Signal transduction and targeted drugs in cancer, cancer stem cells and autophagy in nasopharyngeal carcinoma and ovarian cancer
Zhu Xiao-feng's Laboratory

Summary
The laboratory of Xiao-Feng Zhu, Ph.D. is within the State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China and Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center. The research interests of Zhu Lab include signal transduction and targeted drugs in cancer, cancer stem cells and autophagy in nasopharyngeal carcinoma and ovarian cancer.  

Current Research
1. The role of Beclin 1 modification in anticancer drug-mediated autophagy 
2. Autophagic degradation in cancer
3. Akt regulating autophagy and apoptosis and small molecules targeting akt pathway
4. Molecular targets identification in cancer stem cells
5. The mechanism of drug resistance to chemotherapeutics in ovarian cancer

Contact Information
Xiao-Feng Zhu, Ph.D.
Principle Investigator,
Professor,
State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China
Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine
Sun Yat-Sen University Cancer Center

Address
Room 805, the 2th Building,
No.651 Dongfeng Road East,
Guangzhou 510060, China.
Office: +86-20-87343149
Fax: +8620-87343170
Email: zhuxf@sysucc.org.cn