{"id":6613,"date":"2018-12-18T15:39:23","date_gmt":"2018-12-18T20:39:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/genetics\/?post_type=directory&#038;p=6613"},"modified":"2025-04-24T15:38:52","modified_gmt":"2025-04-24T19:38:52","slug":"ling-cai-phd","status":"publish","type":"directory","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/genetics\/directory\/ling-cai-phd\/","title":{"rendered":"Ling Cai, PhD"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Research Interests<\/h2>\n<p><strong class=\":keywords\">Keywords: prostate cancer, therapy resistance, transcriptional regulation, epigenetics, targeted therapy, androgen receptor and its variants and cofactors<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Dr. Cai received her PhD from University of California, San Diego (UCSD) and conducted postdoctoral trainings at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC) and UNC-Chapel Hill Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center (LCCC).<\/p>\n<p>The objective of her research group is to decipher genetic and epigenetic mechanisms underlying the progression of castration-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC), a lethal disease, and to develop novel treatment strategies. Dr. Cai routinely takes the integrated biochemical, genomic and cancer biology approaches and cutting-edge technologies to study the roles of various transcription factors and chromatin regulators during the development of CRPC. Completion of the research aims should provide important insights into how CRPC develops and how we may treat CRPC more effectively.<\/p>\n<h2>Publications<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/?term=%28University+of+North+Carolina+at+Chapel+Hill%5BAffiliation%5D%29+AND+%28Cai%2C+Ling%5BAuthor%5D%29&amp;sort=\">PubMed<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Ling Cai in UNC Genetics News<\/h2>\n            <div class=\"wc-cards\"><article class=\"wc-card wc-card--1x1 wc-card--zoom\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/genetics\/department-of-genetics-publications-for-june-1st-28th-2025\/\" class=\"wc-card__link-wrap\"><div class=\"wc-card__image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/genetics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/481\/2018\/12\/Genetics-Circle-600x600.jpg\" class=\"attachment-wc_card_1x1 size-wc_card_1x1 wp-post-image\" alt=\"UNC Department of Genetics Logo\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/genetics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/481\/2018\/12\/Genetics-Circle-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/genetics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/481\/2018\/12\/Genetics-Circle-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\"><\/div><div class=\"wc-card__header\"><p class=\"wc-card__date\">July 1, 2025<\/p><h3 class=\"wc-card__title wc-card__title--3\">Department of Genetics Publications for June 1st &#8211; 28th, 2025<\/h3><\/div><div class=\"wc-card__content\"><p class=\"wc-card__excerpt wc-card__excerpt--5\">Department of Genetics faculty, postdocs, students and collaborators published 25 papers during June 1st - 28th 2025.<\/p><p class=\"wc-card__more\" aria-label=\"Read more about Department of Genetics Publications for June 1st &#8211; 28th, 2025\"><span class=\"wc-card__more-text\" aria-hidden=\"true\">Read more<\/span><\/p><\/div><\/a><\/article><article class=\"wc-card wc-card--1x1 wc-card--zoom\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/genetics\/department-of-genetics-publications-for-september-1st-14th-2024\/\" class=\"wc-card__link-wrap\"><div class=\"wc-card__image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/genetics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/481\/2018\/12\/Genetics-Circle-600x600.jpg\" class=\"attachment-wc_card_1x1 size-wc_card_1x1 wp-post-image\" alt=\"UNC Department of Genetics Logo\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/genetics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/481\/2018\/12\/Genetics-Circle-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/genetics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/481\/2018\/12\/Genetics-Circle-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\"><\/div><div class=\"wc-card__header\"><p class=\"wc-card__date\">September 14, 2024<\/p><h3 class=\"wc-card__title wc-card__title--3\">Department of Genetics Publications for September 1st-14th, 2024<\/h3><\/div><div class=\"wc-card__content\"><p class=\"wc-card__excerpt wc-card__excerpt--5\">Department of Genetics faculty, postdocs, students and collaborators published 23 papers during September 1st - 14th, 2024.<\/p><p class=\"wc-card__more\" aria-label=\"Read more about Department of Genetics Publications for September 1st-14th, 2024\"><span class=\"wc-card__more-text\" aria-hidden=\"true\">Read more<\/span><\/p><\/div><\/a><\/article><article class=\"wc-card wc-card--1x1 wc-card--zoom\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/genetics\/department-of-genetics-publications-for-august-4th-17th-2024\/\" class=\"wc-card__link-wrap\"><div class=\"wc-card__image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/genetics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/481\/2018\/12\/Genetics-Circle-600x600.jpg\" class=\"attachment-wc_card_1x1 size-wc_card_1x1 wp-post-image\" alt=\"UNC Department of Genetics Logo\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/genetics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/481\/2018\/12\/Genetics-Circle-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/genetics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/481\/2018\/12\/Genetics-Circle-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\"><\/div><div class=\"wc-card__header\"><p class=\"wc-card__date\">August 19, 2024<\/p><h3 class=\"wc-card__title wc-card__title--3\">Department of Genetics Publications for August 4th &#8211; 17th, 2024<\/h3><\/div><div class=\"wc-card__content\"><p class=\"wc-card__excerpt wc-card__excerpt--5\">Department of Genetics faculty, postdocs, students and collaborators published 8 papers during August 4th - 17th 2024.<\/p><p class=\"wc-card__more\" aria-label=\"Read more about Department of Genetics Publications for August 4th &#8211; 17th, 2024\"><span class=\"wc-card__more-text\" aria-hidden=\"true\">Read more<\/span><\/p><\/div><\/a><\/article><article class=\"wc-card wc-card--1x1 wc-card--zoom\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/genetics\/department-of-genetics-publications-for-january-7th-20th-2024\/\" class=\"wc-card__link-wrap\"><div class=\"wc-card__image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/genetics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/481\/2018\/12\/Genetics-Circle-600x600.jpg\" class=\"attachment-wc_card_1x1 size-wc_card_1x1 wp-post-image\" alt=\"UNC Department of Genetics Logo\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/genetics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/481\/2018\/12\/Genetics-Circle-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/genetics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/481\/2018\/12\/Genetics-Circle-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\"><\/div><div class=\"wc-card__header\"><p class=\"wc-card__date\">January 22, 2024<\/p><h3 class=\"wc-card__title wc-card__title--3\">Department of Genetics Publications for January 7th &#8211; 20th 2024<\/h3><\/div><div class=\"wc-card__content\"><p class=\"wc-card__excerpt wc-card__excerpt--5\">Department of Genetics faculty, postdocs, students and collaborators published 12 papers during January 7th - 20th 2024.<\/p><p class=\"wc-card__more\" aria-label=\"Read more about Department of Genetics Publications for January 7th &#8211; 20th 2024\"><span class=\"wc-card__more-text\" aria-hidden=\"true\">Read more<\/span><\/p><\/div><\/a><\/article><article class=\"wc-card wc-card--1x1 wc-card--zoom\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/genetics\/department-of-genetics-publications-for-november-19th-december-2nd-2023\/\" class=\"wc-card__link-wrap\"><div class=\"wc-card__image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/genetics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/481\/2018\/12\/Genetics-Circle-600x600.jpg\" class=\"attachment-wc_card_1x1 size-wc_card_1x1 wp-post-image\" alt=\"UNC Department of Genetics Logo\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/genetics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/481\/2018\/12\/Genetics-Circle-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/genetics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/481\/2018\/12\/Genetics-Circle-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\"><\/div><div class=\"wc-card__header\"><p class=\"wc-card__date\">December 4, 2023<\/p><h3 class=\"wc-card__title wc-card__title--3\">Department of Genetics Publications for November 19th &#8211; December 2nd, 2023<\/h3><\/div><div class=\"wc-card__content\"><p class=\"wc-card__excerpt wc-card__excerpt--5\">Department of Genetics faculty, postdocs, students and collaborators published 18 papers during November 19th - December 2nd 2023.<\/p><p class=\"wc-card__more\" aria-label=\"Read more about Department of Genetics Publications for November 19th &#8211; December 2nd, 2023\"><span class=\"wc-card__more-text\" aria-hidden=\"true\">Read more<\/span><\/p><\/div><\/a><\/article><article class=\"wc-card wc-card--1x1 wc-card--zoom\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/genetics\/department-of-genetics-publications-for-november-5th-18th-2023\/\" class=\"wc-card__link-wrap\"><div class=\"wc-card__image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/genetics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/481\/2018\/12\/Genetics-Circle-600x600.jpg\" class=\"attachment-wc_card_1x1 size-wc_card_1x1 wp-post-image\" alt=\"UNC Department of Genetics Logo\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/genetics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/481\/2018\/12\/Genetics-Circle-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/genetics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/481\/2018\/12\/Genetics-Circle-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\"><\/div><div class=\"wc-card__header\"><p class=\"wc-card__date\">November 19, 2023<\/p><h3 class=\"wc-card__title wc-card__title--3\">Department of Genetics Publications for November 5th &#8211; 18th, 2023<\/h3><\/div><div class=\"wc-card__content\"><p class=\"wc-card__excerpt wc-card__excerpt--5\">Department of Genetics faculty, postdocs, students and collaborators published 5 papers during November 5th - 18th 2023.<\/p><p class=\"wc-card__more\" aria-label=\"Read more about Department of Genetics Publications for November 5th &#8211; 18th, 2023\"><span class=\"wc-card__more-text\" aria-hidden=\"true\">Read more<\/span><\/p><\/div><\/a><\/article><article class=\"wc-card wc-card--1x1 wc-card--zoom\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/genetics\/department-of-genetics-publications-february-13th-26th-2022\/\" class=\"wc-card__link-wrap\"><div class=\"wc-card__image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/genetics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/481\/2018\/12\/Genetics-Circle-600x600.jpg\" class=\"attachment-wc_card_1x1 size-wc_card_1x1 wp-post-image\" alt=\"UNC Department of Genetics Logo\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/genetics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/481\/2018\/12\/Genetics-Circle-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/genetics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/481\/2018\/12\/Genetics-Circle-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\"><\/div><div class=\"wc-card__header\"><p class=\"wc-card__date\">February 28, 2022<\/p><h3 class=\"wc-card__title wc-card__title--3\">Department of Genetics Publications February 13th \u2013 26th, 2022<\/h3><\/div><div class=\"wc-card__content\"><p class=\"wc-card__excerpt wc-card__excerpt--5\">Department of Genetics faculty, postdocs, students and collaborators published 11 papers during February 13th \u2013 26th 2022.<\/p><p class=\"wc-card__more\" aria-label=\"Read more about Department of Genetics Publications February 13th \u2013 26th, 2022\"><span class=\"wc-card__more-text\" aria-hidden=\"true\">Read more<\/span><\/p><\/div><\/a><\/article><article class=\"wc-card wc-card--1x1 wc-card--zoom\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/genetics\/department-of-genetics-publications-december-12th-2021-january-1st-2022\/\" class=\"wc-card__link-wrap\"><div class=\"wc-card__image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/genetics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/481\/2018\/12\/Genetics-Circle-600x600.jpg\" class=\"attachment-wc_card_1x1 size-wc_card_1x1 wp-post-image\" alt=\"UNC Department of Genetics Logo\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/genetics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/481\/2018\/12\/Genetics-Circle-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/genetics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/481\/2018\/12\/Genetics-Circle-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\"><\/div><div class=\"wc-card__header\"><p class=\"wc-card__date\">January 3, 2022<\/p><h3 class=\"wc-card__title wc-card__title--3\">Department of Genetics Publications December 12th, 2021 \u2013 January 1st, 2022<\/h3><\/div><div class=\"wc-card__content\"><p class=\"wc-card__excerpt wc-card__excerpt--5\">Department of Genetics faculty, postdocs, students and collaborators published 14 papers during\u00a0December 12th, 2021 \u2013 January 1st,\u00a02022.<\/p><p class=\"wc-card__more\" aria-label=\"Read more about Department of Genetics Publications December 12th, 2021 \u2013 January 1st, 2022\"><span class=\"wc-card__more-text\" aria-hidden=\"true\">Read more<\/span><\/p><\/div><\/a><\/article><article class=\"wc-card wc-card--1x1 wc-card--zoom\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/genetics\/department-of-genetics-publications-for-april-4-17-2021\/\" class=\"wc-card__link-wrap\"><div class=\"wc-card__image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/genetics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/481\/2018\/12\/Genetics-Circle-600x600.jpg\" class=\"attachment-wc_card_1x1 size-wc_card_1x1 wp-post-image\" alt=\"UNC Department of Genetics Logo\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/genetics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/481\/2018\/12\/Genetics-Circle-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/genetics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/481\/2018\/12\/Genetics-Circle-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\"><\/div><div class=\"wc-card__header\"><p class=\"wc-card__date\">April 19, 2021<\/p><h3 class=\"wc-card__title wc-card__title--3\">Department of Genetics Publications for April 4-17, 2021<\/h3><\/div><div class=\"wc-card__content\"><p class=\"wc-card__excerpt wc-card__excerpt--5\">Department of Genetics faculty, postdocs, students and collaborators published fifteen papers during April 4-17, 2021. &nbsp; Targeting Chikungunya Virus Replication by Benzoannulene Inhibitors.\u00a0 Ahmed SK, Haese NN, Cowan JT, Pathak V, Moukha-Chafiq O, Smith VJ, Rodzinak KJ, Ahmad F, Zhang S, Bonin KM, Streblow AD, Streblow CE, Kreklywich CN, Morrison C, Sarkar S, Moorman N, &hellip;<\/p><p class=\"wc-card__more\" aria-label=\"Read more about Department of Genetics Publications for April 4-17, 2021\"><span class=\"wc-card__more-text\" aria-hidden=\"true\">Read more<\/span><\/p><\/div><\/a><\/article><article class=\"wc-card wc-card--1x1 wc-card--zoom\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/genetics\/department-of-genetics-publications-for-february-21-march-6-2021\/\" class=\"wc-card__link-wrap\"><div class=\"wc-card__image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/genetics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/481\/2018\/12\/Genetics-Circle-600x600.jpg\" class=\"attachment-wc_card_1x1 size-wc_card_1x1 wp-post-image\" alt=\"UNC Department of Genetics Logo\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/genetics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/481\/2018\/12\/Genetics-Circle-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/genetics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/481\/2018\/12\/Genetics-Circle-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\"><\/div><div class=\"wc-card__header\"><p class=\"wc-card__date\">March 8, 2021<\/p><h3 class=\"wc-card__title wc-card__title--3\">Department of Genetics Publications for February 21 \u2013 March 6, 2021<\/h3><\/div><div class=\"wc-card__content\"><p class=\"wc-card__excerpt wc-card__excerpt--5\">Department of Genetics faculty, postdocs, students and collaborators published twelve papers during February 21 \u2013 March 6, 2021.<\/p><p class=\"wc-card__more\" aria-label=\"Read more about Department of Genetics Publications for February 21 \u2013 March 6, 2021\"><span class=\"wc-card__more-text\" aria-hidden=\"true\">Read more<\/span><\/p><\/div><\/a><\/article>            <\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Research Interests Keywords: prostate cancer, therapy resistance, transcriptional regulation, epigenetics, targeted therapy, androgen receptor and its variants and cofactors Dr. Cai received her PhD from University of California, San Diego (UCSD) and conducted postdoctoral trainings at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC) and UNC-Chapel Hill Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center (LCCC). 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