Brief Biography:
Dr. Quan earned his Bachelor degree in Microbiology from Nankai University, his Master degree in Life Sciences from University of Edinburgh and his PhD degree in Molecular and Cellular Biology from Roswell Park Cancer Institute Division of the State University of New York at Buffalo. Dr. Quan has comprehensive training and working experience in cancer biology, molecular and cellular biology, population study design and data collection, epidemiology, genetics and biostatistics.
Academic positions:
Postdoctoral Fellow
Research interests:
Molecular Epidemiology, Molecular Biology, Cancer Biology, Mouse Genetics, Human Genetics, Cancer Susceptibility Genes, Breast Cancer, HER2/ERBB2, Triple Negative Breast Cancer, Heterogeneity, Lung Cancer, Colorectal Cancer, Infectious Disease, Aging, Racial Disparity, African American, Caucasian, European American, Ancestry Informative Marker, Biomarker, Diagnostics, Innate Immunity, Adaptive Immunity, Th1, Th2, Treg, T Helper Cells, Cytokine, Chemokine, TGFb, Interferon, interleukins, Estrogen Metabolism, Estrogen Synthesis, Estrogen Receptor, ESR1, UGT, COMT, CYP, Gene and Environment Interaction, Rodent Model, Congenic Strain, F2 Hybrid, Genetic Linkage, Genetic Association, Tumor Location, Lymphocyte Infiltration, Radiation, Carcinogen, Transgenic Mouse, Pleiotropy, Treatment Outcome, Adverse Drug Reaction, Tropomysin, survival analysis, logistic regression, proportional hazards regression, analysis of variance, survival analysis, Nutritional Status, Physical Activity, Hormonal and Reproductive Factors, Body Mass Index, Family History, Single Nucleotide Polymorphism, Survival Analysis, Biobehavioral Research, Gene Expression, Gene Function, Tumor Suppressor Gene
What I think of the idea behind WebmedCentral:
An open and transparent communicationtool for biological and biomedical scientists; a great journal based on the concept of 'post publication review' to enchance science.