Areas of Focus
- Molecular regulation mechanisms of hematopoietic stem cell self-renewal and expansion
- Pathogenesis and drug resistance mechanisms of acute myeloid leukemia
Work Experience
- 2002-present - Shanghai Normal University, School of Life Sciences, Teacher
- 2010-2011 - Loyola University Medical Center, USA, Research Collaboration
- 2019-2020 - University of Cambridge, Stem Cell Institute, Visiting Scholar
Academic Background & Achievements
- 2008 - PhD: East China Normal University, School of Life Sciences
- Published over 10 SCI papers
- Authored 2 textbooks
Publications
- Myc-Miz-1 signaling promotes self-renewal of leukemia stem cells by repressing Cebpα and Cebpδ, Jun Zhang et al., 2020
- The anticancer properties of Tanshinones and the pharmacological effects of their active ingredients, Jun Zhang et al., 2020
- In vitro expansion of hematopoietic stem cells by inhibition of both GSK3 and p38 Signaling, Jun Zhang et al., 2019
- p27kip1 maintains a subset of leukemia stem cells in the quiescent state in murine MLL-leukemia, Jun Zhang et al., 2013
- Differential requirements for c-Myc in chronic hematopoietic hyperplasia and acute hematopoietic malignancies in Pten-null mice, Jun Zhang et al., 2011
