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Zhuohua Zhang
Life Science
Central South University
Hunan
Language: English, Chinese
Cell Interactions
Neurodegenerative Diseases
Pathological Mechanisms
Integrins
Cell Adhesion
Inside-Out Signaling
R-Ras
Alzheimer'S Disease
Parkinson'S Disease
Genetic Pathways
Areas of Focus
- Cell interactions and pathological mechanisms of neurodegenerative diseases
Work Experience
- 1998-12 - Hunan Medical University, Professor and Deputy Director at the National Key Laboratory of Medical Genetics
- 2003-03 to 2006-12 - Central South University, Professor and Director at the National Key Laboratory of Medical Genetics
- 2007-01 to 2015-04 - Central South University, Director at the National Key Laboratory of Medical Genetics
- 2008-09 to 2010-11 - Central South University, Assistant to the President
- 2010-12 to 2016-05 - Central South University, Vice President
- 2016-05 - Nanhua University, President
Academic Background & Achievements
- Ph.D. in Molecular Pathology from University of California, San Diego
- Outstanding Young Scientist Grant by National Natural Science Foundation of China (1999)
- Appointed as Chang Jiang Scholar by Ministry of Education (2001)
- First batch of National Overseas High-level Talents Plan (2008)
Awards
- 1999: First Prize of the First Chang Jiang Achievement Award by Ministry of Education (Ranked 3rd)
- 2010: Second Prize of the National Natural Science Award (Ranked 2nd)
- 2013: First Prize of Hunan Provincial Natural Science Award (Ranked 1st)
