Organization for the Study of Sex Differences 2025 Meeting News: January 06, 2025 Dr. Heng will be an invited speaker for the "Sex and gender differences in cancer" symposium to be held at the OSSD Meeting in June 2025.
AACR 2025 News: February 11, 2025 A study co-led by Dr. Heng, "Circulating Epstein-Barr virus microRNAs associated with Hodgkin lymphoma prognosis" has been selected for Poster presentation at AACR 2025.
Associations of circulating insulin growth factor-1 and insulin growth factor binding protein-3 with the expression of stem cell markers in benign breast tissue Publication: Journal Article Yaghjyan, Lusine, Yujing J. Heng, BR Sardella, D Murty, MB Mahoney, BA Rosner, and RM Tamimi. 2025. “Associations of Circulating Insulin Growth Factor-1 and Insulin Growth Factor Binding Protein-3 With the Expression of Stem Cell Markers in Benign Breast Tissue”. Breast Cancer Res 27 (1): 53.
Changes in mammographic features and breast tissue gene expression associated with moderate-dose vitamin D supplementation Publication: Journal Article Tamimi, Rulla M, Franco Giulianini, Cheng Peng, Nancy R Cook, Yujing J. Heng, Vanessa C Bret-Mounet, Liza M Quintana, et al. Submitted. “Changes in Mammographic Features and Breast Tissue Gene Expression Associated With Moderate-Dose Vitamin D Supplementation”. N/A, Submitted.
Associations of oral contraceptives with expression of CD44, CD24, and ALDH1A1 stem cell markers in women with benign breast biopsies Publication: Journal Article Yaghjyan, Lusine, Yujing J. Heng, Brian R Sardella, Maisey Ratcliffe, Bernard A Rosner, and Rulla M Tamimi. Submitted. “Associations of Oral Contraceptives With Expression of CD44, CD24, and ALDH1A1 Stem Cell Markers in Women With Benign Breast Biopsies”. Submitted, Submitted.
Germline polygenic risk scores are associated with immune gene expression signature and immune cell infiltration in breast cancer Publication: Journal Article Yuxi, Liu, P Cheng, I S Brorson, D G O’Mahony, R L Kelly, Y J Heng, G M Baker, et al. 2024. “Germline Polygenic Risk Scores Are Associated With Immune Gene Expression Signature and Immune Cell Infiltration in Breast Cancer”. AJHG 111: 2150-63.
Live bacterial chemistry in biomedicine Publication: Journal Article Zhao, S, Q Chen, Q Saiding, S An, Z Zhou, Y J Heng, Abdi, and W Tao. 2025. “Live Bacterial Chemistry in Biomedicine”. Chem 11 (4): 102436.
Associations of adiposity and growth measures with the expression of stem cell markers among women with benign breast biopsies in the Nurses’ Health Study II Publication: Journal Article Oh, Hannah, Yujing J. Heng, Gabrielle M. Baker, Brian R Sardella, Matt R Mahoney, Divya Murthy, Bernard Rosner, Rulla M Tamimi, and Lusine Yaghjyan. In Press. “Associations of Adiposity and Growth Measures With the Expression of Stem Cell Markers Among Women With Benign Breast Biopsies in the Nurses’ Health Study II”. Br J Cancer, In Press.
The impact of reproductive factors on tumor and normal-adjacent tissue immune profile from menarche to menopause Publication: Journal Article Peng, Cheng, Yuxi Liu, Yujing J Heng, Clara Bodelon, Daniel Stover, Wendy Y Chen, Michelle D Holmes, A H Eliassen, Peter Kraft, and Rulla M Tamimi. 2025. “The Impact of Reproductive Factors on Tumor and Normal-Adjacent Tissue Immune Profile from Menarche to Menopause”. Carcinogenesis 46: bgaf028.
Simultaneous Inhibition of PARP/AKT to Intercept Nascent BRCA1/2mut Breast Tumors Publication: Journal Article Wang, Lin, Brian R Sardella, Emily K Aronson, Zhaoji Liu, Xiaohui Li, Gerburg M Wulf, and Yujing J Heng. Submitted. “Simultaneous Inhibition of PARP/AKT to Intercept Nascent BRCA1/2mut Breast Tumors”. Submitted, Submitted.