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bio_research_interests'> <h3 id="Research-Interests" class="virtual_page_link">Research Interests</h3> <a name="bioResearchInterests"></a> <ul class='noindent'><li>Angiogenesis Inhibitors</li><li>Arteriogenesis</li><li>Arteriovenous Malformations</li><li>Carcinoma, Hepatocellular</li><li>Collateral Vessel Formation</li><li>Developmental Biology</li><li>Developmental Growth</li><li>Embryonic Development</li><li>EphrinB2</li><li>Gene Expression Regulation</li><li>Neovascularization</li><li>Notch Pathway</li><li>Physiologic, Ischemia</li><li>Stem Cells</li><li>Vascular Development</li><li>Vascular Physiology</li></ul> </div> <div class='bio-attributes bio_website_links'> <h3 id="Website-Links" class="virtual_page_link">Website Links</h3> <a name="bioWebsiteLinks"></a> <ul class='noindent'><li><a href="http://www.vascularcures.org/research/laboratory-for-accelerated-vascular-research" title="Laboratory for Accelerated Vascular Research">Laboratory for Accelerated Vascular Research</a></li><li><a href="http://livercenter.ucsf.edu/members/rwang.html">The Liver Center, UCSF</a></li><li><a href="https://tetrad.ucsf.edu/faculty/rong-wang">UCSF Tetrad Program</a></li><li><a href="http://www.cvri.ucsf.edu/Scientist/Wang.shtml">The Cardiovascular Research Institute at UCSF</a></li><li><a href="http://cancer.ucsf.edu/people/profiles/wang_rong.3735">Helen Diller Family Comprehensive Cancer Center</a></li><li><a href="https://stemcell.ucsf.edu/wang">Regeneration Medicine and Stem Cell Research</a></li><li><a href="https://dscb.ucsf.edu/directory/faculty/rong-wang-phd">Developmental & Stem Cell Biology Graduate Program</a></li><li><a href="https://bms.ucsf.edu/directory/faculty/rong-wang-phd">Biomedical Sciences Graduate Program</a></li></ul> </div> </div> </div>   <div class='bio_bottom'> <div class='bio-attributes bioBiography'> <a name="biography"></a> <h3 id="Biography" class="virtual_page_link">Biography</h3> <p>Rong Wang, Ph.D. is Professor of Surgery and Director of the Wang Lab. Previously, Dr. Wang had the distinction of being a post-doctoral fellow in the laboratory of Michael Bishop, MD, a winner of the Nobel Prize in Medicine and Chancellor of UCSF. Dr. Wang's team is engaged in state-of-the-art research involving key proteins necessary for blood vessel growth (angiogenesis) and arterial growth (arteriogenesis). They have found that the Notch 4 protein can cause dramatic blood vessel enlargement in adult animals and that the protein called focal adhesion kinase is essential for maintaining existing blood vessel structure.聽 The ability to encourage the growth of blood vessels can increase healing in traumatic wounds, promote recovery from strokes and heart attacks, or generate the growth of new pathways around blocked arteries in the lower limbs to reduce the potential of gangrene and possible amputation.</p> </div> <div id="bioResearchFunding" class="bioresearchfundingStyle bio_researchactivity"> <a name="researchactivityfunding"></a> <h3 id="ResearchActivity-Funding" class="virtual_page_link">Research & Funding</h3> <div class='CTSI_attribution_text'>Data provided by <a target='_blank' href='http://profiles.ucsf.edu/rong.wang'>UCSF Profiles</a>, powered by <a target='_blank' href='http://ctsi.ucsf.edu/'>CTSI</a></div> <ul class='research-funding'><li class='ra_item'><div class='ra-url-title'>Molecular Pathogenesis of Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia</div><div class='ra-sponsor_awardid-dates'><div class='ra-sponsor'><span class='bio-label'>Sponsor:</span><span class='sponsor-data'> NIH/NINDS</span></div> <div class='ra-award-id'><span class='bio-label'>Sponsor ID:</span> <span class='sponsor-award-id-data'><a class='ra-url' href='http://grantome.com/search?q=R01NS113429'><span class='ra-title'><span class='first3-chars_sponsor_award_id'>R01</span><span 'last-chars_sponsor_award_id'>NS113429</span></span></a></span></div></div><div class='the-dates'><span class='bio-label'>Funding Period:</span> <div class='start-date'>Feb 2020</div> - <div class='end-date'>Jan 2025</div></div><div class='ra-role'>Principal Investigator</div></li><li class='ra_item'><div class='ra-url-title'>Identifying Molecular Regulators of Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia In a Novel Mouse Model</div><div class='ra-sponsor_awardid-dates'><div class='ra-sponsor'><span class='bio-label'>Sponsor:</span><span class='sponsor-data'> American Heart Association</span></div> <div class='ra-award-id'><span class='bio-label'>Sponsor ID:</span> <span class='sponsor-award-id-data'>19TPA34910134</span></div></div><div class='the-dates'><span class='bio-label'>Funding Period:</span> <div class='start-date'>Jul 2019</div> - <div class='end-date'>Jun 2022</div></div><div class='ra-role'>Principal Investigator</div></li><li class='ra_item'><div class='ra-url-title'>Molecular Pathogenesis and Therapy for Critical Lim Ischemia</div><div class='ra-sponsor_awardid-dates'><div class='ra-sponsor'><span class='bio-label'>Sponsor:</span><span class='sponsor-data'> Tobacco Related Disease Research Program</span></div> <div class='ra-award-id'><span class='bio-label'>Sponsor ID:</span> <span class='sponsor-award-id-data'>High Impact Research Project Award</span></div></div><div class='the-dates'><span class='bio-label'>Funding Period:</span> <div class='start-date'>Jul 2018</div> - <div class='end-date'>Jun 2021</div></div><div class='ra-role'>Principal Investigator</div></li><li class='ra_item'><div class='ra-url-title'>RBPJ and EphrinB2 as Molecular Targets to Treat Brain Arteriovenous Malformation in Notch4-Induced Mouse Models</div><div class='ra-sponsor_awardid-dates'><div class='ra-sponsor'><span class='bio-label'>Sponsor:</span><span class='sponsor-data'> Department of the Army</span></div> <div class='ra-award-id'><span class='bio-label'>Sponsor ID:</span> <span class='sponsor-award-id-data'>W81XWH-15-PRMRP-IIRA</span></div></div><div class='the-dates'><span class='bio-label'>Funding Period:</span> <div class='start-date'>Sep 2016</div> - <div class='end-date'>Sep 2020</div></div><div class='ra-role'>Principal Investigator</div></li><li class='ra_item'><div class='ra-url-title'>Molecular Pathogenesis of Brain Arteriovenous Malformation</div><div class='ra-sponsor_awardid-dates'><div class='ra-sponsor'><span class='bio-label'>Sponsor:</span><span class='sponsor-data'> NIH/NINDS</span></div> <div class='ra-award-id'><span class='bio-label'>Sponsor ID:</span> <span class='sponsor-award-id-data'><a class='ra-url' href='http://grantome.com/search?q=R01NS067420'><span class='ra-title'><span class='first3-chars_sponsor_award_id'>R01</span><span 'last-chars_sponsor_award_id'>NS067420</span></span></a></span></div></div><div class='the-dates'><span class='bio-label'>Funding Period:</span> <div class='start-date'>Aug 2010</div> - <div class='end-date'>Sep 2013</div></div><div class='ra-role'>Principal Investigator</div></li><li class='ra_item'><div class='ra-url-title'>Notch Signaling in Arterial-Venous Specification</div><div class='ra-sponsor_awardid-dates'><div class='ra-sponsor'><span class='bio-label'>Sponsor:</span><span class='sponsor-data'> NIH/NHLBI</span></div> <div class='ra-award-id'><span class='bio-label'>Sponsor ID:</span> <span class='sponsor-award-id-data'><a class='ra-url' href='http://grantome.com/search?q=R01HL075033'><span class='ra-title'><span class='first3-chars_sponsor_award_id'>R01</span><span 'last-chars_sponsor_award_id'>HL075033</span></span></a></span></div></div><div class='the-dates'><span class='bio-label'>Funding Period:</span> <div class='start-date'>Apr 2005</div> - <div class='end-date'>Mar 2010</div></div><div class='ra-role'>Principal Investigator</div></li></ul> </div> <div class='bio-attributes bio_ctsi_publications'> <a name="publications"></a> <h3 id="Publications" class="virtual_page_link">Publications</h3> <h5 class="total_records_returned">MOST RECENT PUBLICATIONS FROM A TOTAL OF 50</h5> <div class='CTSI_attribution_text'>Data provided by <a target='_blank' href='http://profiles.ucsf.edu/rong.wang'>UCSF Profiles</a>, powered by <a target='_blank' href='http://ctsi.ucsf.edu/'>CTSI</a></div> <ol> <li class='bio_publications'>Huang L, Cheng F, Zhang X, Zielonka J, Nystoriak MA, Xiang W, Raygor K, Wang S, Lakshmanan A, Jiang W, Yuan S, Hou KS, Zhang J, Wang X, Syed AU, Juric M, Takahashi T, Navedo MF, Wang RA. Nitric oxide synthase and reduced arterial tone contribute to arteriovenous malformation. Sci Adv. 2023 05 26; 9(21):eade7280. <span class='publication_reference_url'>View in <a target='_blank' href='http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37235659'>PubMed</a></span></li><li class='bio_publications'>Zhang S, Zhao H, Liu Z, Liu K, Zhu H, Pu W, He L, Wang RA, Zhou B. Monitoring of cell-cell communication and contact history in mammals. Science. 2022 Dec 02; 378(6623):eabo5503. <span class='publication_reference_url'>View in <a target='_blank' href='http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36454848'>PubMed</a></span></li><li class='bio_publications'>Nielsen CM, Zhang X, Raygor K, Wang S, Bollen AW, Wang RA. Endothelial Rbpj deletion normalizes Notch4-induced brain arteriovenous malformation in mice. J Exp Med. 2023 02 06; 220(2). <span class='publication_reference_url'>View in <a target='_blank' href='http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36441145'>PubMed</a></span></li><li class='bio_publications'>Prather BL, Ji S, Zhao Y, Shajan FJ, Zhao M, Buuh ZY, Maloney R, Zhang R, Cohen C, Wang RE. Fluorine-thiol displacement probes for acetaminophen's hepatotoxicity. Acta Pharm Sin B. 2023 Jan; 13(1):204-212. <span class='publication_reference_url'>View in <a target='_blank' href='http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36815027'>PubMed</a></span></li><li class='bio_publications'>Kang J, Lewis TR, Gardner A, Andrade RB, Wang RE. Semi-syntheses and interrogation of indole-substituted Aspidosperma terpenoid alkaloids. Org Biomol Chem. 2022 05 18; 20(19):3988-3997. <span class='publication_reference_url'>View in <a target='_blank' href='http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35503511'>PubMed</a></span></li><li class='bio_more_items'><a class='various fancyajax fancybox.ajax bio_more_records' href='/BioPublicationsAjax?profileid=rong.wang&highlite_authors=|&type_of_bio=M&principal_only_author=T&multiple_authors=0&title_of_heading=0&bio_name=Rong+Wang,+Ph.D.'>View All Publications</a></li> </ol> </div> <div class="bioMediaLinks bio-attributes"> <a name="inthenews"></a> <h3 id="In-the-News" class="virtual_page_link">In the News</h3> <div class="inTheNews"> <ul><li class='bioNewsList bioNewListBlueBG'><div class='bioNewsListDiv'><h3 ><a class='single_item_news_title' href='https://wanglaboratory.ucsf.edu/news--events/ucsf-news.aspx?id=63524/Rong Wang, Ph.D. to Speak at American Society for Investigative Pathology (ASIP) 2016 '>Rong Wang, Ph.D. to Speak at American Society for Investigative Pathology (ASIP) 2016 </a></h3></div><div class='newsPubName'>UCSF Wang Lab - <span class='news_pub_date'>February 23, 2016</span></div><div class='bio_news_content_container'><div class='bioNewsListDivBody'><div class='body_image'><img width="274" src="/media/8639638/ASIP_274x86.jpg" alt="ASIP" class="imgRightAlign"/></div>Rong Wang, Ph.D.,聽Professor of Surgery and Director of the Wang Lab,聽has been invited to聽speak at the The American Society for Investigative Pathology (ASIP)聽2016 symposium on the topic of "Angiogenesis in Organ Development and Function."聽The ASIP 2016 Annual Meeting will be held April 2-6, 2016, in conjunction with Experimental Biology 2016 at the聽San Diego Convention Center, San Diego, CA. The Program Committee has assembled a vibrant scientific program encompassing diverse topics relevant <a class='single_item_news_title ellipse' href='https://wanglaboratory.ucsf.edu/news--events/ucsf-news.aspx?id=63524/Rong Wang, Ph.D. to Speak at American Society for Investigative Pathology (ASIP) 2016 '><span class='bracket'>[</span>...<span class='bracket'>]</span></a></div></div></li><li class='bioNewsList '><div class='bioNewsListDiv'><h3 ><a class='single_item_news_title' href='https://wanglaboratory.ucsf.edu/news--events/ucsf-news.aspx?id=63554/Rong Wang, Ph.D. Gives Plenary Speech at 11th HHT International Scientific & Medical Conference'>Rong Wang, Ph.D. Gives Plenary Speech at 11th HHT International Scientific & Medical Conference</a></h3></div><div class='newsPubName'>UCSF Wang Lab - <span class='news_pub_date'>July 01, 2015</span></div><div class='bio_news_content_container'><div class='bioNewsListDivBody'><div class='body_image'><img width="225" src="/media/8639631/Cure-HHTjpg_225x270.jpg" alt="Cure Hhtjpg" class="imgRightAlign"/></div>Rong Wang, Ph.D.,聽Professor of Surgery and Director of the Wang Lab, was invited to give a plenary speech at the 11th HHT International Scientific & Medical Conference in Captiva Island, Florida on聽June 11-14, 2015. She spoke about Notch4-mediated formation of arteriovenous malformation, discussing how changes in the signaling pathway can cause both the progression and regression of the disease. The 2015聽meeting brought together the world's leading HHT experts in both basic research as <a class='single_item_news_title ellipse' href='https://wanglaboratory.ucsf.edu/news--events/ucsf-news.aspx?id=63554/Rong Wang, Ph.D. Gives Plenary Speech at 11th HHT International Scientific & Medical Conference'><span class='bracket'>[</span>...<span class='bracket'>]</span></a></div></div></li><li class='bioNewsList bioNewListBlueBG'><div class='bioNewsListDiv'><h3 ><a class='single_item_news_title' href='https://wanglaboratory.ucsf.edu/news--events/ucsf-news.aspx?id=63521/Rong Wang Delivers Commencement Address at San Francisco State University'>Rong Wang Delivers Commencement Address at San Francisco State University</a></h3></div><div class='newsPubName'>Wang Lab - <span class='news_pub_date'>July 01, 2014</span></div><div class='bio_news_content_container'><div class='bioNewsListDivBody'><div class='body_image'></div>Rong Wang, Ph.D., Professor of Surgery and聽Mildred V. Strouss Endowed Chair in Vascular Surgery at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), gave the keynote address at the 2014 commencement ceremony at聽San Francisco State University (SFSU). Dr. Wang spoke movingly about her childhood, living through China's Cultural Revolution, as well as the scientific and intellectual challenges in her current field of study.聽聽She also discussed the hardships she faced growing up in China as a <a class='single_item_news_title ellipse' href='https://wanglaboratory.ucsf.edu/news--events/ucsf-news.aspx?id=63521/Rong Wang Delivers Commencement Address at San Francisco State University'><span class='bracket'>[</span>...<span class='bracket'>]</span></a></div></div></li><li class='bioNewsList '><div class='bioNewsListDiv'><h3 ><a class='single_item_news_title' href='https://wanglaboratory.ucsf.edu/news--events/ucsf-news.aspx?id=6568/Gene is Likely Cause of Stroke-Inducing Vascular Malformations'>Gene is Likely Cause of Stroke-Inducing Vascular Malformations</a></h3></div><div class='newsPubName'>Wang Lab - <span class='news_pub_date'>September 02, 2008</span></div><div class='bio_news_content_container'><div class='bioNewsListDivBody'><div class='body_image'><img class='primary_img' src='/media/334843/rongpattyson.jpg' /></div>"UCSF scientists have discovered that a gene controlling whether blood vessels differentiate into arteries or veins during embryonic development is linked to a vascular disorder in the brain that causes stroke. The UCSF studies were done in mice, and the new findings are the first to provide information on both the progression and regression of this particular brain disorder, known as BAVM, and to provide molecular clues into the disease, which is not well-understood and chiefly affects young <a class='single_item_news_title ellipse' href='https://wanglaboratory.ucsf.edu/news--events/ucsf-news.aspx?id=6568/Gene is Likely Cause of Stroke-Inducing Vascular Malformations'><span class='bracket'>[</span>...<span class='bracket'>]</span></a></div></div></li><li class='bioNewsList bioNewListBlueBG'><div class='bioNewsListDiv'><h3 ><a class='single_item_news_title' href='https://wanglaboratory.ucsf.edu/news--events/ucsf-news.aspx?id=6257/Wang lab researchers develop powerful mouse model to study brain arteriovenous malformations'>Wang lab researchers develop powerful mouse model to study brain arteriovenous malformations</a></h3></div><div class='newsPubName'>Wang Lab - <span class='news_pub_date'>August 05, 2008</span></div><div class='bio_news_content_container'><div class='bioNewsListDivBody'><div class='body_image'><img class='primary_img' src='/media/334843/rongpattyson.jpg' /></div>Wang lab researchers discovered that activation of Notch signaling in the endothelium during brain development causes brain arteriovenous malformations (BAVMs) in mice.聽 These mice may provide a powerful new tool in which to study BAVMs, which can cause devastating stroke in young people.聽 This report was published in the August 5 issue of The Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.</div></div></li><li class='bioNewsList '><div class='bioNewsListDiv'><h3 ><a class='single_item_news_title' href='https://wanglaboratory.ucsf.edu/news--events/ucsf-news.aspx?id=6256/Dr. Rong Wang Invited Speaker at Gordon Research Conference'>Dr. Rong Wang Invited Speaker at Gordon Research Conference</a></h3></div><div class='newsPubName'>Wang Lab - <span class='news_pub_date'>August 03, 2008</span></div><div class='bio_news_content_container'><div class='bioNewsListDivBody'><div class='body_image'><img class='primary_img' src='/media/9948/rong_wang_photo.jpeg' /></div>Rong Wang, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Surgery and Director of the Laboratory for Accelerated Vascular Research, spoke at the Gordon Research Conference on Endothelial Cell Phenotypes in Health & Disease in Biddeford, Maine.聽 Dr. Wang's talk was entitled "Cell-Cell Signaling in Endothelium and Arterial Venous Hierarchy".</div></div></li></ul> </div> </div> <script type='text/javascript'>$("#index_bar").append("<div id='bioNavBar'><div><a href='#bioFellowships'>Fellowships </a></div><div><a href='#bioResearchInterests'>Research Interests </a></div><div><a href='#bioWebsiteLinks'>Website Links </a></div><div><a href='#biography'>Biography </a></div><div><a href='#researchactivityfunding'>Research & Funding </a></div><div><a href='#publications'>Publications </a></div><div><a href='#inthenews'>In the 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