Department: DeWitt Daughtry Family Department of Surgery
Division: Cardiothoracic Surgery
Roles
Research Associate Professor
Chairman of Biosafety/Chemical Hygiene at the Miami VA Hospital
Research Scientist at the Miami VA Healthcare System
Director of Miami VA Lung Biology & Diseases Program
Deputy Head of Miami VA Endocrine & Polypeptide Institute
Biography
Dr. Wangpaichitr’s area of expertise is focused on tumor metabolism and mechanisms of drug resistance, as well as the development of new tumor models for clinical use. He is currently an Associate Professor of Research at the University of Miami, Department of Surgery/Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery. He also holds a full time appointment in the Research Service at the Miami VA Healthcare System as a Research Scientist. Dr. Wangpaichitr’s awards include a James and Esther King for lung cancer, a Career Development Award 2 (CDA-2), Merit Review Awards, and NCI Funded Sylvester Cancer Center Support.
Education & Training
Education
2008: University of Miami, Miami, FL
PhD, Cell Biology
1995: University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI
BS, Chemistry
Post Graduate Training
2009: Miami VA Hospital, Miami, FL
Post-Doctoral Fellowship, Cancer Biology
Honors & Awards
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Teaching Interests
Tumor metabolism Cancer biology
Research Interests
The main theme of his research is elucidation of molecular mechanisms responsible for and development of clinically applicable treatment strategies to overcome cisplatin resistance in lung cancer. We discovered that cisplatin resistant (CR) cells possess high levels of ROS and undergo metabolic reprogramming. Rather than using glucose, CR cells utilize amino acid or fatty acid as carbon skeleton source and precursor for oxidative metabolism. Our recent discovery also illustrated that metabolic reprogramming found in CR tumor can lead to immune evasion.
Publications
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