Jacqueline Whang-Peng
Jacqueline Whang-Peng (pronunciation: Jack-uh-lyn Whang-Peng) is a renowned Taiwanese-American oncologist and geneticist, known for her significant contributions to the field of cancer research and genetics.
Etymology
The name Jacqueline is of French origin, derived from the name Jacques, the French form of James or Jacob. Whang-Peng is a common Taiwanese surname.
Career
Jacqueline Whang-Peng started her career as a medical researcher at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in the United States. She made significant contributions to the understanding of the genetic basis of cancer, particularly in the field of chromosome translocation and its role in the development of certain types of cancer.
She later returned to Taiwan and established the Cancer Center at the Taipei Veterans General Hospital, where she continued her research and also provided clinical care to cancer patients.
Contributions
Whang-Peng's research has led to a better understanding of the genetic basis of cancer. She has been instrumental in identifying the role of chromosome translocation in the development of certain types of cancer, such as leukemia and lymphoma.
She has also contributed to the development of new cancer treatments, including targeted therapies that are designed to attack specific genetic abnormalities in cancer cells.
Related Terms
- Oncology: The study and treatment of tumors.
- Genetics: The study of genes, genetic variation, and heredity in living organisms.
- Cancer: A group of diseases involving abnormal cell growth with the potential to invade or spread to other parts of the body.
- Chromosome translocation: A chromosome abnormality caused by rearrangement of parts between nonhomologous chromosomes.
- Leukemia: A group of cancers that usually begin in the bone marrow and result in high numbers of abnormal white blood cells.
- Lymphoma: A group of blood cell tumors that develop from lymphocytes (a type of white blood cell).
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Jacqueline Whang-Peng
- Wikipedia's article - Jacqueline Whang-Peng
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