Lubo Zhang, PhD, is a Professor in the Pharmacology Division at Loma Linda University School of Medicine, serving as Director of the Center for Perinatal Biology. With over 386 publications and 13 NIH-funded projects, his work focuses on hypoxia adaptation, epigenetic programming, and maternal-fetal cardiovascular interactions. Education: PhD in Biology from Iowa State University (1990) Research Interests: Zhang's research investigates hypoxia-induced vascular dysfunction, microRNA regulatory mechanisms in pulmonary hypertension, and epigenetic modifications from prenatal exposures. His team explores calcium signaling pathways in uterine artery adaptation and mitochondrial oxidative stress in pregnancy complications. Recent Publications: 2024-2025 work highlights hypoxia's role in maternal vascular tone, microRNA-210's regulation of mtROS in pulmonary hypertension, and epigenetic consequences of maternal e-cigarette exposure. Key findings connect prenatal nicotine to adult cardiovascular vulnerability and identify TET2 as a critical mediator of hypoxia responses. Awards: Recipient of the Loma Linda University Adventist Health Sciences Center Centennial Vanguard Award (2006) Funding: Research funded by NIH (NICHD, NHLBI), National Science Foundation (MRI acquisition), and institutional grants. Projects include multi-omics approaches to fetal hypoxia adaptation and development of advanced imaging techniques for neonatal brain injury.








