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Name	Jian Zhang
Contact Information	zhangjian@sustech.edu.cn
Language ability	English, Chinese
Province	Guangdong

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Name

Jian Zhang

Contact Information

zhangjian@sustech.edu.cn

Language ability

English, Chinese

Province

Guangdong

University/Lab Affiliation and Title	Southern University of Science and Technology
Faculty	Medical School
Academic Background & Achievements	1981-1986: Bachelor in Clinical Medicine, Tianjin Medical University 1997-1998: Master in Immunology, Old Dominion University & East Virginia Medical School 1998-2001: PhD in Pathology, University of Michigan Selected as a national candidate for the 'Millions of Talents Project' in 2014
Work Experience	1986.8-1995.1: Tianjin Third Hospital/Tianjin Institute of Geriatric Medicine, Resident Physician, Attending Physician 1995.1-1996.8: University of Wisconsin-Madison, Geriatric Medicine Institute, WHO Scholarship Visiting Scholar 1996.8-1998.8: East Virginia Medical School, Geriatric Medicine Research Center, Visiting Research Scientist 1998.8-2004.6: University of Michigan Medical School, PhD Student/Researcher 2004.7-2010.12: University of Pittsburgh and University of Michigan Medical School, Assistant Professor (Tenure track) 2011.1-2016.7: Key Laboratory of Longevity and Ageing-related Diseases, Guangxi Medical University, Director/Professor 2016.3-: University of Pittsburgh Medical School, Part-time Professor 2016.7-: Southern University of Science and Technology, Professor
Awards	2019: Vice President of Shenzhen Biopharmaceutical Promotion Association 2018: Vice Chairman of Shenzhen Alliance of China Cancer Prevention and Treatment Alliance 2014: Expert with Special Government Allowance of the State Council 2013: National candidate for the 'Millions of Talents Project' and awarded 'Outstanding Young Expert' 2013: International lecturer certificate by the American Basic Urological Research Society (SBUR) 2012: National Excellent Science and Technology Worker 2011: Bagui Scholar of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Consultant of the Government of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region 2007: Mentoring Dr. Yi Lu, Young Investigator Travel Award, ASBMR 2005: Mentoring Dr. Yi Lu, Scholar-in-Training Award, AACR 2003: Scholar-in-Training Award, AACR 2003: Plenary Poster Award of 25th Annual Meeting of American Society for Bone and Mineral Research 2002: Alice L. Jee Memorial Young Investigator Award 2000: Plenary Poster Award of 22nd Annual Meeting of American Society for Bone and Mineral Research 1994: Fellowship Award, World Health Organization (WHO)

University/Lab Affiliation and Title

Southern University of Science and Technology

Faculty

Medical School

Academic Background & Achievements

1981-1986: Bachelor in Clinical Medicine, Tianjin Medical University
1997-1998: Master in Immunology, Old Dominion University & East Virginia Medical School
1998-2001: PhD in Pathology, University of Michigan
Selected as a national candidate for the 'Millions of Talents Project' in 2014

Work Experience

1986.8-1995.1: Tianjin Third Hospital/Tianjin Institute of Geriatric Medicine, Resident Physician, Attending Physician
1995.1-1996.8: University of Wisconsin-Madison, Geriatric Medicine Institute, WHO Scholarship Visiting Scholar
1996.8-1998.8: East Virginia Medical School, Geriatric Medicine Research Center, Visiting Research Scientist
1998.8-2004.6: University of Michigan Medical School, PhD Student/Researcher
2004.7-2010.12: University of Pittsburgh and University of Michigan Medical School, Assistant Professor (Tenure track)
2011.1-2016.7: Key Laboratory of Longevity and Ageing-related Diseases, Guangxi Medical University, Director/Professor
2016.3-: University of Pittsburgh Medical School, Part-time Professor
2016.7-: Southern University of Science and Technology, Professor

Awards

2019: Vice President of Shenzhen Biopharmaceutical Promotion Association
2018: Vice Chairman of Shenzhen Alliance of China Cancer Prevention and Treatment Alliance
2014: Expert with Special Government Allowance of the State Council
2013: National candidate for the 'Millions of Talents Project' and awarded 'Outstanding Young Expert'
2013: International lecturer certificate by the American Basic Urological Research Society (SBUR)
2012: National Excellent Science and Technology Worker
2011: Bagui Scholar of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Consultant of the Government of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region
2007: Mentoring Dr. Yi Lu, Young Investigator Travel Award, ASBMR
2005: Mentoring Dr. Yi Lu, Scholar-in-Training Award, AACR
2003: Scholar-in-Training Award, AACR
2003: Plenary Poster Award of 25th Annual Meeting of American Society for Bone and Mineral Research
2002: Alice L. Jee Memorial Young Investigator Award
2000: Plenary Poster Award of 22nd Annual Meeting of American Society for Bone and Mineral Research
1994: Fellowship Award, World Health Organization (WHO)

Areas of Focus	Tumor transformation medical research Tumor resistance, recurrence, and metastasis Aging and cancer
Publications	Osteoprotegerin inhibits prostate cancer-induced osteoclastogenesis and prevents prostate tumor growth in the bone, Zhang J, Dai J, Qi Y, Lin D, Smith P, Strayhorn C, Mizokami A, Fu Z, Westman J, Keller ET, 2001 Oxidative stress-mediated activation of NFkB and the interleukin-6 promoter requires NFkB-inducing kinase activity, Zhang J, Johnston G, Stebler B, Keller ET, 2001 Osteoprotegerin abrogates chronic alcohol ingestion-induced bone loss in mice, Zhang J, Dai J, Lin D, Habib P, Smith P, Murtha J, Fu Z, Yao Z, Qi Y, Keller ET, 2002 Soluble RANK-Fc diminishes prostate tumor progression in bone, Zhang J, Dai J, Yao Z, Lu Y, Dougall W, Keller ET, 2003 Bioluminescence imaging of RANK ligand transcriptional regulation in vivo, Zhang J, Lu Y, Kitazawa R, Kitazawa S, Dai J, Qi W, Zhao X, Yao Z, Hall D, Keller ET, 2004 In vivo visualization of aging-associated gene transcription: evidence for free radical theory of aging, Zhang J, Lu Y, Kitazawa R, Kitazawa S, Dai J, Qi W, Zhao X, Yao Z, Hall D, Ershler WB, Keller ET, 2004 Monocyte chemotactic protein-1 (MCP-1) acts as a paracrine and autocrine factor for prostate cancer growth and invasion, Lu Y, Cai Z, Galson DL, Xiao G, Liu YL, George D, Melhem MF, Yao Z and Zhang J, 2006 Monocyte chemotactic protein-1 (MCP-1) mediates prostate cancer-induced bone resorption, Lu Y, Cai Z, Xiao G, Liu Y, Keller ET, Mizokami A, Yao Z, Roodman GD, Zhang J, 2007 CCR2 expression correlates with prostate cancer progression, Lu Y, Yao Z, and Zhang J, 2007 Prostate cancer bone metastasis: interaction between tumor cells and bone microenvironment, Lu Y, Yao Z, and Zhang J, 2007 PTHrP-induced MCP-1 production by human bone marrow endothelial cells promotes osteoclast differentiation and prostate cancer cell proliferation and invasion in vitro, Lu Y, Xiao G, Galson DL, Nishio Y, Mizokami A, Yao Z, and Zhang J, 2007 Expression of the fat-1 gene diminishes prostate cancer growth in vivo through enhancing apoptosis and inhibiting GSK-3β phosphorylation, Lu Y, Nie DB, Witt WT, Chen Q, Shen M, Xie H, Lai L, Dai Y, Zhang J, 2008 CXCL16 functions as a novel chemotactic factor for prostate cancer cells in vitro, Lu Y, Wang J, Xu Y, Koch AE., Cai Z, Chen X, Galson DL, Taichman RS, and Zhang J, 2008 Activation of MCP-1/CCR2 axis promotes prostate cancer growth in bone, Cai Z, Chen QY, Chen J, Lu Y, Xiao GZ, and Zhang J, 2009 MCP-1 promotes lung cancer-induced bone resorptive lesions in vivo, Cai Z, Chen QY, Chen J, Lu Y, Xiao GZ, and Zhang J, 2009

Areas of Focus

Tumor transformation medical research
Tumor resistance, recurrence, and metastasis
Aging and cancer

Publications

Osteoprotegerin inhibits prostate cancer-induced osteoclastogenesis and prevents prostate tumor growth in the bone, Zhang J, Dai J, Qi Y, Lin D, Smith P, Strayhorn C, Mizokami A, Fu Z, Westman J, Keller ET, 2001
Oxidative stress-mediated activation of NFkB and the interleukin-6 promoter requires NFkB-inducing kinase activity, Zhang J, Johnston G, Stebler B, Keller ET, 2001
Osteoprotegerin abrogates chronic alcohol ingestion-induced bone loss in mice, Zhang J, Dai J, Lin D, Habib P, Smith P, Murtha J, Fu Z, Yao Z, Qi Y, Keller ET, 2002
Soluble RANK-Fc diminishes prostate tumor progression in bone, Zhang J, Dai J, Yao Z, Lu Y, Dougall W, Keller ET, 2003
Bioluminescence imaging of RANK ligand transcriptional regulation in vivo, Zhang J, Lu Y, Kitazawa R, Kitazawa S, Dai J, Qi W, Zhao X, Yao Z, Hall D, Keller ET, 2004
In vivo visualization of aging-associated gene transcription: evidence for free radical theory of aging, Zhang J, Lu Y, Kitazawa R, Kitazawa S, Dai J, Qi W, Zhao X, Yao Z, Hall D, Ershler WB, Keller ET, 2004
Monocyte chemotactic protein-1 (MCP-1) acts as a paracrine and autocrine factor for prostate cancer growth and invasion, Lu Y, Cai Z, Galson DL, Xiao G, Liu YL, George D, Melhem MF, Yao Z and Zhang J, 2006
Monocyte chemotactic protein-1 (MCP-1) mediates prostate cancer-induced bone resorption, Lu Y, Cai Z, Xiao G, Liu Y, Keller ET, Mizokami A, Yao Z, Roodman GD, Zhang J, 2007
CCR2 expression correlates with prostate cancer progression, Lu Y, Yao Z, and Zhang J, 2007
Prostate cancer bone metastasis: interaction between tumor cells and bone microenvironment, Lu Y, Yao Z, and Zhang J, 2007
PTHrP-induced MCP-1 production by human bone marrow endothelial cells promotes osteoclast differentiation and prostate cancer cell proliferation and invasion in vitro, Lu Y, Xiao G, Galson DL, Nishio Y, Mizokami A, Yao Z, and Zhang J, 2007
Expression of the fat-1 gene diminishes prostate cancer growth in vivo through enhancing apoptosis and inhibiting GSK-3β phosphorylation, Lu Y, Nie DB, Witt WT, Chen Q, Shen M, Xie H, Lai L, Dai Y, Zhang J, 2008
CXCL16 functions as a novel chemotactic factor for prostate cancer cells in vitro, Lu Y, Wang J, Xu Y, Koch AE., Cai Z, Chen X, Galson DL, Taichman RS, and Zhang J, 2008
Activation of MCP-1/CCR2 axis promotes prostate cancer growth in bone, Cai Z, Chen QY, Chen J, Lu Y, Xiao GZ, and Zhang J, 2009
MCP-1 promotes lung cancer-induced bone resorptive lesions in vivo, Cai Z, Chen QY, Chen J, Lu Y, Xiao GZ, and Zhang J, 2009

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