Yuxuan (Phoenix) Miao’s research focuses on understanding how normal and cancerous epithelial tissue adapt to inflammation, with a special interest in dissecting how stem cells residing in these tissues interact with the immune system to maintain normal tissue fitness and achieve cancer immune evasion.
Rockefeller University
New York, NY
Postdoc - Stem cell and cancer biology
2020Duke University School of Medicine
Durham, NC
PhD - Immunology
2015Beijing Institute of Technology
Beijing, China
B.S. - Biotechnology
2008Early dynamics of circulating tumor HPV-DNA with neoadjuvant chemotherapy and response-adapted de-escalation in human papillomavirus-associated oropharyngeal cancer.
Early dynamics of circulating tumor HPV-DNA with neoadjuvant chemotherapy and response-adapted de-escalation in human papillomavirus-associated oropharyngeal cancer. Clin Cancer Res. 2025 May 27.
PMID: 40423530PRMT5 inhibition has a potent anti-tumor activity against adenoid cystic carcinoma of salivary glands.
PRMT5 inhibition has a potent anti-tumor activity against adenoid cystic carcinoma of salivary glands. J Exp Clin Cancer Res. 2025 Jan 11; 44(1):11.
PMID: 39794830Circulating tumor DNA in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma-current status and future prospects.
Circulating tumor DNA in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma-current status and future prospects. Acad Oncol. 2024; 1(2).
PMID: 39867572Acquired resistance to immunotherapy and chemoradiation in MYC amplified head and neck cancer.
Acquired resistance to immunotherapy and chemoradiation in MYC amplified head and neck cancer. NPJ Precis Oncol. 2024 May 23; 8(1):114.
PMID: 38783041CD80 on skin stem cells promotes local expansion of regulatory T cells upon injury to orchestrate repair within an inflammatory environment.
CD80 on skin stem cells promotes local expansion of regulatory T cells upon injury to orchestrate repair within an inflammatory environment. Immunity. 2024 05 14; 57(5):1071-1086.e7.
PMID: 38677291Lessons for the Next Generation of Scientists from the Second Annual Arthur and Sandra Irving Cancer Immunology Symposium.
Lessons for the Next Generation of Scientists from the Second Annual Arthur and Sandra Irving Cancer Immunology Symposium. Cancer Immunol Res. 2023 12 01; 11(12):1571-1577.
PMID: 37906619SFyNCS detects oncogenic fusions involving non-coding sequences in cancer.
SFyNCS detects oncogenic fusions involving non-coding sequences in cancer. Nucleic Acids Res. 2023 Oct 13; 51(18):e96.
PMID: 37638762SFyNCS detects oncogenic fusions involving non-coding sequences in cancer.
SFyNCS detects oncogenic fusions involving non-coding sequences in cancer. bioRxiv. 2023 Apr 06.
PMID: 37066382A highly polarized TH2 bladder response to infection promotes epithelial repair at the expense of preventing new infections.
A highly polarized TH2 bladder response to infection promotes epithelial repair at the expense of preventing new infections. Nat Immunol. 2020 06; 21(6):671-683.
PMID: 32424366NFI transcription factors provide chromatin access to maintain stem cell identity while preventing unintended lineage fate choices.
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NFI transcription factors provide chromatin access to maintain stem cell identity while preventing unintended lineage fate choices. Nat Cell Biol. 2020 06; 22(6):640-650.
PMID: 32393888NCI K99/R00 Pathway to Independence Award
Rockefeller University
2019 - 2023Robertson Therapeutic Development Foundation Award
Rockefeller University
2019 - 2020Jane Coffin Childs Fellowship
Rockefeller University
2016 - 2019Mitchell Meritorious Research Award
Duke University
2015Duke Chancellor Award
Duke University
2009