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Overview

Joseph J.Y. Sung is affiliated with Nanyang Technological University in Singapore. Their research spans multiple fields within medicine and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with a particular focus on molecular biology, oncology, surgery, pulmonary and respiratory medicine, and epidemiology.

The primary topics of their research include:

  • Gut microbiota and health
  • Colorectal cancer screening and detection
  • Gastric cancer management and outcomes
  • Artificial intelligence in healthcare and education
  • Helicobacter pylori-related gastroenterology studies
  • Gastrointestinal bleeding diagnosis and treatment
  • Inflammatory bowel disease

Recent publications illustrate key areas of their research focus and include:

  • Dietary cholesterol drives fatty liver-associated liver cancer by modulating gut microbiota and metabolites, 2020, Gut
  • Covid-19 and the digestive system, 2020, Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
  • High-Fat Diet Promotes Colorectal Tumorigenesis Through Modulating Gut Microbiota and Metabolites, 2021, Gastroenterology
  • Screening and eradication of Helicobacter pylori for gastric cancer prevention: the Taipei global consensus, 2020, Gut
  • Timing of Endoscopy for Acute Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding, 2020, New England Journal of Medicine

Their frequent co-authors include:

  • Jun Yu
  • Sunny H. Wong
  • Thomas Y. Lam
  • Harry Cheuk-Hay Lau
  • Olabisi Oluwabukola Coker

Joseph J.Y. Sung's publications often appear in these venues:

  • Gastroenterology
  • Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
  • Gut
  • Science Advances
  • Gut Microbes

The volume of published articles indicates a research concentration, notably with 39 publications in Gastroenterology and 28 in the Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology. The scientist's work contributes extensively across medical, genetic, and molecular biological disciplines with a clear emphasis on gastrointestinal diseases and cancer prevention strategies.

Best Publications

  • Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy

    Daniel J. Klionsky;Fabio C. Abdalla;Hagai Abeliovich;Robert T. Abraham

  • Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (3rd edition)

    Daniel J. Klionsky;Kotb Abdelmohsen;Akihisa Abe;Joynal Abedin

  • Worldwide incidence and prevalence of inflammatory bowel disease in the 21st century: a systematic review of population-based studies

    Siew C Ng;Hai Yun Shi;Hai Yun Shi;Nima Hamidi;Fox E Underwood

  • A Major Outbreak of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome in Hong Kong

    Nelson Lee;David Hui;Alan Wu;Paul Chan

  • Lamivudine for Patients with Chronic Hepatitis B and Advanced Liver Disease

    Yun-Fan Liaw;Joseph J Y Sung;Wan Cheng Chow;Geoffrey Farrell

  • Global Prevalence of Helicobacter pylori Infection: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

    James K.Y. Hooi;Wan Ying Lai;Wee Khoon Ng;Wee Khoon Ng;Michael M.Y. Suen

  • International Consensus Recommendations on the Management of Patients With Nonvariceal Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding

    Alan N. Barkun;Marc Bardou;Ernst J. Kuipers;Joseph Sung

  • Plasma inflammatory cytokines and chemokines in severe acute respiratory syndrome.

    C. K. Wong;C. W. K. Lam;A. K. L. Wu;W. K. Ip

  • Differential expression of microRNAs in plasma of patients with colorectal cancer: a potential marker for colorectal cancer screening.

    E K O Ng;W W S Chong;H Jin;E K Y Lam

  • Diagnosis of fibrosis and cirrhosis using liver stiffness measurement in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease

    Vincent Wai-Sun Wong;Julien Vergniol;Grace Lai-Hung Wong;Juliette Foucher

  • Colorectal cancer screening: a global overview of existing programmes

    Eline H Schreuders;Arlinda Ruco;Linda Rabeneck;Robert E Schoen

  • Metagenomic analysis of faecal microbiome as a tool towards targeted non-invasive biomarkers for colorectal cancer

    Jun Yu;Qiang Feng;Sunny Hei Wong;Dongya Zhang

  • Screening for gastric cancer in Asia: current evidence and practice

    Wai K Leung;Ming-shiang Wu;Yasuo Kakugawa;Jae J Kim

  • Increasing incidence of colorectal cancer in Asia: implications for screening

    Joseph Jy Sung;James Yw Lau;KL Goh;WK Leung

  • Effect of intravenous omeprazole on recurrent bleeding after endoscopic treatment of bleeding peptic ulcers.

    James Y.W. Lau;Joseph J.Y. Sung;Kenneth K.C. Lee;Man Yee Yung

  • Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (3rd edition)

    Daniel J. Klionsky;Kotb Abdelmohsen;Akihisa Abe;Joynal Abedin

  • Clopidogrel versus aspirin and esomeprazole to prevent recurrent ulcer bleeding.

    Francis K L Chan;Jessica Y L Ching;Lawrence C T Hung;Vincent W S Wong

  • Preventing Recurrent Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding in Patients With Helicobacter Pylori Infection Who Are Taking Low-Dose Aspirin or Naproxen

    Francis K.L. Chan;S.C. Sydney Chung;Bing Yee Suen;Yuk Tong Lee

  • Incidence and phenotype of inflammatory bowel disease based on results from the Asia-pacific Crohn's and colitis epidemiology study.

    Siew C. Ng;Whitney Tang;Jessica Y. Ching;May Wong

  • Enteric involvement of severe acute respiratory syndrome-associated coronavirus infection.

    Wai K Leung;Ka-fai To;Paul K.S Chan;Henry L.Y Chan

Frequent Co-Authors

Francis K.L. Chan
Francis K.L. Chan Chinese University of Hong Kong
Jun Yu
Jun Yu Chinese University of Hong Kong
Justin C.Y. Wu
Justin C.Y. Wu Chinese University of Hong Kong
Wai K. Leung
Wai K. Leung University of Hong Kong
James Y.W. Lau
James Y.W. Lau Chinese University of Hong Kong
Siew C. Ng
Siew C. Ng Chinese University of Hong Kong
Henry Lik-Yuen Chan
Henry Lik-Yuen Chan Chinese University of Hong Kong
Ka-Fai To
Ka-Fai To Chinese University of Hong Kong
Vincent Wai-Sun Wong
Vincent Wai-Sun Wong Chinese University of Hong Kong
Paul K.S. Chan
Paul K.S. Chan Chinese University of Hong Kong

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