Amy Sang

Dr. Qing-Xiang “Amy” Sang is a Pfeiffer Professor for Cancer Research in Chemistry and Biochemistry and an Endowed Chair Professor of Cancer Research at the Florida State University. She received her Ph.D. degree from Georgetown University in Washington D.C. in 1990. Dr. Sang received National Research Service Award, NIH Individual Postdoctoral Fellowship and many other awards and grants. Dr. Sang has discovered and characterized several novel human metalloproteinases that are involved in cancer invasion and angiogenesis and age-related inflammatory diseases. She has made significant contributions to the field of biochemistry and enzymology, particularly for deciphering structure-function relationship of metalloproteinases and molecular mechanisms of cancer and inflammatory diseases. The Sang group and her collaborators are striving to elucidate the biochemical steps and molecular mechanisms of human breast cancer, brain cancer, and prostate cancer progression and the pathogenesis of acute stroke, chronic vascular dementia, and Alzheimer’s disease.
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