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Zhao Zhang

Zhao Zhang

Associate Professor of Pharmacology and Cancer Biology

Overview

Dr. Zhang is Associate Professor of Pharmacology and Cancer Biology. He earned his Ph.D. from University of Massachusetts Medical School in 2014. Skipped PostDoc training, Dr. Zhang established his own research group in 2014 at Carnegie Institution for Science, Department of Embryology, which is affiliated with Johns Hopkins University. In 2019, he was recruited to Duke University as the inaugural Duke Science and Technology Scholar. His lab studies transposons and circular DNA during development and tumorigenesis. His research has been recognized by multiple awards, including NIH Director's Early Independence Award, the Larry Sandler Award from the Genetics Society of America, the Sontag Distinguished Scientist Award for brain tumor research, and Pew Biomedical Scholar.

Positions

Associate Professor of Pharmacology and Cancer Biology in the School of Medicine

2025 School of Medicine

Assistant Professor of Cell Biology in the School of Medicine

2022 School of Medicine

Affiliate of the Duke Regeneration Center in the School of Medicine

2021 School of Medicine

Member of the Duke Cancer Institute in the School of Medicine

2019 School of Medicine

Member of the Duke Human Vaccine Institute in the School of Medicine

2019 School of Medicine

Education

Ph.D. 2013

2013 University of Massachusetts, Medical School

Publications, Grants & Awards

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Medical Scientist Training Program

National Institute of General Medical Sciences

Training Program in Developmental and Stem Cell Biology

National Institutes of Health

Cell and Molecular Biology Training Program

National Institutes of Health

Offices & Contact

Box 3813 DUMC
Durham, NC
27710
Box 3813 DUMC
Durham, NC
27710