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Dr. Liying Zhang is a Clinical Professor at the University of California, Los Angeles, where she is a member of the Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine. She completed her PhD in 2003 at Johns Hopkins University/National Human Genome Research Institute and holds a Master of Science from Johns Hopkins University awarded in 2002. Dr. Zhang specializes in Clinical Molecular Genetics and Genomics, with board certification obtained from the American Board of Medical Genetics in 2005. Her research interests primarily focus on characterizing genetic mutations in human cancers, identifying biomarkers for cancer progression and drug response, and understanding the spectrum of germline mutations associated with cancer prevention and treatment. Additionally, she investigates mutations and epigenetic alterations related to immunotherapy resistance and the classification of variants of uncertain significance associated with tumor suppressor genes. Dr. Zhang has numerous significant publications in high-impact scientific journals, contributing valuable insights into cancer diagnostics and genetics.
Department of Economics admits primarily for the PhD program.