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  • 2016 - Fellow of American Physical Society (APS) Citation For broad contributions to the interface of high energy theory and cosmology

Overview

Daniel C. Chung is affiliated with Harvard University in the United States and has contributed extensively to the field of medicine with a primary focus on oncology and related subfields. Their body of work spans various topics including colorectal cancer screening, cancer genomics and diagnostics, and genetic factors in colorectal cancer.

The scientist's recent papers demonstrate engagement with both clinical and genetic research aspects. Notable publications include:

  • A Cell-free DNA Blood-Based Test for Colorectal Cancer Screening, 2024, New England Journal of Medicine
  • Large-scale sequencing identifies multiple genes and rare variants associated with Crohn's disease susceptibility, 2022, Nature Genetics
  • NCCN Guidelines® Insights: Genetic/Familial High-Risk Assessment: Colorectal, Version 1.2021, 2021, PubMed
  • Computer-Aided Detection Improves Adenomas per Colonoscopy for Screening and Surveillance Colonoscopy: A Randomized Trial, 2022, Gastroenterology
  • Congruent microbiome signatures in fibrosis-prone autoimmune diseases: IgG4-related disease and systemic sclerosis, 2021, Genome Medicine

Frequent collaborators include:

  • Hamed Khalili, with 13 joint works
  • Bryson W. Katona, with 12 joint works
  • Kyle Staller, with 11 joint works
  • Ramnik J. Xavier, with 10 joint works
  • Jessica McGoldrick, with 10 joint works

The venues where Daniel C. Chung most frequently publishes reflect a focus on gastrointestinal and oncological research. These include:

  • Gastroenterology (14 publications)
  • Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (5 publications)
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) (4 publications)
  • Cancer Prevention Research (3 publications)
  • The Laryngoscope (3 publications)

Their work spans several specialized fields within medicine:

  • Oncology (36 publications)
  • Surgery (34 publications)
  • Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine (19 publications)
  • Pathology and Forensic Medicine (16 publications)
  • Cancer Research (13 publications)

Key research topics covered extensively include:

  • Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection (34 publications)
  • Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics (26 publications)
  • Genetic factors in colorectal cancer (24 publications)
  • Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research (24 publications)
  • Gastric Cancer Management and Outcomes (18 publications)
  • Microscopic Colitis (10 publications)
  • Radiomics and Machine Learning in Medical Imaging (8 publications)

Daniel C. Chung was recognized as a Fellow of the American Physical Society (APS) in 2016 for contributions at the interface of high energy theory and cosmology, reflecting interdisciplinary engagement beyond medicine.

Best Publications

  • Direct evidence that the VEGF-specific antibody bevacizumab has antivascular effects in human rectal cancer

    Christopher G Willett;Yves Boucher;Emmanuelle di Tomaso;Dan G Duda

  • Fusobacterium nucleatum Potentiates Intestinal Tumorigenesis and Modulates the Tumor-Immune Microenvironment

    Aleksandar D. Kostic;Aleksandar D. Kostic;Eunyoung Chun;Lauren Robertson;Jonathan N. Glickman

  • Gastroenteropancreatic neuroendocrine tumours.

    Irvin M Modlin;Kjell Oberg;Daniel C Chung;Robert T Jensen

  • Efficacy and safety of voretigene neparvovec (AAV2-hRPE65v2) in patients with RPE65-mediated inherited retinal dystrophy: a randomised, controlled, open-label, phase 3 trial

    Stephen Russell;Jean Bennett;Jennifer A. Wellman;Daniel C. Chung

  • Celecoxib for the Prevention of Sporadic Colorectal Adenomas

    Monica M. Bertagnolli;Craig J. Eagle;Ann G. Zauber;Mark Redston

  • The Chromosomal Instability Pathway in Colon Cancer

    Maria S. Pino;Daniel C. Chung

  • Age-dependent effects of RPE65 gene therapy for Leber's congenital amaurosis: a phase 1 dose-escalation trial

    Albert M. Maguire;Albert M. Maguire;Katherine A. High;Katherine A. High;Alberto Auricchio;J. Fraser Wright;J. Fraser Wright

  • Differentiating the pathologies of cerebral malaria by postmortem parasite counts.

    Terrie E Taylor;Wenjiang J Fu;Wenjiang J Fu;Richard A Carr;Richard O Whitten

  • Isolation and structure of an untriakontapeptide with opiate activity from camel pituitary glands

    Choh Hao Li;David Chung

  • Hereditary diffuse gastric cancer: updated consensus guidelines for clinical management and directions for future research

    Rebecca C. Fitzgerald;Richard H Hardwick;David George Huntsman;Fátima Carneiro

  • Regulation of Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor by the Wnt and K-ras Pathways in Colonic Neoplasia

    Xiaobo Zhang;John P. Gaspard;Daniel C. Chung

  • Efficacy, Safety, and Biomarkers of Neoadjuvant Bevacizumab, Radiation Therapy, and Fluorouracil in Rectal Cancer: A Multidisciplinary Phase II Study

    Christopher G. Willett;Dan G. Duda;Emmanuelle di Tomaso;Yves Boucher

  • An integrative genomics approach identifies Hypoxia Inducible Factor-1 (HIF-1)-target genes that form the core response to hypoxia

    Yair Benita;Hirotoshi Kikuchi;Andrew D. M. Smith;Michael Q. Zhang

  • The genetic basis of colorectal cancer: insights into critical pathways of tumorigenesis.

    Daniel C. Chung

  • Induction of interleukin-8 preserves the angiogenic response in HIF-1alpha-deficient colon cancer cells

    Yusuke Mizukami;Won-Seok Jo;Eva-Maria Duerr;Manish Gala

  • Safety and durability of effect of contralateral-eye administration of AAV2 gene therapy in patients with childhood-onset blindness caused by RPE65 mutations: a follow-on phase 1 trial

    Jean Bennett;Jean Bennett;Jennifer Wellman;Kathleen A Marshall;Sarah McCague

  • Founder and Recurrent CDH1 Mutations in Families With Hereditary Diffuse Gastric Cancer

    Pardeep Kaurah;Andrée MacMillan;Niki Boyd;Janine Senz

  • AAV2 Gene Therapy Readministration in Three Adults with Congenital Blindness

    Jean Bennett;Jean Bennett;Manzar Ashtari;Jennifer Wellman;Kathleen A. Marshall

  • Surrogate Markers for Antiangiogenic Therapy and Dose-Limiting Toxicities for Bevacizumab With Radiation and Chemotherapy: Continued Experience of a Phase I Trial in Rectal Cancer Patients

    Christopher G. Willett;Yves Boucher;Dan G. Duda;Emmanuelle Di Tomaso

  • The hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer syndrome: genetics and clinical implications.

    Daniel C Chung;Anil K Rustgi

Frequent Co-Authors

Jean Bennett
Jean Bennett University of Pennsylvania
Albert M. Maguire
Albert M. Maguire University of Pennsylvania
Gregory Y. Lauwers
Gregory Y. Lauwers Harvard University
Katherine A. High
Katherine A. High Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Choh Hao Li
Choh Hao Li University of California, San Francisco
Sapna Syngal
Sapna Syngal Harvard Medical School
Ramnik J. Xavier
Ramnik J. Xavier Broad Institute
Jeffrey W. Clark
Jeffrey W. Clark Harvard University
Christopher G. Willett
Christopher G. Willett Duke University
Andrew T. Chan
Andrew T. Chan Harvard University

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