Di Zhou is currently working at the Center for Drug Evaluation, National Medical Products Administration, Beijing, China (2024–present). Previously, she conducted research at the National Engineering Research Center of Human Stem Cells, Changsha, China (2015–2024). She earned a Doctor of Medicine (M.D.) in Stem Cell Engineering from Central South University, Institute of Reproductive and Stem Cell Engineering in 2009. She then pursued postdoctoral research at Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine (May 2011 – May 2013), where her research focused on the differentiation of human embryonic stem cells, transdifferentiation of somatic cells into functional neurons, DNA damage repair in cells, and induced differentiation of glioma cells. Her research interests include stem cell engineering, cellular differentiation mechanisms, and translational applications of stem cells in regenerative medicine and disease modeling. She has been awarded the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Young Scientists Fund), Hunan Province Natural Science Foundation (Young Scientists Fund), and Hunan Province Science and Technology Program (three projects).