biography
Min-Hsiung Pan received his PhD in biochemistry and molecular biology from College of Medicine, National Taiwan University. Currently he is a Professor in Institute of Food Science and Technology, National Taiwan University. He has published 147 peer-reviewed articles in reputable journals and 16 book chapters in the past 16 years. His current research interests focus on the discovery and development of novel nutraceuticals that can be used in functional foods/dietary supplements to prevent chronic diseases such as cancer, inflammatory condition, liver fibrosis and obesity.
Area of Interest
1) Biochemistry
2) Food Science
3) Functional Foods and Herbal Medicine
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1) Huang CY, Hsieh NT, Pan MH, Li CI, Chou YH, Chiou YS, Lee MF (2015). Resveratrol and pterostilbene regulate MED28 (magicin/EG1) expression and cell growth in MCF7 human breast cancer cells. J. Funct. Foods, 158–167. (SCI IF= 4.480. rank: 5/123=4.07% in Food Science & technology, JCR 2013).
2) Cheng TC, Lai CS, Chung MC, Kalyanam N, Majeed M, Ho CT, Ho YS, Pan MH* (2014, Nov). Potent Anti-Cancer Effect of 3'-Hydroxypterostilbene in Human Colon Xenograft Tumors. PLoS One, 9(11),1-8. (SCI IF= 3.534. rank: 8/55=14.54% in multidisciplinary science, JCR 2013). (Corresponding author)
3) Hung WL, Tsai ML, Sun PP, Tsai CY, Yang CC, Ho CT, Cheng AC, Pan MH* (2014, Sep). Protective effects of garcinol on dimethylnitrosamine-induced liver fibrosis in rats. Food Funct., 2883–2891. (SCI IF= 2.907. rank: 16/123=13.01% in Food Science & technology, JCR 2013). (Corresponding author)
4) Ma N, Lai CS, Chung CH, Yang JM, Hsu KC, Chen CY, Chung TS, Li S, Ho CT, Pan MH* (2014, Sep). 5-Demethyltangeretin is more potent than tangeretin in inhibiting dimethylbenz(a)anthracene (DMBA)/12-O-tetradecanoylphorbol-13-acetate (TPA)-induced skin tumorigenesis. J. Funct. Foods, 528-537. (SCI IF= 4.480. rank: 5/123=4.07% in Food Science & technology, JCR 2013). (Corresponding author)
5) Tsai ML, Chiou YS, Chiou LY, Ho CT, Pan MH* (2014, Sep). Garcinol suppresses inflammation -associated colon carcinogenesis in mice. Mol Nutr Food Res., 58(9),1820-1829. (SCI IF= 4.909. rank:3/123=2.44% in Food Science & technology, JCR 2013). (Corresponding author)
6) Chiou YS, Wu JC, Huang Q, Shahidi F, Wang Y J, Ho CT, Pan MH* (2014, Mar). Metabolic and colonic microbiota transformation may enhance the bioactivities of dietary polyphenols. J. Funct. Foods, 7,3-25. (SCI IF= 4.480. rank: 5/123=4.07% in Food Science & technology, JCR 2013). (Corresponding author)
7) Weerawatanakorn M, Hsieh SC, Tsai ML, Lai CS,Wu LM, Badmaev V, Ho CT, Pan MH* (2014, Mar). Inhibitory effect of tetrahydrocurcumin on dimethylnitrosamine-induced liver fibrosis in rats. J. Funct. Foods , 7, 305–313. (SCI IF= 4.480. rank: 5/123=4.07% in Food Science & technology, JCR 2013). (Corresponding author)
8) Weerawatanakorn M, Yang JR, Tsai ML, Lai CS, Ho CT, Pan MH* (2014, Feb). Inhibitory effects of Momordica grosvenori Swingle extracts on 12-Otetradecanoylphorbol-13-acetate-induced skin inflammation and tumor promotion in mouse skin. Food Funct., 5(2), 257-64. (SCI IF= 2.907. rank: 16/123=13.01% in Food Science & technology, JCR 2013). (Corresponding author)
9) Pan MH*, Lai CS, Tsai ML, Ho CT (2014, Jan). Chemoprevention of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease by dietary natural compounds. Mol Nutr Food Res., 58(1),147-71. (SCI IF= 4.909. rank:3/123=2.44% in Food Science & technology, JCR 2013). (Corresponding author)
10) Wu JC, Tsai ML, Lai CS, Wang YJ, Ho CT, Pan MH* (2014, Jan). Chemopreventative effects of tetrahydrocurcumin on human diseases . Food Funct., 5(1):12-7. (SCI IF= 2.907. rank: 16/123=13.01% in Food Science & technology, JCR 2013). (Corresponding author)
11) Lee MF, Lai CS, Cheng AC, Hou JS, Badmaevd V, Ho CT, Pan MH (2014). Krill oil and xanthigen separately inhibit high fat diet induced obesity and hepatic triacylglycerol accumulation in mice. J. Funct. Foods, 1-9. (SCI IF= 4.480. rank: 5/123=4.07% in Food Science & technology, JCR 2013). (Corresponding author)
12) Huang CY, Hsieh NT, Pan MH, Li CI, Chou YH, Chiou YS, Lee MF (2015). Resveratrol and pterostilbene regulate MED28 (magicin/EG1) expression and cell growth in MCF7 human breast cancer cells. J. Funct. Foods, 158–167. (SCI IF= 4.480. rank: 5/123=4.07% in Food Science & technology, JCR 2013).
13) Cheng TC, Lai CS, Chung MC, Kalyanam N, Majeed M, Ho CT, Ho YS, Pan MH* (2014, Nov). Potent Anti-Cancer Effect of 3'-Hydroxypterostilbene in Human Colon Xenograft Tumors. PLoS One, 9(11),1-8. (SCI IF= 3.534. rank: 8/55=14.54% in multidisciplinary science, JCR 2013). (Corresponding author)
14) Hung WL, Tsai ML, Sun PP, Tsai CY, Yang CC, Ho CT, Cheng AC, Pan MH* (2014, Sep). Protective effects of garcinol on dimethylnitrosamine-induced liver fibrosis in rats. Food Funct., 2883–2891. (SCI IF= 2.907. rank: 16/123=13.01% in Food Science & technology, JCR 2013). (Corresponding author)
15) Ma N, Lai CS, Chung CH, Yang JM, Hsu KC, Chen CY, Chung TS, Li S, Ho CT, Pan MH* (2014, Sep). 5-Demethyltangeretin is more potent than tangeretin in inhibiting dimethylbenz(a)anthracene (DMBA)/12-O-tetradecanoylphorbol-13-acetate (TPA)-induced skin tumorigenesis. J. Funct. Foods, 528-537. (SCI IF= 4.480. rank: 5/123=4.07% in Food Science & technology, JCR 2013). (Corresponding author)
16) Tsai ML, Chiou YS, Chiou LY, Ho CT, Pan MH* (2014, Sep). Garcinol suppresses inflammation -associated colon carcinogenesis in mice. Mol Nutr Food Res., 58(9),1820-1829. (SCI IF= 4.909. rank:3/123=2.44% in Food Science & technology, JCR 2013). (Corresponding author)
17) Chiou YS, Wu JC, Huang Q, Shahidi F, Wang Y J, Ho CT, Pan MH* (2014, Mar). Metabolic and colonic microbiota transformation may enhance the bioactivities of dietary polyphenols. J. Funct. Foods, 7,3-25. (SCI IF= 4.480. rank: 5/123=4.07% in Food Science & technology, JCR 2013). (Corresponding author)
18) Weerawatanakorn M, Hsieh SC, Tsai ML, Lai CS,Wu LM, Badmaev V, Ho CT, Pan MH* (2014, Mar). Inhibitory effect of tetrahydrocurcumin on dimethylnitrosamine-induced liver fibrosis in rats. J. Funct. Foods , 7, 305–313. (SCI IF= 4.480. rank: 5/123=4.07% in Food Science & technology, JCR 2013). (Corresponding author)
19) Weerawatanakorn M, Yang JR, Tsai ML, Lai CS, Ho CT, Pan MH* (2014, Feb). Inhibitory effects of Momordica grosvenori Swingle extracts on 12-Otetradecanoylphorbol-13-acetate-induced skin inflammation and tumor promotion in mouse skin. Food Funct., 5(2), 257-64. (SCI IF= 2.907. rank: 16/123=13.01% in Food Science & technology, JCR 2013). (Corresponding author)
20) Pan MH*, Lai CS, Tsai ML, Ho CT (2014, Jan). Chemoprevention of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease by dietary natural compounds. Mol Nutr Food Res., 58(1),147-71. (SCI IF= 4.909. rank:3/123=2.44% in Food Science & technology, JCR 2013). (Corresponding author)
21) Wu JC, Tsai ML, Lai CS, Wang YJ, Ho CT, Pan MH* (2014, Jan). Chemopreventative effects of tetrahydrocurcumin on human diseases . Food Funct., 5(1):12-7. (SCI IF= 2.907. rank: 16/123=13.01% in Food Science & technology, JCR 2013). (Corresponding author)
22) Lee MF, Lai CS, Cheng AC, Hou JS, Badmaevd V, Ho CT, Pan MH (2014). Krill oil and xanthigen separately inhibit high fat diet induced obesity and hepatic triacylglycerol accumulation in mice. J. Funct. Foods, 1-9. (SCI IF= 4.480. rank: 5/123=4.07% in Food Science & technology, JCR 2013). (Corresponding author)
HONORS AND AWARDS
1) 2014, Fellow, Agricultural & Food Chemistry Division, American Chemistry Society
2) 2011, Outstanding Research Award of National Science Council
3) 2009, Outstanding Research Award of National Kaohsiung Marine University, Taiwan
4) 2008, 46 Ten Outstanding Young People, Taiwan
5) 2007, Ta-You Wu Memorial Award of National Science Council, Taiwan