Dr. Hengbing Wang graduated from Bejing Medical University, China in 1999.He then undertook a graduate program at the University of Illinois at Chicago, graduating with an M.S. in math and computer science in 2002.At the same institution, Dr. Wang worked on basic biomedical research and data analysis to understand the role of selenium in cancer prevention by using various molecular biology techniques prior to beginning his residency in Internal Medicine at John Stroger Hospital of Cook County, Chicago, IL.Dr. Wang entered the fellowship program in Hematology, Oncology and Transplantation at the University of Minnesota in 2009.
Publications
Baliga MS, Wang H, Zhuo P, Schwartz JL, Diamond AM. Selenium and GPx-1 overexpression protect mammalian cells against UV-induced DNA damage. Biol Trace Elem Res 2007; 115:227-242.
Wang H, Tang X.Adolescent exposure to environmental tobacco smoke. J Chinese School Health 1998; 19:134-136.
Presentations
Diamond AM, Baliga M, Diwadkar-Navsariwala V, Zhuo P, Wang H.Genetic polymorphisms in the GPx-1 gene as a tool to understanding the role of that protein in cancer risk and development and chemoprevention with selenium.Poster presented at 8th International Symposium on Selenium in Biology and Medicine; Madison WI; July 2006.
Cherian M, Wang H.A case of Mycosis Fungoides with Sezary Syndrome.Poster presented at SGIM; Chicago IL; September 2007.
