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Hui Zhang
Basic Medical Sciences
Guangzhou Medical University
Guangdong
Language: Chinese, English
Childhood Leukemia
Pharmacogenomics
Acute Leukemia
Pathogenesis
Immunity
Chemotherapy Resistance
Genomics
Pediatric Oncology
Targeted Therapy
Clinical Research
Areas of Focus
- Pharmacogenomics of childhood acute leukemia
- Pathogenesis of childhood leukemia
- Relationship between immunity and chemotherapy resistance in childhood leukemia
Work Experience
- 2002 - Present - Director of Hematology and Oncology Department, Guangzhou Women and Children's Medical Center
- 2002 - Stayed at Guangzhou Medical University First Affiliated Hospital, Pediatrics
- 2013-2017 - Postdoctoral Researcher, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Academic Background & Achievements
- 2002 - Graduated from Guangzhou Medical College, Clinical Medicine
- 2007-2013 - Studied at Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, focused on targeted therapy for leukemia
- 2013-2017 - Postdoctoral work at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, focused on pharmacogenomics and pathogenesis of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia
- Independent PI with funding from St. Baldrick’s Foundation, National Natural Science Foundation of China, Guangdong Science and Technology Department, and Guangdong Natural Science Foundation, totaling approximately 4.5 million RMB
Awards
- First international young scholar from mainland China funded by St. Baldrick’s Foundation
