Authors: Nicola OberbeckmannWinter
Publish Date: 2013/07/30
Volume: 405, Issue: 23, Pages: 7171-7173
Abstract
Yaohua Wang was born in 1982 She received her PhD degree in analytical chemistry from the University of Minnesota in 2010 The main focus of her PhD research was on the development of capillary electrophoresis based techniques for analysis of an anticancer drug doxorubicin in tissues cells and subcellular fractions Her work also covered the development of techniques and methods for sample preparation sampling and separation to monitor the distribution and metabolism of doxorubicin in rat and human liver tissues cancer cells and subcellular fractions In 2008–2009 she received the Merck Research Laboratories Fellowship in Analytical/Physical Chemistry in recognition of her research workThe ABC Best Paper Award 2012 for outstanding work published in Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry ABC goes to Yaohua Wang 30 who is lead author of the paper “Analysis of the bioactivity of magnetically immunoisolated peroxisomes” which reports a method for isolation of peroxisomes with biological function from other cellular organelles Dr Wang’s research focuses on investigation of the subcellular distribution and metabolism of doxorubicin DOX DOX is effective in the treatment of hematological malignancies and cancers in solid tissues use of this drug is however restricted by its side effects which may be associated with subcellularspecific accumulation of DOX metabolites Her findings could lead to further developments in investigation of the anticancer drug doxorubicinAccompanied by EUR 1000 the award is sponsored by Springer to honor the work of exceptional young scientists and to stimulate their research careers The article “Analysis of the bioactivity of magnetically immunoisolated peroxisomes” by Yaohua Wang Thane H Taylor and Edgar A Arriaga was published as a Paper in Forefront in ABC’s 10th Anniversary issue Vol 402/1 pp 41–49 available online at http//linkspringercom/article/101007/s0021601154763 or at wwwspringercom/abcAlthough studied for many years cancer and cancer treatment are still mysterious in many areas Most studies are on the cellular level or above With the possibility of isolating pure and functional organelles we can begin to study the subcellular level This should help explain the mysteries of cancer and cancer treatment
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