EDUCATION AND TRAINING
Bachelor of Medicine (M.D. Equivalent), Zhejiang University School of Medicine, 2003
M.S. Chemistry, Georgia State University, 2007
Ph.D. Biochemistry, Georgia State University, 2008
Clinical Internship, the Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University, 2000-2003
Research Fellow, Immune Disease Institute, Harvard Medical School 2008-2010
Instructor, La Jolla Institute for Allergy and Immunology, 2010-2012
RESEARCH INTERESTS
The Zhou Lab is exploring the frontiers of calcium signaling, optogenetics, immunoengineering and molecular therapy research by combining biophysics, immunology, chemical biology, drug screening, computational biology and mouse genetics. We are focused on elucidating the role of calcium channels and DNA modifications in health and diseases and designing better treatment and prevention strategies for cardiovascular disorders, autoimmune diseases and cancer. Ongoing research activities include: i) discovering novel ion channels that govern intracellular calcium homeostasis and T cell activities; ii) devising innovative optical actuators for remote control of cell signaling, (epi)genome editing and immunomodulation; and iii) designing better treatment and prevention strategies for immunoinflammatory diseases and tumors.