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Zhang Zheng
Medical School
Southern University of Science and Technology
Guangdong
Language: Chinese, English
Immunopathogenesis
Pathogens
Infection
Immunotherapy
Therapy
Strategies
Disease
Mechanisms
Research
Clinical
Areas of Focus
- Pathogen infection immunopathogenesis
- Immunotherapy strategies
Work Experience
- 2018.07-: Vice President and Director of Research Institute, Second Affiliated Hospital of Southern University of Science and Technology
- 2015.07-2018.06: Researcher, Clinical Research Management Center, PLA 302 Hospital
- 2013.09-2015.06: Researcher, Biotherapy Research Center, PLA 302 Hospital
- 2013.09-2014.09: Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Immunology, University of North Carolina (UNC)
- 2010.09-2013.08: Associate Researcher, Biotherapy Research Center, PLA 302 Hospital
- 2009.09-2010.03: Visiting Scholar, Department of Immunology, University of North Carolina (UNC)
- 2007.09-2010.08: Associate Researcher, Institute of Infectious Diseases, PLA 302 Hospital
- 2005.07-2007.09: Assistant Researcher, Institute of Infectious Diseases, PLA 302 Hospital
Academic Background & Achievements
- 2002-2005: PhD in Pathology and Pathophysiology, Academy of Military Medical Sciences
- 1999-2002: Master of Medical Science in Physiology, Fourth Military Medical University
- 1994-1999: Bachelor of Medical Science in Clinical Medicine, Fourth Military Medical University
- Recipient of the National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars
- Recipient of the National Innovation Competition Award
Publications
- Potent human neutralizing antibodies elicited by SARS-CoV-2 infection, Zhang Z et al., 2020
- Potent and protective IGHV3-53/3-66 public antibodies and their shared escape mutant on the spike of SARS-CoV-2, Zhang Z et al., 2021
- Host-viral infection maps reveal signatures of severe COVID-19 patients, Zhang Z et al., 2020
- SARS-CoV-2 promotes RIPK1 activation to facilitate viral propagation, Zhang Z et al., 2021
- Single-cell landscape of bronchoalveolar immune cells in patients with COVID-19, Zhang Z et al., 2020
- Sustained IFN-I Stimulation Impairs MAIT Cell Responses to Bacteria by Inducing IL-10 during chronic HIV-1 Infection, Zhang Z et al., 2020
- Plasmacytoid dendritic cells promote HIV-1-induced group-3 innate lymphoid cell depletion, Zhang Z et al., 2015
- Hyper–Cytolytic Activity of Hepatic Natural Killer Cells Correlates with Liver Injury in Chronic Hepatitis B Patients, Zhang Z et al., 2011
- Dynamic programmed death-1 expression on virus-specific CD8 T cells correlates with the outcome of acute hepatitis B, Zhang Z et al., 2008
Awards
- National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars (2020)
- National Innovation Competition Award (2020)
- Key R&D Program of the Ministry of Science and Technology (2020)
- Shenzhen Municipal National Leading Talent (2018)
- National Talents Project for Outstanding Contribution (2017)
- National Excellent Youth Fund (2013)
