Meet the Principal Investigator
Qing Zhang, Ph.D.
Dr. Zhang's research has been continuously funded by the National Institute of Health. Currently his research is supported by the National Cancer Institute, Department of Defense (DOD), American Cancer Society (ACS), CPRIT, as well as Kidney Cancer Research Alliance (KCCure).
He is a member of both the American Society for Investigative Pathology (ASIP) and American Association for Cancer Research (AACR). He obtained various awards, including CPRIT Rising Star Award, ASIP Ramzi Cotran Early Career Investigator Award, DOD KCRP Idea Development Award, ACS Research Scholar Award, Kimmel Scholar Award, V Scholar Award, Susan. G. Komen Career Catalyst Award, and Mary Kay Foundation Award. He also served as the Associate Scientific Advisor at Science Translational Medicine.
Current Lab Members
Chengheng Liao, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Urology Care Foundation Research Scholar Award,（2024-2026）
Jin Zhou, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
AACR-Exelixis Renal Cell Carcinoma Research Fellowship,（2022-2024）
Cheng Zhang, Ph.D.
Instructor
Tao (Dylan) Wang, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Fellow
DoD KCRP postdoctoral fellowship （2025-2028）
Masashi Takeda, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Fellow
The Rotary Foundation Global Grant Scholarship (2023-2025)
Hongyi Liu, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Fellow
Mary Kay International Postdoctoral Fellowship (2021-2023)
Jun Fang, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Fellow
DoD KCRP postdoctoral fellowship （2025-2028）
Qian Liang, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Fellow
Mary Kay International Postdoctoral Fellowship (2024-2025)
Haoyong Fu, Doctoral Candidate
Junior Research Scholar
Ying Xue, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Fellow
Nina, Gildor
Research Technician
Shina Li
Lab Manager
Lab Alumni
Lianxin Hu, Ph.D.
Professor
Zhejiang University, China
Postdoctoral Fellow, UNC-Chapel Hill (2016-2019), UTSW (2019-2024)
Jing Zhang, Ph.D.
Professor
Wuhan University, China
Postdoctoral Fellow, UNC Chapel Hill（2013-2019）
Xijuan Liu, Ph.D.
Professor
Nanjing University, China
Postdoctoral Fellow, UNC-Chapel Hill(2017-2022)
Rachel Shi
Medical Student
University of Central Florida
Research Associate（2020-2021)
Giada Zurlo, Ph.D.
Molecular Biology Specialist
Kedrion Biopharma, Italy
Postdoctoral Fellow, UNC-Chapel Hill (2016-2019), UTSW (2019-2020)
Maxwell Shulman
Master Candidate
UT Austin Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs
Research Assistant（2020-2021）
Yayoi Adachi, Ph.D.
Johnson & Johnson(Japan)
Siying Lyu
Undergraduate Student Assistant
Mamoru Takada, M.D., Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Chiba University, Japan
Postdoctoral Fellow, UNC Chapel Hill (2013-2017)