Chu-Ling HU

Postdoc

Sun Yat-sen University

Biography

Dr. Chuling Hu is a postdoctoral researcher at the Sixth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University. He completed his doctoral training in surgery in 2026 and continues to study colorectal cancer through bioinformatics, deep learning, and clinically useful AI model development.

Research Interests

Colorectal Cancer
Artificial Intelligence

Education

Postdoctoral Fellow
The Sixth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University
2026 - now
Doctor of Medicine in Surgery
Sun Yat-sen University
2021 - 2026
Bachelor of Medicine in Clinical Medicine
Sun Yat-sen University
2016 - 2021

Related Publications

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Chu-Ling HU^†, Du CAI^†, Weiqiang You^†, Zhengran Zhou^†, Junwei Liu, Cheng-Hang LI, Min-Yi LV, Bao-Wen GAI, Chong Chen, Xinxin Huang, Run-Xian WANG, Xiao-Jian Wu^*, Peishan Hu^*, Feng GAO^* (2026). Journal Article Multi-omics driven immune classification of colorectal cancer: Implications for immunotherapy efficacy prediction and enhancement with WNT signaling inhibition. Cancer Letters.

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Chong Chen^†, Du CAI^†, Xuanhui Liu^†, Yifan Zheng, Xinxin Huang, Dongwen Chen, Jiawei Cai, Yiran Bie, Zhengran Zhou, Chu-Ling HU, Zhengyu Wei, Kuntai Cai, Ting Li, Shuzhen Luo, Dongbing Liu, Kui Wu, Zerong Cai, Feng GAO, Xiaojian Wu^*, Peishan Hu^* (2026). Journal Article Lactylation of SLC26A3 in the acidic tumor microenvironment promotes malignant progression of colorectal carcinoma. Cell Death & Disease.

Bao-Wen GAI^†, Xin DUAN, Cheng-Hang LI, Chu-Ling HU, Min-Yi LV, Jia-Xin LEI, Run-Xian WANG, Feng GAO^*, Du CAI^* (2026). Journal Article Translating Molecular Subtypes into Cost-Effective Radiogenomic Biomarkers for Prognosis of Colorectal Cancer. Diagnostics.

Jing Yang^†, Du CAI^†, Junwei Liu^†, Zhenfeng Zhuang^†, Yibin Zhao, Feng-Ao Wang, Cheng-Hang LI, Chu-Ling HU, Bao-Wen GAI, Yiping Chen, Yixue Li, Liansheng Wang^*, Feng GAO^*, Xiaojian Wu^* (2025). Journal Article CRCFound: A Colorectal Cancer CT Image Foundation Model Based on Self-Supervised Learning. Advanced Science.

Du CAI^†, Hao-Ning QI^†, Qiuxia Yang^†, Huayu Li^†, Cheng-Hang LI, Chu-Ling HU, Bao-Wen GAI, Xu Zhang, Yize Mao^*, Feng GAO^*, Xiaojian Wu^* (2025). Journal Article Personalized risk stratification in colorectal cancer via PIANOS system. Nature Communications.

Feng GAO^†, Junxiang Ding^†, Bao-Wen GAI^†, Du CAI^†, Chu-Ling HU, Feng-Ao Wang, Ruikun He, Junwei Liu^*, Yixue Li^*, Xiao-Jian Wu^* (2025). Journal Article Interpretable Multimodal Fusion Model for Bridged Histology and Genomics Survival Prediction in Pan-Cancer. Advanced Science.

Jia-Xin LEI^†, Run-Xian WANG^†, Chu-Ling HU, Xiaoying Lou, Min-Yi LV, Cheng-Hang LI, Bao-Wen GAI, Xiao-Jian Wu^*, Ruoxu Dou^*, Du CAI^*, Feng GAO^* (2024). Journal Article Deciphering Tertiary Lymphoid Structure Heterogeneity Reveals Prognostic Signature and Therapeutic Potentials for Colorectal Cancer: A Multicenter Retrospective Cohort Study. International Journal of Surgery.

Min-Yi LV^†, Du CAI^†, Cheng-Hang LI^†, Junguo Chen^†, Guanman Li, Chu-Ling HU, Bao-Wen GAI, Jia-Xin LEI, Ping Lan^*, Xiaojian Wu^*, Xiaosheng He^*, Feng GAO^* (2023). Journal Article Senescence-based colorectal cancer subtyping reveals distinct molecular characteristics and therapeutic strategies. MedComm.

Min-Yi LV^†, Du CAI, Cheng-Hang LI, Junguo Chen, Guanman Li, Chu-Ling HU, Bao-Wen GAI, Jia-Xin LEI, Ping Lan, Feng GAO, Xiaosheng He^* (2023). Conference Paper Senescence-Based Colorectal Cancer Subtyping Reveals Distinct Molecular Characteristics and Therapeutic Strategies. Gastroenterology.

Du CAI^†, Wei Wang, Min-Er ZHONG, De-Jun FAN, Xuanhui Liu, Cheng-Hang LI, Ze-Ping HUANG, Qi-Qi ZHU, Min-Yi LV, Chu-Ling HU, Xin DUAN, Xiao-Jian Wu^*, Feng GAO^* (2023). Journal Article An immune, stroma, and epithelial--mesenchymal transition-related signature for predicting recurrence and chemotherapy benefit in stage II--III colorectal cancer. Cancer Medicine.

Chu-Ling HU^†, Du CAI, Min-Er ZHONG, De-Jun FAN, Cheng-Hang LI, Min-Yi LV, Ze-Ping HUANG, Wei Wang, Xiao-Jian Wu, Feng GAO^* (2022). Journal Article Predicting prognosis and immunotherapy response among colorectal cancer patients based on a tumor immune microenvironment-related lncRNA signature. Frontiers in Genetics.

Chu-Ling HU^†, Du CAI, Min-Er ZHONG, De-Jun FAN, Cheng-Hang LI, Min-Yi LV, Ze-Ping HUANG, Wei Wang, Xiaojian Wu, Feng GAO^* (2022). Conference Paper A tumor immune microenvironment-related lncRNA signature for the prognosis and immunotherapeutic sensitivity prediction in colorectal cancer.. Journal of Clinical Oncology.

Cheng-Hang LI^†, Du CAI, Min-Er ZHONG, Min-Yi LV, Ze-Ping HUANG, Qi-Qi ZHU, Chu-Ling HU, Hao-Ning QI, Xiaojian Wu, Feng GAO^* (2022). Journal Article Multi-size deep learning based preoperative computed tomography signature for prognosis prediction of colorectal cancer. Frontiers in Genetics.

Min-Yi LV^†, Wei Wang^†, Min-Er ZHONG^†, Du CAI, De-Jun FAN, Cheng-Hang LI, Wei-Bin KOU, Ze-Ping HUANG, Xin DUAN, Chu-Ling HU, Qi-Qi ZHU, Xiao-Sheng He, Feng GAO^* (2022). Journal Article DNA Repair–Related Gene Signature in Predicting Prognosis of Colorectal Cancer Patients. Frontiers in Genetics.

Qi-Qi ZHU^†, Du CAI, Wei Wang, Min-Er ZHONG, De-Jun FAN, Xuanhui Liu, Cheng-Hang LI, Ze-Ping HUANG, Min-Yi LV, Chu-Ling HU, Xin DUAN, Xiaojian Wu, Feng GAO^* (2021). Conference Paper Identifying an immune-related gene-pair for prognosis prediction of metastatic colorectal cancer.. Journal of Clinical Oncology.

Du CAI^†, Wei Wang, Min-Er ZHONG, De-Jun FAN, Xuanhui Liu, Cheng-Hang LI, Ze-Ping HUANG, Qi-Qi ZHU, Min-Yi LV, Chu-Ling HU, Xin DUAN, Xiaojian Wu, Feng GAO^* (2021). Conference Paper Deep learning to identify a gene signature associated with molecular subtypes that predicts prognosis in colorectal cancer.. Journal of Clinical Oncology.

Min-Er ZHONG^†, Du CAI, De-Jun FAN, Wei Wang, Cheng-Hang LI, Ze-Ping HUANG, Qi-Qi ZHU, Min-Yi LV, Chu-Ling HU, Xiaojian Wu, Feng GAO^* (2021). Conference Paper A model combing an immune-related genes signature and an extracellular matrix-related genes signature in predicting prognosis of left-and right-sided colon cancer. Journal of Clinical Oncology.