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Jean Zhao, PhD


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Jean Zhao, PhD

Researcher

  • Professor of Biological Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, Harvard Medical School

Contact Information

  • Office Phone Number617-632-2932

Bio

Jean Zhao received her PhD from Tufts University School of Medicine in 1999. She did her postdoctoral work in the laboratory of Dr. Thomas M. Roberts, became an Instructor in Medicine at Harvard Medical School in 2003, and joined the faculty of DFCI and Harvard Medical School in 2006.

Research

Kinase signaling in cancer

We are interested in how kinases in general, and phosphatidylinositol 3-kinases (PI3K) in particular, control malignant transformation. The work of our laboratory integrates molecular biology, tissue engineering and novel mouse models of human cancer to study oncogenic alterations in kinases that are involved in primary tumor formation and metastasis. In addition to our unique genetically engineered mouse models, we have developed a number of additional experimental systems, including, synthetic human tumors, and kinome-wide libraries of activated kinases to elucidate the mechanisms by which kinases function in cancer. We hope our studies will allow us to harness the potential of these molecules as specific targets for cancer therapies.

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Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
450 Brookline Avenue
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Boston, MA 02215
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