Chung Yuan Christian University’s R&D Center for Biomedical Technology adjunct chair professor Esther Chang (張惠平) has been honored by the American Society for Nanomedicine with a lifetime achievement award for her contributions to promoting the development of nanomedicine, the school authority said on Monday.
The school said Chang has nearly two decades of experience in developing anti-cancer technologies, with more than 140 scientific publications and 108 international patents under her belt.
A new nanotechnogy-based cancer treatment developed by Chang, which uses nanoparticles as a drug-delivery system, is not only able to deliver anti-cancer therapeutic agents to the targeted tumor cells more accurately and efficiently, but also minimizes the harmful side effects of cancer therapies by enabling healthy cells to be spared, the school said.
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“Chang’s innovative research on the nano-delivery system has been financially supported by the US’ National Institutes of Health, the nonprofit National Foundation for Cancer Research and other private biotechnology firms,” the school said. “The US Food and Drug Administration has approved the first stage clinical trial of the novel cancer treatment.”
The school quoted Chang as saying that her joy in seeing the treatment enter the human clinical trial stage was beyond description, as it brought her one step closer to her dream of developing an effective and cost-efficient anti-cancer therapy.
“Members of our research and development center unanimously agree that the accolade is well-deserved, and all look forward to witnessing Dr Chang’s next medical breakthrough,” the school said.
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