Tung-Chin Chiang

Researcher

UAMS primary UA Little Rock

Also affiliated: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (1997); Tulane University (2000–2011); Oak Ridge Associated Universities (2015); Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research (2015); University of California, Los Angeles (2022); Tulane Medical Center (2001–2009); University Medical Center New Orleans (2001); Winthrop Rockefeller Foundation (2016); Cardinal Tien Hospital (1999); Arkansas Department of Health (2021); Oak Ridge Institute for Science and Education (2015)

Faculty Researcher

12 h-index 40 pubs 562 cited

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Tung-Chin Chiang's research focuses on the intersection of environmental exposures, health outcomes, and epigenetic mechanisms. His work investigates the association between environmental factors, such as heavy metals and pesticides, and various health conditions, including obesity and cancer incidence. Chiang has published on the role of epigenetic control in protecting tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes from metabolic exhaustion, highlighting the molecular underpinnings of immune responses in cancer.

His research also explores socioeconomic factors influencing health, examining the relationship between household income and self-perceived health status among cancer survivors. Chiang's publications address concerns regarding dietary exposures, such as arsenic in rice, and their potential health risks versus benefits. He has collaborated with researchers at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, including Charity L. Washam, Brian Koss, Lora J. Rogers, and Samuel G. Mackintosh, contributing to a total of 40 publications with an h-index of 12.

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h-index: 12
Publications: 40
Citations: 562

Selected Publications

Arsenic in brown rice: do the benefits outweigh the risks? (2023)

Frontiers in Nutrition 8 citations DOI OpenAlex
Proteogenomics Analysis to Identify Acquired Resistance-Specific Alterations in Melanoma PDXs on MAPKi Therapy (2023)

SSRN Electronic Journal DOI OpenAlex
Abstract B015: Racial differences in epigenetic aging and its impact on expression of T-cell inhibitory receptors (2023)

Cancer Research DOI OpenAlex
Abstract 1443: Environmental heavy metal toxicity and mammographic breast density in a Mississippi Delta southern state (2022)

Cancer Research DOI OpenAlex
Abstract 1450: Interactions of <i>DNMTs</i> genetic variants associated with breast cancer risk (2022)

Cancer Research DOI OpenAlex
Proteogenomics Reference Database Protocol v1 (2022)

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Proteogenomics Reference Database Protocol v1 (2022)

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Geospatial Assessment of Pesticide Concentration in Ambient Air and Colorectal Cancer Incidence in Arkansas, 2013–2017 (2022)

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 8 citations DOI OpenAlex
Association Between Household Income and Self-Perceived Health Status and Poor Mental and Physical Health Among Cancer Survivors (2021)

Frontiers in Public Health 25 citations DOI OpenAlex
Low-Level Environmental Heavy Metals are Associated with Obesity Among Postmenopausal Women in a Southern State (2021)

Exposure and Health 22 citations DOI OpenAlex
Abstract B26: Combinational effect of sulforaphane (SFN) and epigenetic demethylation agent 5-aza-2’-deoxycytidine (DAC) on metastatic melanoma (2020)

Cancer Research DOI OpenAlex
Epigenetic Control of <i>Cdkn2a.Arf</i> Protects Tumor-Infiltrating Lymphocytes from Metabolic Exhaustion (2020)

Cancer Research 31 citations DOI OpenAlex
Abstract LB-182: Combination of sulforaphane and 5-aza-2′-deoxycytidine slows the growth and upregulates the chemoattractant CCL5 in metastatic melanoma (2020)

Cancer Research DOI OpenAlex
Abstract 1029: Epigenetic control of tumor-infiltrating lymphocyte metabolic-exhaustion (2020)

Cancer Research DOI OpenAlex
Abstract D097: Association between high mammographic density and environmental chromium and arsenic exposure in a pilot study of women living in rural communities (2020)

Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention DOI OpenAlex