Yon Rojanasakul
Professor and Leader of the Sara and James Allen Comprehensive Lung Cancer Program at West Virginia University Cancer Institute, USA.
Biography
Yon Rojanasakul is a Professor and Leader of the Sara and James Allen Comprehensive Lung Cancer Program at West Virginia University Cancer Institute, USA. He is also a Guest Scientist at the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. He has received his PhD in Pharmaceutical Sciences from the University of Wisconsin-Madison in 1989 and has since worked as a full-time Faculty Member at West Virginia University. His research is in the areas of environmental toxicology, nanotechnology and molecular carcinogenesis. His research focus is on cellular and molecular mechanisms of lung carcinogenesis induced by environmental agents including nanomaterials and heavy metals and on nanomedicine and anticancer drug discovery. He has published over 250 peer-reviewed original research articles in reputable journals and has served as a Grant Reviewer for the NIH and NSF and as an Editorial Board Member for many scientific journals.
Abstract
Abstract : Nanomaterial carcinogenicity: Role of cancer stem cells and tumor microenvironment