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Meng Zhang

  • Department of Urology
    Assistant Professor
  • Emory University School of Medicine
    Urology
    Health Science Research Building 1, 1760 Haygood Dr NE Room E369
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Overview

Dr. Meng Zhang received her PhD in Cell Biology from Yale University and her MS in Computer Science from Stanford University. She finished her postdoctoral training at the University of California, San Francisco, and has a strong and unique multi-disciplinary research background across both molecular and computational biology. Dr. Zhang has published first- and co-author papers in high-profile journals including Nature Cell Biology, Genes & Development, Nature Genetics, Nature Communications, Cancer Research, etc. Her research focuses on RNA biology in development and cancer and aims to identify regulatory mechanisms and novel RNA and protein species with translational potential.

At Emory, Dr. Zhang’s lab studies the alterations of RNA transcription, processing, and translation in tumor cells, with the long-term goal to understand the biology of cancer progression and therapy resistance, and to identify novel therapeutic targets to overcome resistance. Her lab integrates a variety of research approaches, including clinical genomics, CRISPR-based functional genomics, and molecular biology to systematically investigate RNA biology in cancer progression and resistance, leading to discoveries that will benefit patients.

Academic Appointment

  • Assistant Professor, Emory University School of Medicine

Education

Degrees

  • MS from Stanford University
  • PhD from Yale University

Research

Publications

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