Professional Activities:

Administrative Appointments/Responsibilities
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Other Appointments/Responsibilities

• Advisory Committee, Cancer Prevention Research Training Program, Houston, TX, 2011−present
• Advisory Committee, NCI R25E Cancer Prevention Education: Student Research Experience, Houston, TX, 2013−present
• Advisory Committee, NCI R25T Postdoctoral and Predoctoral Fellowship in Cancer Prevention, Houston, TX, 2013−present

Endowed Positions
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Consultantships
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Military or Other Governmental Service
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Institutional Committee Activities
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HONORS AND AWARDS

• Outstanding Student Award, Tongji Medical University, China, 1996−2000
• Union Scholarship for Excellent Student, Tongji Medical University, China, 1999−2001
• Outstanding College Scientific Research Award, The Association of Higher Education, China, 2000
• Best Student Poster Presentation, Annual South Carolina Alliance for Cancer Chemoprevention Symposium, 2004
• Travel Fellowship for AACR Meeting, School of Medicine, University of South Carolina, 2004−2005
• First Place in Oral Presentation, School of Medicine, University of South Carolina, 2005
• W. Morgan Newton Research Award, School of Medicine, University of South Carolina, 2005
• Edward David Lustbader Prize, Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, PA, 2006
• First Place in Oral Presentation, Fox Chase Cancer Center Postdoctoral and Graduate Student Research Conference, Philadelphia, PA, 2006
• Oral Presentation Award, Society of Chinese Bioscientists in America Annual Synmposia, Houston, TX, 2008
• Postdoctoral Fellowship, Susan G. Komen for the Cure Foundation, 2008−2010
• Trainee Excellence Award, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2009
• Trainee of the Quarter, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2010
• Howard Temin Pathway to Independence Award, National Cancer Institute, 2011−2016
• Landon Foundation-AACR Innovator Award, American Association for Cancer Research, 2012
• Texas Business Women Award, 2012
• Ovarian Cancer SPORE Career Development Award, MD Anderson Cancer Center, National Cancer Institute, 2013-2015
• Susan G. Komen Career Catalyst Research Award, 2014-2017

RESEARCH
Grants and Contracts
Funded

• Principal Investigator, 65%, Understanding & Targeting the DNA Repair Network in Cancer, R00CA 149186 , NIH/NCI, 7/1/2011−6/30/2016, $922,314 ($240,918/year)
• Principal Investigator, 10%, Targeting the DNA Repair Network as a Novel Approach for Cancer Research, 989258, American Association for Cancer Research (AACR), 7/1/2012−6/30/2014, $100,000 ($50,000/year)
• Principal Investigator, 5%, The role of nuclease/ helicase DNA2 in replication stress and tumorigenesis, 111576, MDACC IRG Program, 9/1/2012−8/31/2014, $50,000 ($25,000/year)
• Principal Investigator, 2%, Mechanisms of radioresistance and strategies for radiosensitization in OCCC, MDACC Bridge Fund Program, 10/15/2013-7/14/2014, $80,000 ($80,000/year)
• Principal Investigator, 2%, Targeting ARID1A-deficiency in ovarian cancer. MDACC Ovarian Cancer SPORE Career Development Award, 9/1/2013-8/31/2014, $40,000 ($40,000/year)
• Principal Investigator, 5%, Targeting the threshold of replication stress as a novel approach for pancreatic cancer prevention, MDACC Duncan Family Institute, 8/1/2014-7/31/2016, $100,000 ($50,000/year)
• Principal Investigator, 25%, Targeting the APOBEC3B-induced mutator phenotype in breast cancer prevention, Susan G. Komen Foundation, Career Catalyst Research Award, 9/1/2014-8/31/2017, $450,000 ($150,000/year)
• Co-Principal Investigator (Ira-Baylor), 20%, Role of DNA2 nuclease in cellular tolerance of replication stress and telomere maintenance-implications for cancer biology and anticancer therapy, CPRIT, 9/01/2014-8/31/2017, $360,000 ($120,000/year)

Other
N/A
Completed

• Principal Investigator, Genetic and Chemical Screens for Suppressors of Oct4 Expression in Breast Cancer, KG070389, Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation, 8/20/2008−8/19/2010, $120,000 ($60,000/year)
• Principal Investigator, 75%, Understanding and Targeting DNA Repair Network in Cancer, K99CA 149186, NIH/NCI, 7/18/2011−6/30/2013, $172,858 ($79,027/year)

Not Funded
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Protocols
Funded
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Unfunded
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Patents and Technology Licenses
Patents
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Technology Licenses
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Grant Reviewer/Service on Study Sections
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