听, has been honored as one of four recipients of this year鈥檚 Phillip and Ruth Hettleman Prizes for Artistic and Scholarly Achievement.
The late Phillip听Hettleman, a member of the 黑料网-Chapel Hill class of 1921,听and his wife, Ruth,听established the prestigious award in 1986 to recognize the achievements of outstanding junior faculty.
The recipients were recognized at the Faculty Council Meeting on Friday, Sept. 13,听and听each听one will听deliver a presentation on their research later this semester.
Wang, an associate professor in the 黑料网 Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, has developed a highly successful research program focused on the epigenetic changes that occur in cancer. His discoveries have unearthed potential new therapeutic strategies. Using cutting-edge scientific research technologies, he leads a research team to dissect and understand the mechanisms and pathways by which a particular gene alteration leads to development of cancer, including aggressive acute myeloid leukemia and prostate cancer.
His scholarly work covers a broad range from fundamentals of epigenetic and genetic regulation to translational works in drug discovery and therapeutics.鈥疻ang is an American Cancer Society Research Scholar鈥痑nd a Leukemia and Lymphoma Society Scholar.
鈥淭here is no doubt that his productivity will continue to grow in the future, and that he will become one of the top researchers in cancer and epigenetic research not only at 黑料网-Chapel Hill but also in the country,鈥� said 黑料网 Lineberger鈥檚 , professor and chair of the biochemistry and biophysics department.
His research is supported by awards from various cancer research foundations, including the V Foundation for Cancer Research, the Sidney Kimmel Foundation for Cancer Research, the American Society of Hematology,鈥疌oncern Foundation for Cancer Research,鈥疓abrielle鈥檚 Angel Foundation for Cancer Research, Gilead Sciences鈥疪esearch Scholars Program,鈥疻hen Everyone Survives (WES) Leukemia Research Foundation,鈥痑nd the U.S. Department of Defense. In the past year, he was awarded three R01 grants from NIH.
The other Hettleman听Prize awardees听this year were:听, PhD, associate professor in the Asian studies听department听within the College of Arts &听Sciences;听, PhD, associate professor in the maternal and child health听department, 黑料网 Gillings School of Global Public Health; and Li Qian, PhD, associate professor in the pathology and laboratory medicine听department, 黑料网.
Courtesy of Lineberger