Education
PhD, Nutritional Science, The University of Arizona, Tucson, 2001
MS, Biochemistry, Hunan Medical University, Changsha, P. R. China, 1987
BS, Chemistry, Qufu Teaching University Qufu, Shandong, P. R. China
Courses
Dr. Zhang teaches the following courses: Introduction to Medical Biochemistry and
Molecular Biology, Medical Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, and Cellular and Molecular
Basis of Medicine (CMBM). Dr. Zhang’s courses cover the following content areas: hormonal
regulation of metabolisms, ATP and energy generation, dietary carbohydrate metabolism,
dietary proteins, fatty acid synthesis, and lipoproteins.
Research
Research Keywords
Prostate cancer
Nutrition
Resveratrol
Androgen receptor
Awards
2008 Visiting Professor: Changsha Medical College, Hunan Province, PRC
2007 Visiting Professor: Department of Biochemistry, College of Medicine, Central
South University, Hunan Province, PRC
2006 Young Researcher Scholarship for AICR/WCRF International Research Conference
on Food, Nutrition and Cancer (2006, Washington, D.C.) American Institute of Cancer
Research and World cancer Research Fund International
2005 Outstanding Performance and Excellence in Scientific Presentation The 2005 Texas
Chapter Annual Symposium
2003 Award for Excellent Presentation of Research Society of Chinese Biochemists in
America, Texas Chapter
1990 Advanced Research Award Hunan province, P. R. China
1989 Excellent Teaching Award Hunan Medical University, P. R. China
Grants
Resveratrol, Aging and Prostate Cancer. $5000 (2006); The Center for Chronic Disorders
of Aging (CCDA), Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine
Effects of Resveratrol in Aging and Prostate Cancer, $15,859; 01/01/2007-21/31/2010,
2006 Formula Grant, Pennsylvania Department of Health, Bureau of Health Statistics
and Research
Chromosomal Translocation-Induced Overexpression of ERG and Prostate Tumorigenesis,
$15,000; 07/2008-06/2010, Christian R. Mary F. Lindback Foundation
Modification of Resveratrol and Identification of More Potent Prostate Cancer Prevention
Reagents: $300,000; 6/1/2010-5/31/2013 SynStar Inc.