Ira Tabas - New City NY, US Bo Feng - Teaneck NJ, US
International Classification:
C12Q001/60
US Classification:
435/011000
Abstract:
This invention provides a method for determining whether an agent increases ABCA1-dependent cholesterol efflux from a cell. This invention also provides methods for increasing cholesterol efflux from a cell and for decreasing the amount of cholesterol in a cell. This invention further provides methods for increasing the likelihood that a cholesterol-loaded macrophage will survive and for decreasing the likelihood that a cholesterol-loaded macrophage will contribute to the progression of atherosclerosis. Finally, this invention provides a method for treating a subject afflicted with atherosclerosis, and a related article of manufacture.
Medicine Doctors
Dr. Bo Feng, Livingston NJ - MD (Doctor of Medicine)
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Hamilton One Hamilton Health Place, Hamilton, NJ 08690
Saint Peter's University Hospital 254 Easton Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ 08901
Education:
Medical School Tongji Medical University Medical School Temple University Hospital Medical School Hospital Of The University Of Pennsylvania Medical School Univ Of Tex MD Anderson Cancer Center
3400 Spruce St, Philadelphia, PA 19104 94 Old Short Hills Rd, Livingston, NJ 07039
Education:
Tongji Medical University - Doctor of Medicine University of Texas-M.D. Anderson Cancer Center - Fellowship - Hematology (Pathology) Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania - Fellowship - Surgical Pathology
Board certifications:
American Board of Pathology Certification in Clinical Pathology (Pathology) American Board of Pathology Sub-certificate in Hematology (Pathology)
AXA Advisors New York, NY Aug 2012 to Feb 2013 Financial Advisor InternFulcrum Securities New York, NY Jan 2012 to Nov 2012 Trading Assistant and Research Analyst InternShaffali International, Inc New York, NY Nov 2011 to May 2012 Finance & Marketing InternNokia Corporation
Sep 2010 to Jan 2011 Market Research InternYouth Elevation Association at Peking University
Sep 2007 to Dec 2010 PresidentStudent International Communication Association at Peking University
Sep 2007 to May 2010 Vice PresidentProcter & Gamble
Jul 2009 to Sep 2009 Market Research Summer Intern
Education:
New York University New York, NY 2013 Master of Arts in EconomicsPeking University 2011 Bachelor of Science in Chemistry