Jun Deng, PhD
Professor of Therapeutic Radiology
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Biography
Dr. Jun Deng is a Professor at the Department of Therapeutic Radiology of Yale University School of Medicine and an ABR board certified medical physicist at Yale-New Haven Hospital. Dr. Deng obtained his Ph.D. from University of Virginia in 1998 and finished his postdoctoral fellowship at Department of Radiation Oncology of Stanford University in 2001. Dr. Deng has been serving on the Editorial Board of numerous peer-reviewed journals, on the study section of NIH, DOD, ASTRO and RSNA since 2005, and as scientific reviewer for European Science Foundation and Dutch Cancer Society since 2015. Dr. Deng has received numerous honors and awards such as Fellow of Institute of Physics in 2004, AAPM Medical Physics Travel Grant in 2008, ASTRO IGRT Symposium Travel Grant in 2009, AAPM-IPEM Medical Physics Travel Grant in 2011, and Fellow of AAPM in 2013. At Yale, Dr. Deng’s research has been focused on big data, machine learning, artificial intelligence, and medical imaging for cancer early detection and prevention, as well as real-time clinical decision support for precision radiotherapy.
Education & Training
- PhDUniversity of Virginia (1998)
- BSSichuan University (1991)
- Postdoctoral FellowshipStanford University
Activities
- Supervision of visiting scholarChengdu, China (2013-2015)Supervise a PhD medical physicist from West China Cancer Center of Sichuan University in a research collaboration on imaging doses and patterns in IGRT
- Joint Supervision of PhD Students in Medical PhysicsTianjin, China (2012-2014)
- Visiting Scholar and Invited Lectures at Five Medical Institutions in UKUnited Kingdom 2012
- Joint Supervision of PhD Student in Medical PhysicsBeijing, China (2010-2011)
- Visiting Scholar and Invited Lectures at Six Medical Institutions in ChinaChina 2009
Honors & Recognition
| Award | Awarding Organization | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Research Grant Award | NSF | 2019 |
| Visiting Professorship | Department of Radiation Oncology, Washington University in St Louis | 2019 |
| M.A. Privatim | Yale University | 2018 |
| R01 Research Grant Award | NIH | 2016 |
| Visiting Professorship | Department of Radiation Oncology, Cleveland Clinic | 2014 |
| Fellow | American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) | 2013 |
| Adjunct professorship | Department of Biomedical Engineering, School of Precision Instrument and Opto-Electronics Engineering of Tianjin University, Tianjin, China | 2012 |
| Visiting Professorship | Department of Radiation Oncology, Fox Chase Cancer Center | 2011 |
| AAPM-IPEM Medical Physics Travel Grant | AAPM | 2011 |
| IGRT Symposium Travel Grant | ASTRO | 2009 |
| Medical Physics Travel Grant | AAPM | 2008 |
| Fellow | Institute of Physics | 2004 |
| Basic Science Travel Award | ASTRO | 2000 |
| Graduate Student Travel Award | Gordon Research Conference | 1998 |
| Outstanding Graduate Award | Sichuan University, China | 1991 |
| GuangHua Scholarship | Sichuan University, China | 1990 |
Professional Service
| Organization | Role | Date |
|---|---|---|
| PRMRP/DOD | DOD PRMRP MSD panel | 2019 - Present |
| Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research | Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research | 2019 - Present |
| Frontiers in Artificial Intelligence | Big Data Analytics for Precision Health and Prevention Special Research Topic | 2019 |
| ASTRO | Digital Health Innovation and Informatics Track, ASTRO annual meeting education committee | 2018 - Present |
| Frontiers in Big Data | Associate Editor | 2018 - Present |
| Frontiers in Artificial Intelligence | Associate Editor | 2018 - Present |
| CDMRP/DOD | Lung Cancer Research Program Study Section | 2018 - Present |
| UK Breast Cancer Now | UK Breast Cancer Now | 2018 - Present |
| Frontiers in Oncology | Machine Learning with Radiation Oncology Big Data Special Research Topic | 2017 - 2018 |
| Frontiers in Oncology | Associate Editor | 2017 - Present |
| NIH | NIH/NCI Study Section | 2017 - Present |
| NEMA | DICOM Committee, Working Group-07 (Radiotherapy) | 2016 - Present |
| Children’s Oncology Group (COG) | COG Radiation Oncology, Pediatric IGRT Working Group | 2016 - Present |
| Dutch Cancer Society | KWF Kankerbestrijding, Netherlands | 2016 - Present |
| ASTRO | Annual Meeting Education Committee | 2015 - Present |
| RSNA | Scientific Program Committee | 2014 - Present |
| RSNA | Oncologic Imaging and Therapies Task Force | 2014 - Present |
| European Science Foundation | Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology | 2014 - Present |
| American Journal of Cancer Therapy and Pharmacology | Board Member | 2013 - 2018 |
| International Journal of Medical Physics | Board Member | 2013 - 2015 |
| Open Journal of Clinical Diagnostics | Board Member | 2012 - 2013 |
| ASTRO | Research Evaluation Committee | 2012 - 2015 |
| ASTRO | Annual Meeting Scientific Committee | 2012 - Present |
| IEEE International Conference on Virtual Environments, Human-Computer Interfaces and Measurement Systems | Chairperson | 2012 |
| World Congress on Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering | Chairperson | 2012 |
| RSNA | Research & Education Foundation Study Section | 2012 - Present |
| ASTRO | Research Grants Evaluation Study Section | 2012 - Present |
| Connecticut Area Medical Physics Society (CAMPS), AAPM | President | 2012 - Present |
| AAPM | Task Group No. 180 Modeling and Accounting for the Imaging Guidance Radiation Doses to Radiotherapy Patients in Treatment Planning | 2011 - Present |
| World Cancer Congress | Chairperson | 2010 |
| Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) | Member | 2010 - Present |
| Yale Cancer Center | Member | 2009 - Present |
| AAPM | Asian Oceanic Affairs Subcommittee | 2008 - 2010 |
| AAPM | Medical Physics Residency Training and Promotion Subcommittee | 2008 - 2010 |
| AAPM | Joint Working Group for Research Seed Funding Initiative | 2007 - 2013 |
| AAPM | Imaging Physics Curricula Subcommittee | 2007 - 2014 |
| AAPM | Task Group No. 157 Commissioning of beam models in Monte Carlo-based clinical treatment planning | 2007 - Present |
| AAPM | Task Group 131 Medical Physics Training in Developing Countries in the region | 2006 - 2010 |
| American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) | Member | 2006 - Present |
| CDMRP/DOD | Prostate Cancer Research Program Study Section | 2005 - 2011 |
| Physics in Medicine and Biology | Board Member | 2003 - Present |
| American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) | Member | 2002 - Present |
| Medical Physics | Associate Editor | 2002 - Present |