Wei Zhang

Assistant Professor

Wei Zhang

Assistant Professor

Academic Appointment(s)

Medical College of Georgia
Department of Medicine

  • (518) 364-0318
  • CB 3942

Education

  • DPB, Medical Scientist. Sun Yat-sen University, 2008

Certifications

  • PHY GA Composite Medical BRD, 2017

Awards & Honors

  • Augusta University Intramural Grants Program 2023

  • Second Century Early Faculty Independence Award 2023

  • Transformational Project Award 2023

  • Travel Grant for Early Career Investigators 2023

  • Career Development Award 2018

Courses Taught Most Recent Academic Year

  • VBIO 9020

    Vascular Biology Journal Club

Scholarship

Selected Recent Publications

  • INKILN is a Long Noncoding RNA Promoting Vascular Smooth Muscle Inflammation via Scaffolding MKL1 and USP10, 2023
    Journal Article, Professional Journal
  • CRISPR-LRS for mapping transgenes in the mouse genome, 2023
    Journal Article, Professional Journal
  • MKL1 cooperates with p38MAPK to promote vascular senescence, inflammation, and abdominal aortic aneurysm., 2021
    Journal Article, Academic Journal
  • Prime editing in mice reveals the essentiality of a single base in driving tissue-specific gene expression., 2021
    Journal Article, Academic Journal
  • Transcriptome analysis of mouse aortae reveals multiple novel pathways regulated by aging., 2020
    Journal Article, Academic Journal