
Zhao Zhang
Associate Professor of Pharmacology and Cancer BiologyOverview
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
- Grants (13)
- Awards (3)
- Academics Articles (7)
Sontag Foundation
National Institute of General Medical Sciences
National Institutes of Health
Pew Charitable Trusts
National Institutes of Health
Offices & Contact
Durham, NC
27710 Box 3813 DUMC
Durham, NC
27710