Spotlight on new faculty – meet Jing Wang, Ph.D.

picture disc.Jing “Jenny” Wang, Ph.D., assistant professor in the Eppley Institute, is among the many new faculty members at UNMC.

Name: Jing “Jenny” Wang, Ph.D.

Title: Assistant professor, Eppley Institute

Research interests: Identification of potential metastatic cancer vulnerabilities and novel approaches for treating metastases. Also does research in cell survival and tumor metastasis as well as tumorigenesis.

Previous positions: Research assistant professor at Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Buffalo, N.Y.

Degree: Ph.D. from Medical College of Ohio

Professional organizations: American Association for Cancer Research, American Association for the Advancement of Science

Office hours: 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., Monday through Friday

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