Yu-Yi Chu, PHD
Department of Genitourinary Medical Oncology, Division of Cancer Medicine
Present Title & Affiliation
Primary Appointment
Instructor, Division of Cancer Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
Education & Training
Degree-Granting Education
| 2017 | National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, TW, Department of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Doctor of Philosophy PhD |
| 2011 | Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, TW, Department of Biomedical and Environmental Biology, Bachelor of Science BS |
Postgraduate Training
| 2017-null | Postgraduate Fellow, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas |
Experience & Service
Faculty Academic Appointments
Postdoctoral Fellow, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, 2017 - 2024
Honors & Awards
| 2023 - Present | Jesse H. Jones Endowed Fellowship Award |
| 2023 - Present | Research Award of Excellence in Sciences, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center |
| 2022 - Present | Institutional Research Highlights, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center |
| 2017 - Present | Fellowship Award, Dementia Society Taiwan |
| 2016 - Present | Ministry of Science and Technology, American Association for Cancer Research |
| 2015 - Present | Fellowship Award of EMBL Advanced Training Centre Corporate Partnership Program, EMBO/EMBL Germany |
| 2015 - Present | Ministry of Science and Technology, European Molecular Biology Laboratory EMBL Symposium: Mechanisms of Neurodegeneration |
| 2015 - Present | Outstanding University Program of National Cheng King University, European Molecular Biology Laboratory EMBL Symposium: Mechanisms of Neurodegeneration |
| 2013 - Present | Outstanding Poster Award in the International Symposium on Infectious Disease and Signal Transduction, Taiwan-Japan Joint Symposium on Cell Signaling and Gene Regulation, Taiwan |
| 2013 - Present | Thesis Competition, Institute of Bioinformatics and Biosignal Transduction, National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan |
| 2011 - Present | Award for Excellence, Poster Competition, College of Life Science, Kaohsiung Medical University, Taiwan |
Professional Memberships
Selected Publications
Peer-Reviewed Articles
- Chen, MK, Yamaguchi, H, Gao, Y, Xia, W, Chang, J, Hsiao, YC, Shegute, TW, Lin, ZS, Wu, CS, Wang, YH, Litton, J, Ding, Q, Wei, Y, Chu, Y, Meric-Bernstam, F, Piwnica-Worms, H, Arun, BK, Ahnert, JR, Liu, J, Yao, J, Chang, W, Wang, HL, Tapia, C, Albarracin, C, Keyomarsi, K, Wang, SC, Wang, Y, Hortobagyi, GN, Lin, C, Yang, L, Yu, D, Hung, M. FGFR3-induced Y158 PARP1 phosphorylation promotes PARP inhibitor resistance via BRG1/MRE11-mediated DNA repair in breast cancer models. Journal of Clinical Investigation 135(14), 2025. e-Pub 2025. PMID: 40460005.
- Yang, R, Sun, L, Li, CF, Wang, YH, Xia, W, Liu, B, Chu, Y, Bover, L, Vien, LT, Hung, MC. Development and characterization of anti-galectin-9 antibodies that protect T cells from galectin-9-induced cell death. Journal of Biological Chemistry 298(4), 2022. e-Pub 2022. PMID: 35283189.
Patient Reviews
CV information above last modified September 10, 2025