Wang Zhen, M.D., Ph.D.

Department:Breast Surgery

Medical School:Zhejiang University School of Medicine, China

Academic Rank:Associate Chief Physician

Appointment

Clinical / Research Interests

Breast disease, including surgical and comprehensive treatment of breast cancer and benign breast tumors.

Professional Highlights

Zhejiang Province High-Level Healthcare Talent (2023),

Recipient of the Zhejiang Province Association for Science and Technology's Youth Talent Support Program (2023)

Zhijiang Outstanding Young Scholar of the Zhejiang Province Immunology Society (2023)

Professional Appointments

Deputy Director, Youth Committee of Oncology Physicians Branch, Zhejiang Medical Association

Member, American Society of Clinical Oncology

Member, Chinese Society of Clinical Oncology

Youth Member of the Clinical Immunology Professional Committee, Zhejiang Provincial Immunological Society

Member of the Committee for the Prevention, Treatment and Education of Chronic Diseases in Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chinese Medical Education Association

Education Experience

Ph.D. in Oncology, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, China, 2015-2018

M.D. in Clinical Medicine, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, China, 2008-2015

Research Summary

Dr. Wang has been engaged in research related to the tumor immune microenvironment and the pre-metastatic niche for nearly 10 years, with a focus on myeloid cells (including neutrophils, macrophages, and MDSCs). The aim is to explore the underlying mechanisms of tumor recurrence, metastasis, and drug resistance, and to provide new therapeutic strategies for cancer from an immunological perspective. The applicant has published several original research findings on macrophages, neutrophils, and MDSCs in professional journals such as Cell Metabolism, Immunity, Gut, Journal for ImmunoTherapy of Cancer, Advanced Science, Oncogenesis, Frontiers in Immunology, and Cancer Letters.

Publications

Yang, C., Li, L., Ye, Z., Zhang, A., Bao, Y., Wu, X., Ren, G., Jiang, C., Wang, O.#, and Wang, Z.# (2024). Mechanisms underlying neutrophils adhesion to triple-negative breast cancer cells via CD11b-ICAM1 in promoting breast cancer progression. Cell Commun Signal 22, 340. 10.1186/s12964-024-01716-5.

Zhang, Z., Yang, C., Li, L., Zhu, Y., Su, K., Zhai, L., Wang, Z.#, and Huang, J#. (2021). "γδT Cell-IL17A-Neutrophil" Axis Drives Immunosuppression and Confers Breast Cancer Resistance to High-Dose Anti-VEGFR2 Therapy. Front Immunol 12, 699478. 10.3389/fimmu.2021.699478.

Yang, C.*, Wang, Z.*, Li, L.*, Zhang, Z., Jin, X., Wu, P., Sun, S., Pan, J., Su, K., Jia, F., et al. (2021). Aged neutrophils form mitochondria-dependent vital NETs to promote breast cancer lung metastasis. J Immunother Cancer 9. 10.1136/jitc-2021-002875.

Wang, Z.*, Yang, C.*, Li, L., Jin, X., Zhang, Z., Zheng, H., Pan, J., Shi, L., Jiang, Z., Su, K., et al. (2020). Tumor-derived HMGB1 induces CD62L(dim) neutrophil polarization and promotes lung metastasis in triple-negative breast cancer. Oncogenesis 9, 82. 10.1038/s41389-020-00267-x.

Morrissey, S.M., Zhang, F., Ding, C., Montoya-Durango, D.E., Hu, X., Yang, C., Wang, Z., Yuan, F., Fox, M., Zhang, H.G., et al. (2021). Tumor-derived exosomes drive immunosuppressive macrophages in a pre-metastatic niche through glycolytic dominant metabolic reprogramming. Cell Metab 33, 2040-2058.e2010. 10.1016/j.cmet.2021.09.002.

Current Program

National Natural Science Foundation of China, "Mechanism of estrogen reshapes the adipose tissue immune microenvironment to promote metastasis of triple-negative breast cancer", Ongoing, Principal Investigator, 01/2023-12/2026

Zhejiang Medicine and Health Science and Technology Project, "Mechanism of tumor-infiltrating neutrophils mediating the PKM2 signaling pathway to regulate the metabolic reprogramming of tumor cells to promote triple-negative breast cancer progression", Ongoing, Principal Investigator, 01/2024-12/2026 

Chinese Society of Clinical Oncology (CSCO) Foundation, "Function of breast-specific gamma-imaging in efficacy prediction of breast cancer neoadjuvant chemotherapy", Ongoing, Principal Investigator. 01/2024-12/2026

Young Elite Scientists Sponsorship Program by Zhejiang Association for Science and Technology, "Tumor Immunology", Ongoing, Principal Investigator, 01/2023-12/2025

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