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An-Chi Tien, PhD, is an assistant professor in the Department of Neurobiology at Barrow Neurological Institute. He works in the Ivy Brain Tumor Center.
Dr. Tien’s expertise includes developmental biology and genetics, particularly applied to neuro-oncology. Dr. Tien is a member of the American Brain Tumor Association Alumni Research Network, the American Society of Clinical Oncology, and the Society for Neuro-Oncology.
Dr. Tien earned his doctorate degree in developmental biology from the Baylor College of Medicine in Houston. He completed his postdoctoral research fellowship at University of California San Francisco’s Institute for Regenerative Medicine.
Dr. Tien’s research focuses on establishing and optimizing pharmacodynamic tests to support clinical trials for patients with brain tumors and to better understand tumor resistance mechanisms.
- Postdoctoral Research Fellowship, University of California San Francisco, Institute for Regenerative Medicine, 2009-2016
- PhD, Baylor College of Medicine, Developmental Biology, 2009
- BS, National Taiwan University, Zoology, 2002
- American Brain Tumor Association Alumni Research Network
- American Society of Clinical Oncology
- Society for Neuro-Oncology
- Postdoctoral Fellowship, American Brain Tumor Association, 2012-2014
- Travel Award, Keystone Symposia on Molecular and Cellular Biology, Development and Cancer, 2008
A Glial Signature And Wnt7 Signaling Regulate Glioma-Vascular Interactions And Tumor Microenvironment
Date: 05/2018
Authors: Amelie Griveau, Giorgio Seano, Samuel J. Shelton, Robert Kupp, Arman Jahangiri, Kirsten Obernier, Shanmugarajan Krishnan, Olle R. Lindberg, Tracy J. Yuen, An Chi Tien, Jennifer K. Sabo, Nancy Wang, Ivy Chen, Jonas Kloepper, Louis Larrouquere, Mitrajit Ghosh, Itay Tirosh, Emmanuelle Huillard, Arturo Alvarez-Buylla, Michael C. Oldham, Anders I. Persson, William A. Weiss, Tracy T. Batchelor, Anat Stemmer-Rachamimov, Mario L. SuvÃ, Joanna J. Phillips, Manish K. Aghi, Shwetal Mehta, Rakesh K. Jain, David H. Rowitch
Lineage-Restricted Olig2-Rtk Signaling Governs The Molecular Subtype Of Glioma Stem-Like Cells
Date: 09/2016
Authors: Robert Kupp, Lior Shtayer, An Chi Tien, Emily Szeto, Nader Sanai, David H. Rowitch, Shwetal Mehta


An-Chi Tien, PhD, is an assistant professor in the Department of Neurobiology at Barrow Neurological Institute. He works in the Ivy Brain Tumor Center.
Dr. Tien’s expertise includes developmental biology and genetics, particularly applied to neuro-oncology. Dr. Tien is a member of the American Brain Tumor Association Alumni Research Network, the American Society of Clinical Oncology, and the Society for Neuro-Oncology.
Dr. Tien earned his doctorate degree in developmental biology from the Baylor College of Medicine in Houston. He completed his postdoctoral research fellowship at University of California San Francisco’s Institute for Regenerative Medicine.
Dr. Tien’s research focuses on establishing and optimizing pharmacodynamic tests to support clinical trials for patients with brain tumors and to better understand tumor resistance mechanisms.

- Postdoctoral Research Fellowship, University of California San Francisco, Institute for Regenerative Medicine, 2009-2016
- PhD, Baylor College of Medicine, Developmental Biology, 2009
- BS, National Taiwan University, Zoology, 2002
- American Brain Tumor Association Alumni Research Network
- American Society of Clinical Oncology
- Society for Neuro-Oncology
- Postdoctoral Fellowship, American Brain Tumor Association, 2012-2014
- Travel Award, Keystone Symposia on Molecular and Cellular Biology, Development and Cancer, 2008
A Glial Signature And Wnt7 Signaling Regulate Glioma-Vascular Interactions And Tumor Microenvironment
Date: 05/2018
Authors: Amelie Griveau, Giorgio Seano, Samuel J. Shelton, Robert Kupp, Arman Jahangiri, Kirsten Obernier, Shanmugarajan Krishnan, Olle R. Lindberg, Tracy J. Yuen, An Chi Tien, Jennifer K. Sabo, Nancy Wang, Ivy Chen, Jonas Kloepper, Louis Larrouquere, Mitrajit Ghosh, Itay Tirosh, Emmanuelle Huillard, Arturo Alvarez-Buylla, Michael C. Oldham, Anders I. Persson, William A. Weiss, Tracy T. Batchelor, Anat Stemmer-Rachamimov, Mario L. SuvÃ, Joanna J. Phillips, Manish K. Aghi, Shwetal Mehta, Rakesh K. Jain, David H. Rowitch
Lineage-Restricted Olig2-Rtk Signaling Governs The Molecular Subtype Of Glioma Stem-Like Cells
Date: 09/2016
Authors: Robert Kupp, Lior Shtayer, An Chi Tien, Emily Szeto, Nader Sanai, David H. Rowitch, Shwetal Mehta