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Overview

Shiaw-Min Hwang is affiliated with Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey in the United States. Their research spans several interconnected fields, including Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Medicine. The subfields of focus comprise Molecular Biology, Genetics, Surgery, Biomaterials, and Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine.

The scientist's work covers a range of main topics, notably:

  • CRISPR and Genetic Engineering
  • Viral Infectious Diseases and Gene Expression in Insects
  • Virus-based gene therapy research
  • Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine
  • Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications
  • Cardiac Valve Diseases and Treatments

Significant recent publications by Shiaw-Min Hwang include:

  • CRISPR interference-mediated noggin knockdown promotes BMP2-induced osteogenesis and calvarial bone healing, 2020, published in Biomaterials
  • Retraction notice to "Intramuscular delivery of 3D aggregates of HUVECs and cbMSCs for cellular cardiomyoplasty in rats with myocardial infarction" [Journal of Controlled Release 172 (2013) 419-425], 2022, published in Journal of Controlled Release

Among frequent coauthors collaborating with Hwang are Mu-Nung Hsu, Fu-Jen Yu, Yu-Han Chang, Kai-Lun Huang, and Nam Ngoc Pham.

Their publications are most commonly found in the scientific journals Biomaterials and Journal of Controlled Release, each featuring one of their recent papers.

Best Publications

  • Isolation of human multipotent mesenchymal stem cells from second‐trimester amniotic fluid using a novel two‐stage culture protocol

    Ming-Song Tsai;Jia-Ling Lee;Yu-Jen Chang;Shiaw-Min Hwang

  • A graphene-based platform for induced pluripotent stem cells culture and differentiation.

    Guan-Yu Chen;D. W.P. Pang;S. M. Hwang;H. Y. Tuan

  • Clonal Amniotic Fluid-Derived Stem Cells Express Characteristics of Both Mesenchymal and Neural Stem Cells

    Ming-Song Tsai;Ming-Song Tsai;Shiaw-Min Hwang;Yieh-Loong Tsai;Fu-Chou Cheng

  • Cytokine interactions in mesenchymal stem cells from cord blood.

    Chi-Hsien Liu;Shiaw-Min Hwang

  • Functional Network Analysis of the Transcriptomes of Mesenchymal Stem Cells Derived from Amniotic Fluid, Amniotic Membrane, Cord Blood, and Bone Marrow

    Ming Song Tsai;Shiaw Min Hwang;Kuang Den Chen;Yun Shien Lee;Yun Shien Lee

  • Simultaneous induction of autophagy and toll-like receptor signaling pathways by graphene oxide.

    Guan-Yu Chen;Hong Jie Yang;Chia Hsin Lu;Yu Chan Chao

  • Disparate Mesenchyme‐Lineage Tendencies in Mesenchymal Stem Cells from Human Bone Marrow and Umbilical Cord Blood

    Yu Jen Chang;Daniel Tzu Bi Shih;Ching-Ping Tseng;Tzu Bou Hsieh

  • Osteopontin inhibits induction of nitric oxide synthase gene expression by inflammatory mediators in mouse kidney epithelial cells.

    Shiaw-Min Hwang;C. A. Lopez;D. E. Heck;C. R. Gardner

  • Suppression of hepatocellular carcinoma by baculovirus-mediated expression of long non-coding RNA PTENP1 and MicroRNA regulation.

    Chiu Ling Chen;Yen Wen Tseng;Jaw Ching Wu;Guan-Yu Chen

  • Bioengineered cardiac patch constructed from multilayered mesenchymal stem cells for myocardial repair.

    Hao-Ji Wei;Chun-Hung Chen;Wen-Yu Lee;Iwen Chiu;Iwen Chiu

  • Osteopontin-induced modifications of cellular functions.

    David T. Denhardt;Cecilia A. Lopez;Ellen E. Rollo;Shiaw-Min Hwang

  • Osteogenic differentiation of adipose-derived stem cells and calvarial defect repair using baculovirus-mediated co-expression of BMP-2 and miR-148b.

    Ya-Hsin Liao;Yu-Han Chang;Yu-Han Chang;Li-Yu Sung;Kuei-Chang Li

  • The balance between adipogenesis and osteogenesis in bone regeneration by platelet-rich plasma for age-related osteoporosis

    Hen Yu Liu;Alexander T H Wu;Alexander T H Wu;Ching Yu Tsai;Kuei Ru Chou

  • Enhancement of cell retention and functional benefits in myocardial infarction using human amniotic-fluid stem-cell bodies enriched with endogenous ECM.

    Wen-Yu Lee;Hao-Ji Wei;Wei-Wen Lin;Yi-Chun Yeh

  • Characterization of two populations of mesenchymal progenitor cells in umbilical cord blood.

    Yu Jen Chang;Ching-Ping Tseng;Lee Feng Hsu;Tzu Bou Hsieh

  • Direct intramyocardial injection of mesenchymal stem cell sheet fragments improves cardiac functions after infarction

    Chung-Chi Wang;Chun-Hung Chen;Wei-Wen Lin;Shiaw-Min Hwang

  • Transgene expression and differentiation of baculovirus-transduced human mesenchymal stem cells.

    Yi-Chen Ho;Yao-Chi Chung;Shiaw-Min Hwang;Kuei-Chun Wang

  • A systematic strategy to optimize ex vivo expansion medium for human hematopoietic stem cells derived from umbilical cord blood mononuclear cells

    Chao-Ling Yao;I-Ming Chu;Tzu-Bou Hsieh;Shiaw-Min Hwang

  • Spherically symmetric mesenchymal stromal cell bodies inherent with endogenous extracellular matrices for cellular cardiomyoplasty.

    Chung-Chi Wang;Chun-Hung Chen;Shiaw-Min Hwang;Wei-Wen Lin

  • Chitinous materials inhibit nitric oxide production by activated RAW 264.7 macrophages.

    Shiaw-Min Hwang;Chiung-Yun Chen;Shan-Shan Chen;Jian-Chyi Chen

Frequent Co-Authors

Hsing-Wen Sung
Hsing-Wen Sung National Tsing Hua University
Yu-Chen Hu
Yu-Chen Hu National Tsing Hua University
Jeffrey D. Laskin
Jeffrey D. Laskin Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
David T. Denhardt
David T. Denhardt Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Debra L. Laskin
Debra L. Laskin Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Tzu-Chen Yen
Tzu-Chen Yen Chang Gung University
Qi Zhou
Qi Zhou Chinese Academy of Sciences
Benjamin Reubinoff
Benjamin Reubinoff Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Christine L. Mummery
Christine L. Mummery Leiden University Medical Center
Steve Oh
Steve Oh A*STAR - Agency for Science, Technology and Research

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