About Lidong Wang’s work
Lidong Wang held a Croucher Visitorship at the University of Hong Kong from February to August 2002. At the time, Wang was based at Henan Medical University.
Biography
Lidong Wang earned a doctorate in oncology at Zhejiang University. He is the Director of the State Key Laboratory of Esophageal Cancer Prevention and Control, a member of the Standing Committee of the Esophageal Cancer Professional Committee of the China Anti-Cancer Association, the Deputy Director of the Ethophageal Cancer Etiology Professional Committee of the China Anti-Cancer Association, and the Vice Chairman of the Henan Anti-Cancer Association.
He is also a member of the Academic Committee of the State Key Laboratory of Biocatalysis and Enzyme Engineering of Hubei University and the Key Laboratory of Xinjiang Local and Ethnic High Incidence of the Ministry of Education of Shihezi University. Since 1985, Wang has been engaged in research on the pathogenesis and prevention and treatment of esophageal and cardia cancer. Nine susceptibility genes and eight pathogenic genes were discovered, revealing the effects of environmental and genetic interactions on esophageal carcinogenesis, and opening up a new research approach for screening, early detection and individualized prevention and treatment of high-risk groups.