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Kurt Zhang is an Associate Professor and Director of the Rigor & Reproducibility Core at Texas A&M University Health Science Center. He holds a BSc in Biochemistry from Wuhan University (1996), an M.S. in Computer Science (Computational Biology) from Kansas State University (2004), and a Ph.D. in Statistics (Bioinformatics) from Kansas State University (2008).
His research focuses on decoding genetic events and molecular interactions in biological processes using advanced high-throughput technologies and stochastic models. Key areas include spatial/dynamic gene networks in embryonic heart development, transgenerational epigenetic effects of maternal obesity, and lifestyle interventions to prevent childhood obesity.
Recent work spans molecular mechanisms of metallothionein isoforms in cancer cells, Gata4's role in cardiac septation, and diet-induced epigenetic changes in adipose tissue. His lab emphasizes rigorous reproducibility standards through the Core facility.
Publications highlight interdisciplinary approaches combining computational biology with experimental models (e.g., mouse embryos and rat offspring studies). Collaborations span biochemistry, statistics, and clinical domains.
