May Zhang’s research news in UConn Today
UConn Today highlights May Zhang's profiles in pharmaceutical research. May’s Honors thesis with a title of "The growth of siRNA-based therapeutics: updated clinical studies" has been published in Biochemical Pharmacology.
Liming Chen’s research news in UConn Today
UConn Today highlights Liming Chen's award as the Molecular Pharmacology ‘s highlighted trainee author for April 2020.
Drs. Jose Manautou and Xiaobo Zhong in an article published in WIRED for advice of fever relief drugs in the COVID-19 pandemic
An article "The ibuprofen debate reveals the danger of COVID-19 rumors"written by Maryn McKenna on WIRED.
Drs. Xiaobo Zhong, Jose Manautou, Michael White, David Banach, and Suzanne Doyan from UConn School of Pharmacy and Health Center in response to medication in the time of COVID-19 in an article by UConn Today
An article "Medication in the Time of COVID-19: Listen to the Experts" written by Kim Krieger, Christopher DeFrancesco, and Karin Burgess on UConn Today.
The UConn Daily Campus’ article about collaboration work by Drs. Zhong and Manautou’s labs
An article "UConn professors create an alternative to healing liver injury" written by Naiela Suleiman on the Daily Campus.
Publications on DMD and Molecular Pharmacology from Zhong’s lab in 2020 have been reported in more than 30 media
Graduation and Commencement in May, 2019
2019 Commencement of the University of Connecticut in Gampel Pavilion
Yifan Bao received a MSc degree in Pharmaceutical Sciences
Sabrina Ilham received a Pharm.D. degree.
Yangzhou Li received a Pharm.D. degree.
Zhong Lab in the Experimental Biology Meeting in Orlando, FL in April 6-9, 2019
Liming Chen, Pei Wang, and Xueyan Shao in the EB meeting
Xueyang Shao, Liming Chen, and Pei Wang in the EB meeting
Liming Chen gave an oral presentation in the session of "Mechanisms of drug-induced liver injury: from bedside to bench and back".
Speakers of the session: Zhang, Chen, Mandrekar, Daly, and Ma (left to right).
Liming Chen presented a poster, "Impact on acetaminophen-induced hepatotoxicity by long non-coding RNAs HNF1a-AS1 and HNF4a-AS1 in HepaRG cells".
Xueyang Shao presented a poster, "The impact of age, gender, and phenobarbital treatment on acetaminophen hepatotoxicity in mice".
Pei Wang presented a poster, "Impacts on hepatic ontogenic expression of drug-metabolizing enzymes by high-fat diet-induced obesity in mice".
Pei Wang received a graduate student travel award from ASPET.
Stephanie Piekos passed her Ph.D. thesis dissertation defense in May 3, 2018.
Stephanie Piekos in her thesis presentation
Stephanie Piekos in defense of her thesis.
Stephanie Piekos with her mentor, Dr. Xiaobo Zhong.
Stephanie Piekos with her committee members, Xiaobo Zhong, Charles Giardina, Jose Manautou, and Warren Ku.
Stephanie Piekos with her lab members, Xiaobo Zhong, Pei Wang, Xueyan Shao, Yifan Bao, Liming Chen, and Parimal Pande.
Stephanie Piekos with her family members.
Stephanie Piekos in a celebration party.
Congratulation on the success of Stephanie Piekos' thesis defense.
Zhong Lab in the 21st North American ISSX Meeting in Providence, Rhode Island in September 24-28, 2017.
The 21st North American ISSX Meeting
Xiaobo Zhong presented a talk on "Regulation of P450 expression by a network of transcription factors and long non-coding RNAs"
Liming Chen presented a poster on "The role of HNF1a and HNF1a-AS1 in the regulation of P450s and nuclear receptors in liver cells"
Stephanie Piekos presented a poster on "Short- and long-term effects on P450 expression and induction following phenytoin exposure at the neonatal age"
A party to celebrate Chad Pope’s Ph.D. graduation and Liming Chen & Zhangjie Xi’s marriage in September 3, 2017.
Lab members in the party
Chad Pope with his committee members of Drs. Jose Manautou and Xiaobo Zhong
Chad Pope received #1 Fan for both UConn and Kansas in Zhong's Lab.
Liming Chen and Zhangjie Xi got married.
Austin Ferrara receives a Pharm.D. degree from the University of Connecticut School of Pharmacy in May 6, 2017.
Austin Ferrara with her mentor, Dr. Xiaobo Zhong
Austin Ferrara with her parents.
Austin Ferrara received a Merck Manuals Award for Academic Excellence.
Austin Ferrara with Dr. Xiaobo Zhong and her classmate.
A paper in Dr. Zhong’s laboratory wins the 2015 James R. Gillettee Best Paper Award in Drug Metabolism, a news in The Pharmacologist, 2016, 58(2):125.
