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Le Zhang is an Assistant Professor at Yale University School of Medicine in the Department of Neurology and the Department of Neuroscience. His research focuses on immune responses in the central nervous system related to neurodegenerative diseases such as Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's disease, HIV-associated neurocognitive disorder, and Multiple sclerosis. Dr. Zhang integrates cutting-edge single-cell technologies with human research and mouse genetics, aiming to elucidate the body-to-brain immune axis in health and disease. He earned his B.S. in Biological Science from Peking University in 2004 and his Ph.D. in Molecular Biology and Biochemistry from the University of Hong Kong in 2010, studying epigenetic regulation of aging and senescence under Dr. Zhongjun Zhou. He then continued his training as a postdoctoral fellow in epigenetics and neuroscience at the University of Pennsylvania and as a research fellow at Harvard Medical School. Dr. Zhang has authored various publications and is involved in a number of scientific committees, contributing to the advancement of neuroscience research at Yale.
Yale University School of Medicine • New Haven, CT
Leading single cell research in neuroimmunology and neurological disorders.
Administered via the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences (GSAS). GRE General is optional for PhD.