Tran Gia Buu, Ph.D.

Tran Gia Buu, Ph.D.

Expertise: Molecular Medicine

Email: trangiabuu@tdtu.edu.vn

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Main Research Directions

  • Development of Novel Anticancer Therapeutics
  • Discovery and Development of Drugs Derived from Natural Compounds
  • Development of Functional Foods from Natural Sources

Education

  • 2011 – 2015: M.S. and Ph.D. in Molecular Medicine, Chonnam National University, South Korea
  • 2006 – 2010: Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) in Biotechnology (Specialization in Pharmaceutical and Medical Biotechnology), VNU University of Science, Vietnam

Experience

  • 2023 – Present: Lecturer, Ton Duc Thang University, Vietnam
  • 2021 – 2022: Postdoctoral Research Fellow, The University of Alabama at Birmingham, USA
  • 2021: Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Augusta University, USA
  • 2015 – 2020: Lecturer, Industrial University of Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Publications

1. Tran, G. B., J. Ding, B. Ye, M. Liu, Y. Yu, Y. Zha, Z. Dong, et al. ""Caffeine Supplementation and Foxm1 Inhibition Enhance the Antitumor Effect of Statins in Neuroblastoma."" [In eng]. Cancer Res 83, no. 13 (Jul 5 2023): 2248-61. https://doi.org/10.1158/0008-5472.Can-22-3450.

2. Tran, G. B., T. V. Pham, M. Turkmen, N. H. Nguyen, and B. H. Do. ""The Anti-Inflammatory Effect and Molecular Docking of Essential Oils Extracted from Rhizomes of Distichochlamys Benenica and Distichochlamys Citrea."" [In eng]. J Oleo Sci 73, no. 12 (2024): 1505-14. https://doi.org/10.5650/jos.ess24148.

3. Tran, G. B., T. V. Pham, A. Tuan Le, N. H. Nguyen, N. H. H. Vo, and B. H. Do. ""Chemical Composition and the Anti-Inflammatory Effect of Volatile Compounds from Anaxagorea Luzonensis A. Gray."" [In eng]. Z Naturforsch C J Biosci 79, no. 9-10 (Sep 25 2024): 329-36. https://doi.org/10.1515/znc-2023-0177.
4.  Gia-Buu Tran, Bich Hang Do, Xuan Thao Thi Tran, Ty Viet Pham and Duy Thanh Do. ""A comparative analysis of antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and anticancer activities of the crude and fractionated extracts from Distichochlamys benenica"". The EuroBiotech Journal Sciendo, 8, no. 4 (2024): 184-194. https://doi.org/10.2478/ebtj-2024-0018

5. Pham, T. V., T. X. Hoang, B. H. Do, K. T. Nguyen, N. H. Nguyen, and G. B. Tran. ""Chemical Compositions, Molecular Docking, Anti-Inflammatory, and Anti-Cancer Effects of the Leaf Essential Oils Isolated from Three Species of the Rutaceae Family in Vietnam."" [In eng]. Chem Biodivers 22, no. 1 (Jan 2025): e202401466. https://doi.org/10.1002/cbdv.202401466.