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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2016 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Dong M. Shin is affiliated with Emory University in the United States and has a research focus primarily in Medicine with significant contributions in Biochemistry, Genetics, and Molecular Biology.

Their research encompasses several specialized subfields, including Oncology, Otorhinolaryngology, Molecular Biology, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, and Surgery. These areas highlight a multidisciplinary approach to medical science, particularly within cancer and respiratory-related studies.

The scientist's work covers a variety of topics notably in Head and Neck Cancer Studies, Lung Cancer Treatments and Mutations, Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers, Cancer-related Gene Regulation, Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment, Epigenetics and DNA Methylation, and Cancer, Hypoxia, and Metabolism.

Some of the recent papers authored or co-authored by Dong M. Shin include:

  • Functional HPV-specific PD-1+ stem-like CD8 T cells in head and neck cancer, 2021, Nature
  • Pembrolizumab and cabozantinib in recurrent metastatic head and neck squamous cell carcinoma: a phase 2 trial, 2023, Nature Medicine
  • Epigenetic age acceleration, fatigue, and inflammation in patients undergoing radiation therapy for head and neck cancer: A longitudinal study, 2021, Cancer
  • Cisplatin-mediated activation of glucocorticoid receptor induces platinum resistance via MAST1, 2021, Nature Communications
  • The role of the gut microbiome in cancer-related fatigue: pilot study on epigenetic mechanisms, 2020, Supportive Care in Cancer

Frequent co-authors reflect long-term collaborative relationships and include:

  • Nabil F. Saba
  • Mihir R. Patel
  • Conor Steuer
  • Kristin Higgins
  • Mark W. McDonald

Shin's research outputs are regularly published in venues such as the International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics and the Journal of Clinical Oncology, each with eight publications. Other notable journals include Clinical Cancer Research with six publications, The Laryngoscope with four, and Cancer Research with four.

Among awards, Dong M. Shin was recognized as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2016.

Best Publications

  • Nanoparticle therapeutics: an emerging treatment modality for cancer

    Mark E Davis;Zhuo Georgia Chen;Dong M Shin

  • Radiotherapy plus Cetuximab for Squamous-Cell Carcinoma of the Head and Neck

    James A. Bonner;Paul M. Harari;Jordi Giralt;Nozar Azarnia

  • Therapeutic Nanoparticles for Drug Delivery in Cancer

    Kwangjae Cho;Xu Wang;Shuming Nie;Zhuo Georgia Chen

  • Cell-of-Origin Patterns Dominate the Molecular Classification of 10,000 Tumors from 33 Types of Cancer.

    Katherine A. Hoadley;Christina Yau;Christina Yau;Toshinori Hinoue;Denise M. Wolf

  • Cisplatin and fluorouracil alone or with docetaxel in head and neck cancer.

    Marshall R. Posner;Diane M. Hershock;Cesar R. Blajman;Elizabeth Mickiewicz

  • Genomic and Functional Approaches to Understanding Cancer Aneuploidy

    Alison M. Taylor;Alison M. Taylor;Juliann Shih;Gavin Ha;Gavin Ha;Galen F. Gao

  • Recent Advances in Head and Neck Cancer

    Robert I. Haddad;Dong M. Shin

  • Nanotechnology in cancer therapeutics: bioconjugated nanoparticles for drug delivery

    Rajni Sinha;Gloria J. Kim;Shuming Nie;Dong M. Shin

  • Retrovirus-mediated wild-type p53 gene transfer to tumors of patients with lung cancer.

    J. A. Roth;D. Nguyen;D. D. Lawrence;B. L. Kemp

  • Application of Nanotechnology in Cancer Therapy and Imaging

    Xu Wang;Lily Yang;Zhuo Georgia Chen;Dong M Shin

  • Perspectives for Cancer Prevention With Natural Compounds

    A.R.M. Ruhul Amin;Omer Kucuk;Fadlo R. Khuri;Dong M. Shin

  • Monoclonal antibodies to target epidermal growth factor receptor-positive tumors: a new paradigm for cancer therapy.

    Roy S. Herbst M.D.;Dong M. Shin

  • Adenovirus-Mediated p53 Gene Transfer in Advanced Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer

    Stephen G. Swisher;Jack A. Roth;John Nemunaitis;David D. Lawrence

  • Targeted magnetic iron oxide nanoparticles for tumor imaging and therapy

    Xiang-Hong Peng;Ximei Qian;Hui Mao;Andrew Y Wang

  • Cancer prevention with natural compounds.

    Norleena P. Gullett;A. R.M. Ruhul Amin;Soley Bayraktar;John M. Pezzuto

  • Phase II Study of Taxol in Patients With Untreated Advanced Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer

    William K. Murphy;Frank V. Fossella;Rodger J. Winn;Dong M. Shin

  • Predicting cancer development in oral leukoplakia: ten years of translational research.

    J. Jack Lee;Waun Ki Hong;Walter N. Hittelman;Li Mao

  • Phase II Multicenter Study of the Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor Antibody Cetuximab and Cisplatin for Recurrent and Refractory Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Head and Neck

    Roy S. Herbst;Matthew Arquette;Dong M. Shin;Karel Dicke

  • A Reexamination of Active and Passive Tumor Targeting by Using Rod-Shaped Gold Nanocrystals and Covalently Conjugated Peptide Ligands

    Xiaohua Huang;Xiaohua Huang;Xianghong Peng;Yiqing Wang;Yuxiang Wang

  • Dysregulation of Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor Expression in Premalignant Lesions during Head and Neck Tumorigenesis

    Dong M. Shin;Jae Y. Ro;Waun Ki Hong;Walter N. Hittelman

Frequent Co-Authors

Fadlo R. Khuri
Fadlo R. Khuri American University of Beirut
Waun Ki Hong
Waun Ki Hong The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Taofeek K. Owonikoko
Taofeek K. Owonikoko Emory University
Suresh S. Ramalingam
Suresh S. Ramalingam Emory University
Bonnie S. Glisson
Bonnie S. Glisson The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
J. Jack Lee
J. Jack Lee The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Scott M. Lippman
Scott M. Lippman University of California, San Diego
Walter N. Hittelman
Walter N. Hittelman The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Shuming Nie
Shuming Nie University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Adel K. El-Naggar
Adel K. El-Naggar The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

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