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Wen Chi Foo

Associate Professor of Pathology
Pathology
Rm 3421 Duke Hosp South, Box 3712, Durham, NC 27710

Current Appointments & Affiliations


Associate Professor of Pathology · 2021 - Present Pathology, Clinical Science Departments
Member of the Duke Cancer Institute · 2016 - Present Duke Cancer Institute, Institutes and Centers

Recent Publications


Genetic ancestry concordant RNA splicing in prostate cancer involves oncogenic genes and associates with recurrence.

Journal Article NPJ Precis Oncol · January 29, 2025 Black men suffer disproportionately from prostate cancer (PCa) compared to men of other races and ethnicities. Comparing the molecular landscape of PCa among Black and White patients has the potential to identify targets for development of new precision me ... Full text Link to item Cite

Teaching interventional cytopathology.

Journal Article Semin Diagn Pathol · November 2022 Interventional cytopathology is a unique area of pathology, where cytopathologists play a primary role in obtaining fine needle aspiration biopsies and/or making determinations through rapid on-site evaluations to guide sample procurement in real-time. Uns ... Full text Link to item Cite

Characterization of a castrate-resistant prostate cancer xenograft derived from a patient of West African ancestry.

Conference Prostate Cancer Prostatic Dis · September 2022 BACKGROUND: Prostate cancer is a clinically and molecularly heterogeneous disease, with highest incidence and mortality among men of African ancestry. To date, prostate cancer patient-derived xenograft (PCPDX) models to study this disease have been difficu ... Full text Open Access Link to item Cite
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Recent Grants


Rapid 3D whole-slide microscope digitization for thick cytopathology slides

ResearchPathologist · Awarded by Ramona Optics, Inc. · 2020 - 2023

Race-Related Alternative Splicing: Novel Targets in Prostate Cancer

ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2017 - 2023

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Education, Training & Certifications


Duke University, School of Medicine · 2008 M.D.