Treasurer, EUSTM
Pathology · Cancer Biomarkers · Digital & Telepathology
Professor Jianyu Rao is Treasurer of the European Society for Translational Medicine and a tenured full professor of pathology and epidemiology at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). At UCLA he serves as Chief of Cytopathology, Director of International Telepathology, and Medical Director of the Cytotechnology School, and is a former Director of Gynecological Pathology.
He is a renowned expert across cancer biomarker and prevention studies, molecular cytopathology, urological and gynecological cancer pathology, digital pathology, and cancer nanomechanical studies. He is a Fellow of the College of American Pathologists (FCAP) and a Fellow of the Academy of Translational Medicine (FAcadTM), a member of the Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center and the California NanoSystems Institute, and a visiting professor at Zhejiang University.
An internationally sought-after speaker, Professor Rao has been invited to more than 150 meetings and has authored over 150 peer-reviewed publications. His notable contributions include establishing the first-ever international telepathology programme for patient second-opinion consultation, investigating cytoskeletal actin remodelling in cancer development and progression, and studying cellular nano-mechanical profiling as a biomarker for cancer.
Professor Rao serves on the EUSTM Executive Board, which directs the Society’s strategy, scientific programmes, and international activities.
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