Dr. Zhang is a Mexican physiologist who has worked at the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM) for the last 30 years. Originally from Beijing, China, she embarked on a journey to UNAM to study medicine under a cultural exchange program between the two nations. Married to a Mexican theoretical physicist and a proud mother of three children, Dr. Zhang holds MD, MSc, and PhD (Physiological Sciences) degrees from UNAM. Her academic journey includes impactful postdoctoral training in Biomathematics (1992–1993) and Anatomical Neuropharmacology (2000–2001, 2007–2008) at the University of Oxford, UK, and also as a visiting Professor at MPI for Medical Research, Heidelberg, NIDA/NIH Baltimore, and NIMH/NIH Bethesda. Her research is guided by hypotheses exploring the influence of peptides within sensorimotor circuits on circuit performance.