Kwong K. Wong
Professor
University of Texas
USA
Biography
Kwong-Kwok Wong, Ph.D. is a molecular biologist and completed his PhD from the Chinese University of Hong Kong. He is currently a professor in the Department of Gynecologic Oncology and Reproductive Medicine at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. His laboratory is interested in deciphering the molecular pathogenesis of ovarian cancer with a translational goal to identify biomarkers and therapeutic targets. One of his current projects supported by the UT MD Anderson Ovarian SPORE grant is to understand the molecular progression of low-grade serous ovarian cancer and to determine the resistance mechanisms of ovarian cancer to MEK inhibitors. He has published 78 peer-reviewed articles and 13 book chapters. He is also an inventor or co-inventor in 6 US issued patents. Dr. Wong is a regular member of the graduate faculty for The University of Texas Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences. He has trained graduate students and clinical fellows and has been named the Faculty Educator of the Month (August, 2016). He is an academic editor for PLOS One, a member of editorial board for American Journal of Clinical and Experimental Obstetrics and Gynecology, and the Editor-In-Chief for the Advances in Modern Oncology Research.
Research Interest
ovarian cancer