Assistant Professor of Neurological Surgery
Phone: (412) 383-5799
e-mail: yuzhang@pitt.edu

Specialized Areas of Interest

Pathogenetic mechanism and therapy development for neurodegenerative diseases; Huntington’s disease; stroke; ALS; Kennedy’s disease; microRNA and other small RNAs; stem cell and iPS cell; siRNA and shRNA; mutant allele linked polymorphism; crossing BBB delivery.

Biography

Yu Zhang, PhD, joined the Department of Neurological Surgery in October 2010. Dr. Zhang received her PhD from Shanghai Medical University, China. She had postdoctoral training in Neuroapoptosis Laboratory and was instructor of surgery in Department of Neurosurgery at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School.

Dr. Zhang’s research interests include small RNA-related pathogenesis in neurodegenerative diseases, development of autologous cell-replacement therapy for Huntington’s disease, and targeted delivery of therapeutic nucleic acid to the central nervous system.

Board Certifications

National certification commission for acupuncture and oriental medicine (NCCAOM)
Diplomate in Acupuncture

Professional Organization Membership

Society for Neuroscience