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Xianqin Zhang
Life Science
Huazhong University of Science and Technology
Hubei
Language: English, Chinese
Genetic Diseases
Nervous System
Molecular Mechanisms
Gene Discovery
Precision Medicine
Diagnostic Technologies
Treatment Technologies
Genomic Medicine
Biological Processes
Pathogenesis
Areas of Focus
- Discovery and molecular mechanisms of genetic diseases affecting the nervous system
- Development of diagnostic and precision treatment technologies for genetic diseases
Work Experience
- 2010.3 - Present: Professor at Huazhong University of Science and Technology - College of Life Science and Technology
- 2008.10 - 2010.2: Postdoctoral Researcher at Cleveland Clinic
Academic Background & Achievements
- 2005.11 - 2008.6 PhD in Genomic Medicine, Cleveland Clinic - Joint PhD Program
- 2002.9 - 2008.7 PhD, Huazhong University of Science and Technology
- 1998.9 - 2002.6 Bachelor of Science, South-Central University for Nationalities
- Selected for the Ministry of Education's New Century Excellent Talents Support Plan
Awards
- 2021: Member of Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Honor Society
- 2018: First Hubei Province Young Geneticist Award
- 2016: High-Level Scientific and Technological Paper Award, Huazhong University of Science and Technology
- 2015: Top Ten Scientific and Technological Progress, Huazhong University of Science and Technology
- 2015: Top Ten Outstanding Young Teachers, Huazhong University of Science and Technology
- 2012: Selected for the Ministry of Education's New Century Excellent Talents Support Plan
- 2011: National Excellent Doctoral Dissertation Nomination
- 2010: Hubei Province Excellent Doctoral Dissertation
- 2009: Iwine H. Page Award for Best Publication, Department of Molecular Cardiology of Cleveland Clinic
- 2008: Cleveland Clinic Innovator Award
