Susanne Je-Han Lin, D.V.M., M.S., Ph.D., DACVP
Department of Veterinary Medicine and Surgery, Division of Discovery Science
Present Title & Affiliation
Primary Appointment
Assistant Professor, Veterinary Medicine and Surgery, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
Dual/Joint/Adjunct Appointment
Assistant Professor, Veterinary Medicine and Surgery, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
Education & Training
Degree-Granting Education
| 2022 | Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, US, Veterinary Pathology, Ph.D |
| 2017 | National Taiwan University, Taipei City, TW, Molecular and Comparative Pathobiology, M.S |
| 2014 | National Taiwan University, Taipei City, TW, Veterinary Medicine, DVM |
Licenses & Certifications
| 2022 | Diplomate of American College of Veterinary Pathologists (ACVP), |
| 2016 | Diplomate of Chinese Society of Veterinary Pathology (CSVP), |
| 2014 | Taiwan Veterinary Certificate |
Experience & Service
Other Professional Positions
Postdoc Research Associate in Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, 2023 - 2023
Postdoc Research Associate in Veterinary Pathology, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, 2022 - 2023
Veterinary Pathologist, National Laboratory Animal Center, Taipei, Taiwan, 2017 - 2018
Veterinarian Resident in Anatomic Pathology and Graduate Research Assistant, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, 2017 - 2022
Veterinarian Resident in Anatomic Pathology and Graduate Research Assistant, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan, 2014 - 2017
Intramural Institutional Committee Activities
Committee member, DISCOVER program student selection committee, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2024 - Present
Honors & Awards
| 2022 | Davis-Thompson Foundation’s Pathology Trainee and Scholarship Award, Davis-Thompson Foundation |
| 2022 | Brown Graduate Fellowship Award, Iowa State University |
| 2021 | The Lora and Russ Talbot Graduate Fellowship, Iowa State University |
| 2019 - 2020 | Global Scholars Award for Graduate Retention, Iowa State University |
| 2018 | SCI (Science Citation Index) Publication Award, National Taiwan University |
| 2017 | Valedictorian, National Taiwan University |
| 2016 | Fellowship for studying abroad, The Ministry of Education, Taiwan, R.O.C |
| 2015 | The Excellent Oral Presentation, The 8th International Conference on Conservation Medicine |
| 2010 | Presidential Award, National Taiwan University |
Professional Memberships
Selected Presentations & Talks
Local Presentations
- 2025. Characterizing CCR7 Gene Amplification and Protein Expression in Inflammatory and non-inflammatory Breast Cancer. Poster. CRO Aviano & MD Anderson Cancer Center’s 2nd Joint Symposium on Cancer Biology & Precision Oncology. Houston, Texas, US.
- 2025. The Incidence of Pleomorphic Adenoma Salivary Gland Tumors in a Captive Population of Rhesus Macaques (Macaca mulatta) Over a Period of 30 Years. Poster. The 53rd Annual APV workshop. Huntington Beach, California, US.
- 2025. Immunohistochemical Characterization of Salivary Pleomorphic Adenomas in Aged Rhesus Macaques (Macaca mulatta). Poster. Annual ACVP meeting. New Orleans, Louisiana, US.
- 2025. Immunohistochemical Characterization of Salivary Pleomorphic Adenomas in Aged Rhesus Macaques (Macaca mulatta). Poster. 2025 Catalyst Poster Symposium. Houston, Texas, US.
- 2024. Endothelial TLR9 Role in Radiation-Induced Lung Fibrosis. Poster. CATALYST Poster Symposium. Houston, Texas, US.
- 2024. Identification and localization of low-grade premalignant pancreatic lesions at an early stage. Poster. UT Austin and MD Anderson Collaborative Research Summit. Austin, Texas, US.
- 2019. Pig’s diarrhea: Swine dysentery and the alteration of the colon, 3MT: Three Minute Thesis. Ames, IA, US.
- 2016. Toxoplasmosis in a black-tailed prairie dog (Cynomys ludovicianus). Conference. The Taipei Zoo Conservative Medicine and Pathology Conference. Taipei, TW.
- 2015. Enterocolitis and typhlitis in two black-and-white ruffed lemur (Varecia variegata) associated with Enterococcus spp. infection. The Taipei Zoo Conservative Medicine and Pathology Conference. Taipei, TW.
Regional Presentations
- 2016. Triple-negative and basal-like feline mammary carcinoma: Is it the same in Taiwan?. Conference. The Annual Conference of CSVP. Taichung, TW.
- 2014. The 334th, 336th, 338th, 341st, 344th, 353rd Slide Conference of CSVP. Conference. Conference of CSVP, TW.
National Presentations
- 2024. Role of Endothelial TLR9 in the pathogenesis of radiation-induced lung fibrosis. Poster. Annual Meeting of the ACVP. Seattle, WA, US.
- 2023. Cutaneous T cell rich large B Cell lymphoma with associated amyloidosis in a horse. Poster. Annual Meeting of the ACVP. Chicago, IL, US.
- 2023. Using HALO Digital Image Analysis Detection of Bovine Viral Diarrhea Virus Antigen in Ear-Notch Specimens. Conference. USAHA/AAVLD Annual Meeting. Maryland, DC, US.
- 2022. Mucinous adrenal cortical carcinoma with spinal, meningeal, and cerebral ventricular metastasis in a dog. Poster. Annual Meeting of the ACVP. Boston, MA, US.
- 2022. Alteration of colonic mucin glycosylation in acute swine dysentery. USAHA/AAVLD Annual Meeting. Minneapolis, MN, US.
- 2021. Alteration of colonic mucin glycosylation and cytokine expression in swine dysentery. Poster. Annual Meeting of the ACVP, US.
- 2021. Alteration of colonic mucin glycosylation and cytokine expression in swine dysentery. Poster. The 8th International Conference on Colonic Spirochaetal Infections in Animals and Humans, US.
- 2020. Quantification of fecal MUC5AC in swine dysentery. Poster. Annual Meeting of the ACVP, US.
- 2019. Alteration of colonic mucin and cytokine expression in Brachyspiral infection. Poster. Annual Meeting of the ACVP. San Antonio, TX, US.
- 2019. Pig’s diarrhea: Swine dysentery and the alteration of the colon, 3MT: Three Minute Thesis. Ames, Iowa, US.
- 2016. A plasmacytoid urothelial carcinoma of urinary bladder with systemic metastasis and disseminated intravascular coagulation in a beagle dog. Poster. Annual Meeting of the ACVP. New Orleans, LA, US.
- 2016. Herpesviral blepharitis associated with oral B cell lymphoma in a cat. Poster. Annual Meeting of the ACVP. New Orleans, LA, US.
- 2016. Cystic thymoma in a red panda. Poster. Annual Meeting of the ACVP. New Orleans, LA, US.
International Presentations
- 2016. Cystic parathyroid carcinoma in a bobcat with renal failure and metastatic pulmonary calcification. The 9th International Meeting of Asian Society of Conservation Medicine. Taipei, TW.
- 2015. Transitional cell carcinoma of the urethra in a 13-year-old dog. Poster. Joint Symposium of the 6th Veterinary Research and the 3rd Veterinary Education among Universities of Veterinary Medicine in East Asia. Taipei, TW.
- 2015. Pulmonary/Air sac carcinoma in a white-bellied sea eagle (Haliaeetus leucogaster). The 8th International Conference on Conservation Medicine. Yangon, MM.
Grant & Contract Support
| Date: | 2027 - 2032 |
| Title: | ZFY as a novel oncogene in medulloblastoma |
| Funding Source: | National Institutes of Health |
| Role: | Co-I |
| ID: | FP00029943 |
| Date: | 2027 - 2032 |
| Title: | KMT2D as an Epigenetic Gatekeeper of Enhancer-Driven Oncogenic Signaling in Gastric Cancer |
| Funding Source: | National Institutes of Health |
| Role: | Collaborator |
| ID: | FP00030561 |
| Date: | 2026 - 2029 |
| Title: | Defining an essentiality of the epigenetic modifier KMT2D in EGFR-mutant lung cancer |
| Funding Source: | CANCER PREVENTION RESEARCH INST OF TX |
| Role: | Co-I |
| ID: | FP00029781 |
| Date: | 2026 - 2029 |
| Title: | DKK1 as a Clinically Actionable Target in Triple-Negative Breast Cancer |
| Funding Source: | CANCER PREVENTION RESEARCH INST OF TX |
| Role: | Co-I |
| ID: | FP00029757 |
| Date: | 2026 - 2029 |
| Title: | Mechanistic insights into DKK1-mediated tumor growth and metastasis in aggressive breast cancers |
| Funding Source: | DOD |
| Role: | Co-I |
| ID: | FP00027466 |
| Date: | 2026 - 2031 |
| Title: | Developing Exothermic Embolization as a New Multiplex Strategy to Improve Outcomes in Liver Cancer |
| Funding Source: | National Institute of Health |
| Role: | Other Significant Contributors |
| ID: | FP00025373_Res1 |
Selected Publications
Peer-Reviewed Articles
- Konradsson, E, Liu, K, Baig, S, Lin, SJ, Lopez, AH, Velasquez, B, Mayor, S, Samuel, K, Viscarra, T, Garrow, K, Moore, EJ, Norton, W, Swain, J, Li, Z, Koong, A, Lin, SH, Schueler, E, Mitra, D. Initial Evaluation of Feasibility and Cutaneous Toxicity of Electron FLASH Radiotherapy Using a Standard-of-Care Fractionation Scheme in a Porcine Skin Model. Cancers 18(6), 2026. e-Pub 2026. PMID: 41899610.
- Sharma S, Wen X, Wang J, Huang B, Hernandez DA, Pham CD, Liu Z, Lin SJ, Yamaguchi A, Georgiou DK, Coll RP, Manning HC. Preclinical Fluorescence-Guided Imaging Leveraging Surrounding Sentinel Tumor Microenvironment Identifies High-Risk Premalignant Pancreatic Lesions. Clin Cancer Res 31(21):4475-4484, 2025. e-Pub 2025. PMID: 40853902.
- Lin SJ, Magstadt DR, Derscheid RJ, Burrough ER. Using HALO digital image analysis for automated detection of bovine viral diarrhea virus antigen in ear-notch specimens. J Vet Diagn Invest 37(2):354-357, 2025. e-Pub 2025. PMID: 39773252.
- Campanelli, G, Waxner, N, Parkhomovsky, N, Mak, CK, Yin, JH, Lin, SJ, Vanderstichel, R, Yang, C, Levenson, AS. Identification of metastasis-associated protein 1 (MTA1) as a new molecular marker for canine urothelial carcinoma. Frontiers in Veterinary Science 12, 2025. e-Pub 2025. PMID: 40351767.
- Vinithakumari AA, Padhi P, Hernandez B, Lin SJ, Dunkerson-Kurzhumov A, Showman L, Breitzman M, Stokes C, Sulaiman Y, Tangudu C, Kuttappan DA, Muyyarikkandy MS, Willette AA, Phillips GJ, Anantharam V, Perera A, Sponseller BA, Kanthasamy A, Mooyottu S. Clostridioides difficile Infection Dysregulates Brain Dopamine Metabolism. Microbiol Spectr 10(2):e0007322, 2022. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 35323033.
- Lin SJ, Helm ET, Gabler NK, Burrough ER. Acute infection with Brachyspira hyodysenteriae affects mucin expression, glycosylation, and fecal MUC5AC. Front Cell Infect Microbiol 12:1042815, 2022. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 36683692.
- Lin SJ, Arruda B, Burrough E. Alteration of Colonic Mucin Composition and Cytokine Expression in Acute Swine Dysentery. Vet Pathol 58(3):531-541, 2021. e-Pub 2021. PMID: 33686884.
- Chen B, Lin SJ, Li WT, Chang HW, Pang VF, Chu PY, Lee CC, Nakayama H, Wu CH, Jeng CR. Expression of HIF-1α and VEGF in feline mammary gland carcinomas: association with pathological characteristics and clinical outcomes. BMC Vet Res 16(1):125, 2020. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 32375802.
- Helm ET, Lin SJ, Gabler NK, Burrough ER. Brachyspira hyodysenteriae Infection Reduces Digestive Function but Not Intestinal Integrity in Growing Pigs While Disease Onset Can Be Mitigated by Reducing Insoluble Fiber. Front Vet Sci 7:587926, 2020. e-Pub 2020. PMID: 33195620.
- Lin SJ, Kao CF, Wang FI, Jeng CR, Lee JJ, Wang LY, Chang HW, Chen YJ, Liu CH, Pang VF. Urothelial Carcinomas of the Urinary Bladder With Plasmacytoid or Rhabdoid Features and Tendency of Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition in 3 Dogs. Vet Pathol 55(5):673-677, 2018. e-Pub 2018. PMID: 29661121.
- Li WT, Lo C, Su CY, Kuo H, Lin SJ, Chang HW, Pang VF, Jeng CR. Locally extensive meningoencephalitis caused by Miamiensis avidus (syn. Philasterides dicentrarchi) in a zebra shark. Dis Aquat Organ 126(2):167-172, 2017. e-Pub 2017. PMID: 29044046.
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CV information above last modified July 22, 2026