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Tso-Pang Yao

Professor of Pharmacology and Cancer Biology
Pharmacology & Cancer Biology
Duke Box 3813, Durham, NC 27710
C203, LSRC, Box 3813 DUMC, Durham, NC 27710

Selected Grants


Oxidative stress mechanisms regulating gamma-globin gene transcription in sickle cell disease

ResearchCollaborator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2022 - 2026

Roles of mitochondrial dynamics and mtDNA in senescence

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2022 - 2026

Mechanisms of mitochondrial genome integrity in familial and idiopathic Parkinson's disease

ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke · 2020 - 2025

Genetic and Genomics Training Grant

Inst. Training Prgm or CMEMentor · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2020 - 2025

Pharmacological Sciences Training Grant

Inst. Training Prgm or CMEPreceptor · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2020 - 2025

Regulation of LRRK2 in lysosomal stress response

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke · 2023 - 2025

Genetics Training Grant

Inst. Training Prgm or CMEMentor · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 1979 - 2020

Pharmacological Sciences Training Program

Inst. Training Prgm or CMEParticipating Faculty Member · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 1975 - 2020

Duke University Program in Environmental Health

Inst. Training Prgm or CMEMentor · Awarded by National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences · 2013 - 2019

The role of MEST (mesoderm specific transcript) in rhabdomyosarcoma

ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by St. Baldrick's Foundation · 2015 - 2016

Cancer Biology Training Grant

Inst. Training Prgm or CMEMentor · Awarded by National Cancer Institute · 1993 - 2016

Histone deacetylase 4 and neural activity-dependent muscle remodeling and atrophy

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2008 - 2014

HDAC10, Mitochondria and autophagy-a novel network targeted by HDAC inhibitors

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2009 - 2011

Multispectral Imaging Flow Cytometer Core

EquipmentMajor User · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2010 - 2011

Control of P53 Tumor Suppressor by CBP/p300

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2001 - 2006

External Relationships


  • National Health Research Institute, Taiwan

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