About Jim Jinn-Chyuan Sheu
Dr. Jim J.-C. Sheu is a molecular biologist specializing in the identification and functional characterization of novel cancer driver genes through genome-wide approach. His areas of expertise include cancer genomics and genetics, malignant transformation, mechanobiology, cancer dormancy and reactivation, and neuro-oncology. In recent years, Dr. Sheu's team was the first to provide molecular evidence demonstrating the existence and novel functions of keratin fusions in cancer. This groundbreaking discovery highlights that genetic alterations in cytoskeletal genes may serve as cancer-driving events rather than merely consequences of cancer cell evolution. In recognition of his contributions to cancer biology, Dr. Sheu received the prestigious Wu-Da-You Memorial Award in 2014. He was also recognized among the Top 5% of Biomedical Researchers Worldwide by a Sparrho study in 2016.