). Analysis of src gene of recombinant viruses between transformation-defective mutant of Rous sarcoma virus and normal quail cells. J. Virol. 32:546-556. 17. Wang, L.-H., Snyder, P., Hanafusa, T., Moscovici, C., and Hanafusa, H. (1980). Comparative analysis of cellular and viral sequences related to sarcomagenic cell transformation. Cold Spring Harbor Symp. Quant. Biology 44:755-764. 18. Hanafusa, T., Wang, L.-H., Anderson, S.M., Karess, R.E., Hayward, W.S., and Hanafusa, H. (1980). Characterization of a new transforming gene of Fujinami sarcoma virus. Proc.Natl.Acad.Sci. USA 77:3009-3013. 19. Wang, L.-H., Snyder, P., Hanafusa, T., Hanafusa, H. (1980). Evidence for the common origin of viral and cellular sequences involved in sarcomagenic transformation. J.Virol. 35:52-64. 20. Hanafusa, H., Wang, L.-H., Hanafusa, T., Anderson, S.M., Karess, R.E., and Hayward, W.S. (1980). The nature and origin of the transforming gene of avian sarcoma viruses. In Animal Virus Genetics, Eds. Fields, B.N., Jaenish, R., and Fox, C.F. Academic Press, New York, Vol. 18, pp. 483-497. 21. Wang, L.-H., Feldman, R., Shibuya, M., Hanafusa, H., Notter, M.F.D., and Balduzzi, P.C. (1981). Genetic structure, transforming sequence and gene product of avian sarcoma virus UR1. J.Virol. 40:258-267. 22. Wang, L.-H., and Stacey, D. (1982). Participation of subgenomic messenger RNAs in recombination. J.Virol. 41:919-930. 23. Wang, L.-H., Hanafusa, H., Notter, M.F.D., and Balduzzi, P.C. (1982). Genetic structure and transforming sequence of avian sarcoma virus UR2. J.Virol. 41:833-841. 24. Feldman, R.A., Wang, L.-H., Hanafusa, H., and Balduzzi, P.C. (1982). Avian sarcoma virus UR2 encodes a transforming protein which is associated with a unique protein kinase activity. J.Virol. 42:228-236. 25. Neel, B.G., Wang, L.-H., Mathey-Prevot, B., Hanafusa, T., Hanafusa, H., and Hayward, W.S. (1982). Isolation of 16L virus: A rapidly transforming sarcoma virus from an avian leukosis virus-induced sarcoma. Proc.Natl.Acad.Sci. USA 79:5088-5092. 26. Shibuya, M., Wang, L.-H., and Hanafusa, H. (1982). Molecular cloning of Fujinami sarcoma virus genome and its comparison with sequences of other related transforming viruses. J.Virol. 42:1007-1016. 27. Wang, L.-H., Beckson, M., Anderson, S., and Hanafusa, H. (1984). Identification of the viral sequence required for the generation of recovered avian sarcoma viruses (rASVs) and 5 characterization of a series of replication-defective rASVs. J.Virol. 49:881-891. 28. Wang, L.-H., Edelstein, B., and Mayer, B.J. (1984). Induction of tumors and generation of recovered sarcoma viruses (rASVs) by, and mapping of deletions in, two molecularly cloned src deletion mutants. J.Virol. 50:904-913. 29. Neckameyer, W.S., and Wang, L.-H. (1984). Molecular cloning of avian sarcoma virus (ASV) UR2 and comparison of its transforming sequence with those of other ASVs. J.Virol. 50:914-921. 30. Neckameyer, W.S., and Wang, L.-H. (1985). Nucleotide sequence of avian sarcoma virus UR2 and comparison of its transforming gene with other members of tyrosine protein kinase oncogene family. J.Virol. 53:879-884. 31. Parvin, J.D., and Wang, L.-H. (1984). 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