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Michael Hsiao

Michael Hsiao

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
81
Citations
23050
World Ranking
3905
National Ranking
17

Overview

Michael Hsiao is affiliated with Academia Sinica in Taiwan and has a research profile that spans biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and medicine. Their scholarly output includes numerous publications focused on molecular biology, cancer research, oncology, pulmonary and respiratory medicine, and immunology.

The main fields of study covered in their work include:

  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
  • Medicine

Within these fields, Hsiao has contributed extensively to the following subfields:

  • Molecular Biology
  • Cancer Research
  • Oncology
  • Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
  • Immunology

Their research interests also focus on several specific topics, including:

  • Cancer, Hypoxia, and Metabolism
  • Nanoplatforms for cancer theranostics
  • Nanoparticle-Based Drug Delivery
  • RNA modifications and cancer
  • Cancer-related gene regulation
  • Prostate Cancer Treatment and Research
  • MicroRNA in disease regulation

Michael Hsiao's recent publications demonstrate a focus on cancer biology, molecular mechanisms, and therapeutic strategies. Selected recent papers include:

  • An annotation-free whole-slide training approach to pathological classification of lung cancer types using deep learning, 2021, Nature Communications
  • FAK in Cancer: From Mechanisms to Therapeutic Strategies, 2022, International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Leptin and Cancer: Updated Functional Roles in Carcinogenesis, Therapeutic Niches, and Developments, 2021, International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Near-Infrared Windows I and II Phosphors for Theranostic Applications: Spectroscopy, Bioimaging, and Light-Emitting Diode Photobiomodulation, 2022, Advanced Optical Materials
  • PDK1 Inhibitor BX795 Improves Cisplatin and Radio-Efficacy in Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma by Downregulating the PDK1/CD47/Akt-Mediated Glycolysis Signaling Pathway, 2021, International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Frequent collaborators identified in Hsiao's works include:

  • Yu-Chan Chang
  • Ming-Hsien Chan
  • Chien-Hsiu Li
  • Ru-Shi Liu
  • Ming-Hsien Chien

Hsiao's research is also regularly published in a range of journals observed to be recurrent venues, including:

  • The FASEB Journal
  • Cell Death and Disease
  • Cancer Research
  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Biomedicines

Best Publications

  • MicroRNA-122 plays a critical role in liver homeostasis and hepatocarcinogenesis

    Wei Chih Tsai;Sheng Da Hsu;Chu Sui Hsu;Tsung Ching Lai

  • MicroRNA-122, a tumor suppressor microRNA that regulates intrahepatic metastasis of hepatocellular carcinoma.

    Wei-Chih Tsai;Paul Wei-Che Hsu;Tsung Ching Lai;Gar-Yang Chau

  • H3K9 Histone Methyltransferase G9a Promotes Lung Cancer Invasion and Metastasis by Silencing the Cell Adhesion Molecule Ep-CAM

    Min Wei Chen;Kuo Tai Hua;Hsin Jung Kao;Chia Chun Chi

  • Tumor invasiveness and liver metastasis of colon cancer cells correlated with cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) expression and inhibited by a COX-2-selective inhibitor, etodolac

    Wei Shone Chen;Sung Jen Wei;Jacqueline Ming Liu;Michael Hsiao

  • Biocompatibility of Fe(3)O(4) nanoparticles evaluated by in vitro cytotoxicity assays using normal, glia and breast cancer cells

    B Ankamwar;T C Lai;J H Huang;R S Liu

  • Enhancement of cell radiation sensitivity by pegylated gold nanoparticles

    Chi-Jen Liu;Chang-Hai Wang;Shin-Tai Chen;Hsiang-Hsin Chen

  • Identification of SOX4 target genes using phylogenetic footprinting-based prediction from expression microarrays suggests that overexpression of SOX4 potentiates metastasis in hepatocellular carcinoma.

    Liao Yl;Sun Ym;Chau Gy;Chau Yp

  • Fucosyltransferase 8 as a functional regulator of nonsmall cell lung cancer

    Chien-Yu Chen;Yi-Hua Jan;Yi-Hsiu Juan;Chih-Jen Yang

  • Seedless, silver-induced synthesis of star-shaped gold/silver bimetallic nanoparticles as high efficiency photothermal therapy reagent

    Liang-Chien Cheng;Jing-Hong Huang;Hao Ming Chen;Tsung-Ching Lai;Tsung-Ching Lai

  • Cisplatin Selects for Multidrug-Resistant CD133+ Cells in Lung Adenocarcinoma by Activating Notch Signaling

    Yu Peng Liu;Chih Jen Yang;Ming Shyan Huang;Chi Tai Yeh

  • MicroRNA-373 (miR-373) post-transcriptionally regulates large tumor suppressor, homolog 2 (LATS2) and stimulates proliferation in human esophageal cancer.

    Kuen Haur Lee;Yih Gang Goan;Michael Hsiao;Chien Hsing Lee

  • MicroRNA-330 acts as tumor suppressor and induces apoptosis of prostate cancer cells through E2F1-mediated suppression of Akt phosphorylation

    Kuen-Haur Lee;Yeh-Long Chen;S. D. Yeh;Michael Hsiao

  • IL-6 Trans-Signaling in Formation and Progression of Malignant Ascites in Ovarian Cancer

    Chi-Wen Lo;Min-Wei Chen;Michael Hsiao;Shiuan Wang

  • Trifluoperazine, an Antipsychotic Agent, Inhibits Cancer Stem Cell Growth and Overcomes Drug Resistance of Lung Cancer

    Chi Tai Yeh;Chi Tai Yeh;Alexander T.H. Wu;Alexander T.H. Wu;Peter M.H. Chang;Kuan Yu Chen

  • Hypoxia-responsive miRNAs target argonaute 1 to promote angiogenesis

    Zhen Chen;Tsung-Ching Lai;Yi-Hua Jan;Feng-Mao Lin

  • Autophagy promotes resistance to photodynamic therapy-induced apoptosis selectively in colorectal cancer stem-like cells

    Ming-Feng Wei;Min-Wei Chen;Ke-Cheng Chen;Pei-Jen Lou

  • Gain-of-function mutations of the p53 gene induce lymphohematopoietic metastatic potential and tissue invasiveness.

    M. Hsiao;J. Low;E. Dorn;D. Ku

  • The H3K9 methyltransferase G9a is a marker of aggressive ovarian cancer that promotes peritoneal metastasis

    Kuo-Tai Hua;Ming-Yang Wang;Min-Wei Chen;Lin-Hung Wei

  • miR-105/93-3p promotes chemoresistance and circulating miR-105/93-3p acts as a diagnostic biomarker for triple negative breast cancer

    Hao Yi Li;Jui Lin Liang;Yao Lung Kuo;Hao Hsien Lee

  • miR-107 promotes tumor progression by targeting the let-7 microRNA in mice and humans

    Pai Sheng Chen;Jen Liang Su;Jen Liang Su;Shih Ting Cha;Woan Yuh Tarn

Frequent Co-Authors

Ru-Shi Liu
Ru-Shi Liu National Taiwan University
Chi-Ying F. Huang
Chi-Ying F. Huang National Yang Ming University
Din Ping Tsai
Din Ping Tsai City University of Hong Kong
Yeukuang Hwu
Yeukuang Hwu Academia Sinica
Yung-Ming Jeng
Yung-Ming Jeng National Taiwan University
Chi-Huey Wong
Chi-Huey Wong Scripps Research Institute
Jang Yang Chang
Jang Yang Chang National Health Research Institutes
Pan-Chyr Yang
Pan-Chyr Yang National Taiwan University
Xueyuan Chen
Xueyuan Chen Chinese Academy of Sciences
Mien Chie Hung
Mien Chie Hung China Medical University

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