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Chinese scientist Sun Fanglin, who advanced cancer drug research, dies at 58

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Sun Fanglin, a prominent Chinese scientist whose research focused on cellular aging and tumor formation, has passed away at the age of 58. As the director of the Advanced Institute of Translational Medicine at Tongji University, Sun's work on gene regulation and epigenetics contributed to the development of novel cancer treatments. His team's breakthrough in understanding tumor resistance to targeted drugs offered a theoretical framework for new anti-tumor therapies. AI

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Chinese scientist Sun Fanglin, who advanced cancer drug research, dies at 58

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Dannie Peng ·

    Sun Fanglin, Chinese scientist who paved the way for new cancer drugs, dies aged 58

    Leading Chinese scientist Sun Fanglin, whose work on how cells age and form tumours helped pave the way for the development of new cancer treatments, has died aged 58. Sun was director of the Advanced Institute of Translational Medicine at Tongji University in Shanghai and former…

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