Tao Zhong

Biography

Ph.D., professor. 1987 graduated from Fudan University, Shanghai Medical College (formerly Shanghai Medical University); in 1995 by the New York Cold Spring Harbor Institute and the State University of New York joint genetics doctorate; 1996-2001, at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Harvard Medical Postdoctoral fellow of Cardiovascular Research Center; assistant professor of Department of Pharmacology and Developmental Cell Biology, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, associate professor of medicine, lecturer of Fudan University since 2002; appointed professor of Fudan University in 2011 ; Deputy Director of State Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineering; Chief Scientist of National Major Scientific Research Program in Cardiac Development. In Nature, Science, Cell, PNAS and other magazines published a number of important academic papers. Ph.D., professor. 1987 graduated from Fudan University, Shanghai Medical College (formerly Shanghai Medical University); in 1995 by the New York Cold Spring Harbor Institute and the State University of New York joint genetics doctorate; 1996-2001, at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Harvard Medical Postdoctoral fellow of Cardiovascular Research Center; assistant professor of Department of Pharmacology and Developmental Cell Biology, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, associate professor of medicine, lecturer of Fudan University since 2002; appointed professor of Fudan University in 2011 ; Deputy Director of State Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineering; Chief Scientist of National Major Scientific Research Program in Cardiac Development. In Nature, Science, Cell, PNAS and other magazines published a number of important academic papers.

Research Interest

The long-term goal of our lab is to elucidate the cellular molecular mechanisms that govern cardiovascular development and organ formation. The dynamics and complexity of the cardiovascular system make it a challenging and appealing subject. Developmental and uncontrolled growth are the major hallmarks of human cardiovascular disease. We primarily use zebra fish and mice as model animals to study the effects of cardiovascular and cardiac development on the formation and regeneration of the heart and blood vessels using genetics, developmental biology and molecular biology. Screening small molecule compounds to find signal transduction networks and corresponding prodrugs that regulate cardiovascular development and regeneration. It is hoped our research will not only help to deconstruct the cellular molecular etiology of cardiovascular and other diseases in humans, but may also open up new avenues for cutting-edge therapies for cell regeneration and tissue self-repair.