
Biography
David T.W. Wong, D.M.D., D.M.Sc. is the Felix and Mildred Yip Endowed Chair in Dentistry and a Professor in the Section of Oral Biology in the Division of Oral Biology and Medicine. He is the Associate Dean of Research and the Director of the UCLA Center for Oral/Head and Neck Research. He is an active scientist in oral cancer and saliva diagnostics research. He has authored over 230 peer-reviewed scientific publications. He is a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Sciences (AAAS), past member of the ADA Council of Scientific Affairs, and the past president of the American Association of Dental Research (AADR). Dr. Wong’s Lab website.
Educational & Professional Background
- B.Sc., Simon Fraser University, 1979
- D.M.D., University of British Columbia, 1981
- D.M.Sc., Harvard University (Molecular Biology), 1985
- Certificate, Harvard School of Dental Medicine (Oral Pathology), 1985
Research & Interests
My laboratory currently has three research directions in head and neck cancer research: Discoveries, Pathogenesis, and a Translational portfolio of oral fluid-based molecular diagnostics.
Discoveries: My laboratory spearheads the use of genome-wide and proteome-wide high-throughput technologies to harness the diagnostic and biological determinants pertaining to the pathogenesis of oral/head