Jinqiang Zhang, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor

School of Medicine
Jinqiang Zhang, PhD

Education & Affiliations

1999-2004: Ph.D. Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Academy of Military Medical Sciences China
2004-2006: Resident, Department of Pathology, Beijing 466 Hospital, China
2007-2009: Research Fellow, Cancer Institute, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China
2010-2015: Research Fellow, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Tulane University Health Science Center, New Orleans, LA

Biography

Faculty Appointments: 

2016- present:  Instructor, Tulane University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, LA

Publications

Original Manuscripts, Letters and Commentaries:

1.         Weina Chen, Chang Han, Jinqiang Zhang, Kyoungsub Song, Ying Wang, and Tong Wu. miR-150 Deficiency Protects Against FAS-Induced Acute Liver Injury in Mice Through Regulation of AKT. PLOS ONE 10(7): e132734, 2015.

2.         Kyoungsub Song, Hyunjoo Kwon, Chang Han, Jinqiang Zhang, Srikanta Dash, Kyu Lim, Tong Wu. Active Glycolytic Metabolism in CD133(+) Hepatocellular Cancer Stem Cells: Regulation by Mir-122. Oncotarget, 2015.

3.         Jinqiang Zhang, Shaohua Li, Fang Liu, Lanping Zhou, Ningsheng Shao, and Xiaohang Zhao. SELEX Aptamer Used as a Probe to Detect Circulating Tumor Cells in Peripheral Blood of Pancreatic Cancer Patients. PloS one, 2015, 10(3): e0121920.

4.         Ximena Vanegas Qadir, Chang Han, Weina Chen, Kyoungsub Song, Jinqiang Zhang and Tong Wu. MiR-223 Deficiency Protects against Fas-induced Hepatocyte Apoptosis and Liver Injury through Targeting IGF1R. The American journal of pathology, 2015.

5.         Lu Yao, Chang Han, Kyoungsub Song, Jinqiang Zhang, Kyu Lim, and Tong Wu. Omega-3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids Upregulate 15-PGDH Expression in Cholangiocarcinoma Cells by Inhibiting miR-26a/b Expression. Cancer research, 2015, 75 (7): 1388-1398.

6.         Weina Chen, Chang Han, Jinqiang Zhang, Kyoungsub Song, Ying Wang, and Tong Wu. Deletion of Mir155 Prevents Fas-Induced Liver Injury through Up-Regulation of Mcl-1. The American journal of pathology, 2015, 185(4): 1033-1044.

7.         Ximena V Qadir, Chang Han, Dongdong Lu, Jinqiang Zhang, and Tong Wu. miR-185 Inhibits Hepatocellular Carcinoma Growth by Targeting the DNMT1/PTEN/Akt Pathway. The American journal of pathology, 2014, 184(8): 2355-2364.

8.         Yulin Sun, Ni Shi, Haizhen Lu, Jinqiang Zhang, Yulong Ma, Yuanyuan Qiao, Yonghong Mao, Kun Jia, Lifen Han, Fang Liu, Hongxia Li, Zhengwei Lin, Xinmin Li, Xiaohang Zhao. ABCC4 copy number variation is associated with susceptibility to esophageal squamous cell carcinoma. Carcinogenesis, 2014, 35(9):1941-1950.

9.         Jinqiang Zhang, Chang Han, Hanqing Zhu, Kyoungsub Song, and Tong Wu. miR-101 inhibits cholangiocarcinoma angiogenesis through targeting vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF). The American journal of pathology, 2013, 182(5): 1629-1639.

10.       Kyoungsub Song, Chang Han, Jinqiang Zhang, Dongdong Lu, Srikanta Dash, Mark Feitelson, Kyu Lim,and Tong Wu. Epigenetic regulation of MicroRNA‐122 by peroxisome proliferator activated receptor‐gamma and hepatitis B virus X protein in hepatocellular carcinoma cells. Hepatology, 2013, 58(5): 1681-1692.

11.       Jinqiang Zhang, Chang Han, and Tong Wu. MicroRNA-26a promotes cholangiocarcinoma growth by activating β-catenin. Gastroenterology, 2012, 143(1): 246-256. e8.

Presentations and Scientific Exhibits:

1.         Jinqiang Zhang, Chang Han, Weina Chen, Kyoungsub Song, Ying Wang, Lu Yao, Nathan Ungerleider, Hyunjoo Kwon, and Tong Wu. TGF-β inhibits the expression of lncRNA H19 expression via SOX2 in tumor-initiating hepatocytes. The Liver Meeting of American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD), 2015, San Francisco CA.

2.         Jinqiang Zhang, Chang Han, and Tong Wu. The inhibitory effect of long non-coding RNA MALAT1 on Smads signaling pathway. Cancer Research, 73(8 Supplement): 1825-1825. American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) annual meeting, 2013, Washington DC.

3.         Jinqiang Zhang, Chang Han, Kyoungsub Song, and Tong Wu. IncRNA MALAT1 inhibits Smad2/3 signaling in hepatic cells. HEPATOLOGY, 58: 235A-235A. The Liver Meeting of American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD), 2013, Washington DC. (Oral presentation).

4.         Kathleen Byrnes, Jinqiang Zhang, Chang Han, and Tong Wu. Expression of MicroRNA-122 in Hepatocellular Carcinomas Arising from Patients with Different Underlying Chronic Liver Diseases. HEPATOLOGY, 56: : 627A-627A. The Liver Meeting of American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD), 2012, Boston MA.

5.         Kathleen Byrnes, Jinqiang Zhang, Chang Han, and Tong Wu. Expression of MicroRNA-21 is Upregulated in Hepatocellular Carcinomas Irrespective of Underlying Chronic Liver Diseases. HEPATOLOGY, 56: : 447A-448A. The Liver Meeting of American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD), 2012, Boston MA.

6.         Ni Shi, Yulin Sun, Jinqiang Zhang, Yonghong Mao, Yulong Ma, Lifen Han, Yuanyuan Qiao, Qian Li, Xinmin Li, Xiaohang Zhao. Copy number variation in 13q32. 1 associated with esophageal squamous cell carcinoma. Cancer Research, 72(8 Supplement): 5133-5133. American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) annual meeting, 2012, San Diego, CA.

7.         Jinqiang Zhang, Chang Han, and Tong Wu. Regulation of Wnt/beta-catenin pathway by MicroRNA-26a1. The FASEB Journal, 25: 442.6. Experimental Biology (EB)conference, 2011, Washington DC. (Oral presentation).

8.         Jinqiang Zhang, Chang Han, and Tong Wu. MicorRNA -101 Suppressed Cholangiocarcinogensis and Tumor Progression Through Targeting VEGF-1 and Inhibition of Angiogenesis. HEPATOLOGY, 54: 1278A-1278A. The Liver Meeting of American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD), 2011, San Francisco CA.

9.         Jinqiang Zhang, Chang Han, and Tong Wu. Micro -26A Enhances Cholangiocarcinoma Growth Through Degradation of GSK-3 beta and Activation of beta-Catenin. HEPATOLOGY, 54: 1356A-1357A. The Liver Meeting of American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD), 2011, San Francisco CA.