Dr. Li Zhang

Li Zhang received a doctorate in biochemistry from the University of California at Los Angeles and completed her postdoctoral training in molecular biology and molecular genetics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. She is a professor and the Cecil H. and Ida Green Distinguished Chair at the Department of Biological Sciences, University of Texas at Dallas, TX, USA. Professor Zhang’s laboratory has studied heme and oxygen regulation for 25+ years. Professor Zhang has made important contributions to the understanding of heme function and signaling. Professor Zhang has published a series of noted articles in the field of heme function and oxygen regulation. These include the following: Heme: a versatile signaling molecule controlling the activities of diverse regulators ranging from transcription factors to MAP kinases (PMID: 16894358); Heme, an essential nutrient from dietary proteins, critically impacts diverse physiological and pathological processes (PMID: 24633395); Elevated Heme Synthesis and Uptake Underpin Intensified Oxidative Metabolism and Tumorigenic Functions in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Cells (PMID: 30902795); and Heme Sequestration as an Effective Strategy for the Suppression of Tumor Growth and Progression (PMID: 34552010). She has edited and contributed to two editions (2011 and 2020) of the book Biology. To date, her publications have 4522 (Google Scholar)/3297 (Scopus) citations and she has an h-index of 39 (Google Scholar)/34 (Scopus).