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Research Interests
Dr. Zhang's major research interests include the genetics and epigenetics of complex traits, such as risks for common diseases, drug response, and gene expression. Dr. Zhang is also developing novel epigenetics-based biomarkers for various human cancers and chronic diseases using liquid biopsy.
Education/Academic qualification
PhD, University of Vermont
… → 2004
Keywords
- Bioinformatics
- Cancer Genetics
- Epigenetics
- Genomic Medicine/Personalized Medicine
- Health Disparities
- Microbiome
- Systems Biology
- Translational Research
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Grants 2014 2023
Epigenomic markers of circulating cell-free DNA and treatment outcome in multiple myeloma
University of Chicago, National Cancer Institute
7/1/18 → 6/30/23
Project: Research project
5-Methylcytosine
Multiple Myeloma
Epigenomics
Recurrence
DNA
Vascular-Targeting Genomic and Genetic Strategies for Acute Chest Syndrome
Indiana University, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
5/4/18 → 4/30/22
Project: Research project
Acute Chest Syndrome
Blood Vessels
Lung Injury
Biomarkers
Bronchopulmonary Sequestration
Epigenomic Biomarkers of HIV-Associated Cancers in Nigeria
Achenbach, C. J., Gursel, D. B., Hawkins, C. A., Holl, J. L., Hou, L., Kocherginsky, M., Liu, L., Murphy, R. L., Simon, M. A., Wehbe, F., Wei, J. & Zhang, W.
9/1/17 → 8/31/22
Project: Research project
Developing novel epigenetic biomarkers for predicting the prognosis and therapy-responses of glioblastomas
8/15/17 → 8/31/19
Project: Research project
Glioblastoma
Epigenomics
Biomarkers
Brain Neoplasms
Therapeutics
Development of 5hmC and 5mC biomarkers in cell-free circulating DNA for sensitive colon cancer detection and prognosis
University of Chicago, National Cancer Institute
8/1/17 → 7/31/19
Project: Research project
Computational Biology
Epigenomics
Colonic Neoplasms
Biomarkers
Biostatistics
Research Output 2007 2019
Towards precision medicine: Advances in 5-hydroxymethylcytosine cancer biomarker discovery in liquid biopsy
Zeng, C., Stroup, E. K., Zhang, Z., Chiu, B. C. H. & Zhang, W., Mar 29 2019, In : Cancer Communications. 39, 1, 12.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article
Precision Medicine
Tumor Biomarkers
Epigenomics
Biopsy
DNA
1
Citation
(Scopus)
Genome-wide methylomic and transcriptomic analyses identify subtype-specific epigenetic signatures commonly dysregulated in glioma stem cells and glioblastoma
Pangeni, R. P., Zhang, Z., Alvarez, A. A., Wan, X., Sastry, N., Lu, S., Shi, T., Huang, T., Lei, C. X., James, C. D., Kessler, J., Brennan, C. W., Nakano, I., Lu, X., Hu, B., Zhang, W. & Cheng, S-Y., Apr 3 2018, In : Epigenetics. 13, 4, p. 432-448 17 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Glioblastoma
Epigenomics
Glioma
Stem Cells
Genome
24
Citations
(Scopus)
5-Hydroxymethylcytosine signatures in circulating cell-free DNA as diagnostic biomarkers for human cancers
Li, W., Zhang, X., Lu, X., You, L., Song, Y., Luo, Z., Zhang, J., Nie, J., Zheng, W., Xu, D., Wang, Y., Dong, Y., Yu, S., Hong, J., Shi, J., Hao, H., Luo, F., Hua, L., Wang, P., Qian, X. & 17 others, Oct 1 2017, In : Cell Research. 27, 10, p. 1243-1257 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Tumor Biomarkers
DNA
Biomarkers
Epigenomics
Stomach Neoplasms
Associations of two-pore domain potassium channels and triple negative breast cancer subtype in the Cancer Genome Atlas: Systematic evaluation of gene expression and methylation
Dookeran, K. A., Zhang, W., Stayner, L. & Argos, M., Sep 12 2017, In : BMC Research Notes. 10, 1, 475.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Triple Negative Breast Neoplasms
Methylation
Atlases
Potassium Channels
Gene expression
5
Citations
(Scopus)
Blood pressure and expression of microRNAs in whole blood
Zhang, Z., Joyce, B. T., Kresovich, J. K., Zheng, Y., Zhong, J., Patel, R., Zhang, W., Liu, L., Dou, C., McCracken, J. P., DõÂaz, A., Motta, V., Sanchez-Guerra, M., Bian, S., Bertazzi, P. A., Schwartz, J., Baccarelli, A. A., Wang, S. & Hou, L., Mar 1 2017, In : PloS one. 12, 3, e0173550.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article
Blood pressure
MicroRNAs
microRNA
blood pressure
Blood