Jin Zhang

Dr. Jin Zhang is an Associate Professor of Radiation Oncology at Washington University School of Medicine, with affiliations to the Siteman Cancer Center, Institute of Clinical and Translational Sciences (ICTS), and multiple divisions within the Roy and Diana Vagelos Division of Biology & Biomedical Sciences (DBBS), including Biomedical Informatics and Data Science, Cancer Biology, and Computational and Systems Biology.

• PhD in Computer Science (University of Connecticut, 2012)
• MPHS in Population Health Sciences (Washington University, 2022)
• Prior postdoctoral work at McDonnell Genome Institute and Department of Medicine, Washington University

His research develops deep learning/AI models and multi-omics approaches (genomics, proteomics, metabolomics, imaging) to advance translational cancer research at the intersection of genomics and radiation oncology. Recent work includes Nature studies on dietary fructose-induced tumor growth mechanisms, Patterns publications on GAN-based gene expression analysis, and Clinical Cancer Research papers on HPV+ cancer MRD detection.

Scientific awards include NCI K22, ITCR R21, R37, and R01 grants totaling over $9.7 million in funding. His lab trains DBBS and MSTP rotation students, with alumni pursuing academic/research roles at institutions like University of Washington and Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center.