Curiosity to the cause of disease and desire to helping people living in a healthy life are the main reasons for me to enter medicine/public health field. I have strong education background in both medicine and public health fields and have extensive research experiences in basic and clinic research. Due to some personal experiences, I’m specifically interested in cancer related research, such as evaluation of genetic risk factors of cancer, cancer prevention/early detection as well as pharmacogenomics/personalized medicine for cancer. I have been a life time learner and devote in continuing education for decades. I received my Bachelor of Science degree in Cellular and Molecular Biology from Wuhan University of china in 1991, followed by earning
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I got my first job as an assistant investigator in the department of tumor virology, cancer institute & hospital in Beijing, China after my graduation in 1994. During this time of period, my research was focused on developing cervical cancer gene vaccine and developing serologic biomarker ELISA test for early cervical cancer detection. In 1997, I came to United states as an exchange research scholar in University of Louisville and worked in a surgical oncology Laboratory for 10 years, during this period of time, my research was focused on adenovirus mediated gene therapy for melanoma, sarcoma and colon cancer and gene expression profile in melanoma, my research work was very productive and has been published in many high quality peer review Journals such as Cancer Research, Clinical Cancer Research, Cancer Gene Therapy and Cancer, which led to a R01 funding for our Lab in 2003. From 2003 to 2007, as a research manager, I supervised Lab personnel and trained medical students who did summer research in our Lab. Although I have been very productive as a basic medical science researcher. My long term research …show more content…
I’m also working on finishing my MPH with dual concentration of epidemiology and biostatistics here at USF College of public health, because those knowledges and skills are critical for being a successful clinical researcher. After I finish my MPH in spring 2016, I’m planning to continue my study in Dr.PH program at USF, not only because I enjoy to be a life time learner, but also because it will provide me essential knowledges and skills to bridge the clinical study to clinical practice. With the new researches and technologies occur in a fast pace nowadays, I think continuing education is essential in the public health practice field which allows public health professionals to stay up to date on competencies, skills and knowledges required in the field. It’s also play an important role on a successful professional development. I choose USF public health program to meet my continuing education needs because, first of all, I’m working here, it’s so convenient for me to study and work in the same place, I can apply my newly learned knowledge and skills to my work right away. Secondly, USF public health program is ranking a top 16 public health program in the nation and I’m very proud to be part of it. The third one, also the most important reason for me to choose this program is that its online format gives me the flexibility to study on my own pace and fit my own schedule, which allows me to continue working while pursuing
I got my first job as an assistant investigator in the department of tumor virology, cancer institute & hospital in Beijing, China after my graduation in 1994. During this time of period, my research was focused on developing cervical cancer gene vaccine and developing serologic biomarker ELISA test for early cervical cancer detection. In 1997, I came to United states as an exchange research scholar in University of Louisville and worked in a surgical oncology Laboratory for 10 years, during this period of time, my research was focused on adenovirus mediated gene therapy for melanoma, sarcoma and colon cancer and gene expression profile in melanoma, my research work was very productive and has been published in many high quality peer review Journals such as Cancer Research, Clinical Cancer Research, Cancer Gene Therapy and Cancer, which led to a R01 funding for our Lab in 2003. From 2003 to 2007, as a research manager, I supervised Lab personnel and trained medical students who did summer research in our Lab. Although I have been very productive as a basic medical science researcher. My long term research …show more content…
I’m also working on finishing my MPH with dual concentration of epidemiology and biostatistics here at USF College of public health, because those knowledges and skills are critical for being a successful clinical researcher. After I finish my MPH in spring 2016, I’m planning to continue my study in Dr.PH program at USF, not only because I enjoy to be a life time learner, but also because it will provide me essential knowledges and skills to bridge the clinical study to clinical practice. With the new researches and technologies occur in a fast pace nowadays, I think continuing education is essential in the public health practice field which allows public health professionals to stay up to date on competencies, skills and knowledges required in the field. It’s also play an important role on a successful professional development. I choose USF public health program to meet my continuing education needs because, first of all, I’m working here, it’s so convenient for me to study and work in the same place, I can apply my newly learned knowledge and skills to my work right away. Secondly, USF public health program is ranking a top 16 public health program in the nation and I’m very proud to be part of it. The third one, also the most important reason for me to choose this program is that its online format gives me the flexibility to study on my own pace and fit my own schedule, which allows me to continue working while pursuing