Dr. Hong-Gang “H.G.” Wang formerly worked at the H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and the University of South Florida in Tampa, beginning as assistant professor in 1998 and advancing to the rank of professor before moving to Penn State College of Medicine in 2008. Research in Dr. Wang’s laboratory aims to better understand the fundamental mechanisms that control apoptosis (self-killing) and autophagy (self-eating) in the context of oncogenesis. In addition, targeting of these two closely related but distinct self-destructive cellular processes for anticancer drug discovery and development is another major interest of his research group. The ultimate goal of Dr. Wang’s research is to translate basic science discoveries to the development of new approaches for the treatment of cancer.