معرفی
Dr. Jean Zhao is a Professor of Biological Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology at Harvard Medical School and Principal Investigator at Dana-Farber Cancer Institute's Department of Cancer Biology. She leads research on cancer signaling pathways and therapeutic strategies, integrating molecular biology, chemical biology, and next-generation sequencing technologies.
Education: PhD with honors from Tufts Medical School (specific year not provided). Career milestones include joining DFCI in 2003 as an Instructor, becoming faculty in 2006, and receiving transformative research grants.
Research focuses on understanding tumor initiation/progression through signaling networks and developing novel therapies. Key achievements include advancing PARP inhibitor research and identifying therapeutic targets via systems biology approaches.
Awards: NIH Outstanding Investigator Award (2023), V Scholar Award, Starr Foundation Award, and Department of Defense Breakthrough Award. Grants include NIH and foundation-supported projects.
Labs/Teams: Directs the Zhao Lab at Dana-Farber, which employs multi-disciplinary approaches combining immunotherapy, nanotechnology, and mouse models of cancer. Collaborates broadly with academic and industry partners.
