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Jennifer Yunyan Zhang
Professor in Dermatology
Dermatology
jennifer.zhang@duke.edu
Duke Box 103052, Durham, NC 27710
Rm 4130, MSRB III Bldg, 3 Genome Ct, Durham, NC 27705
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Selected Grants
Deconstructing the molecular and cellular mechanisms of psoriatic arthritis pain by an improved animal model
Research
Co Investigator ·
Awarded by National Institutes of Health ·
2025 - 2028
The Duke Preparing Research scholars In bioMEdical sciences (PRIME): Cancer Research Program
Research
Preceptor ·
Awarded by National Cancer Institute ·
2023 - 2028
Bidirectional control of keratinocyte differentiation and proliferation by transcription factor FOXQ1
Research
Co Investigator ·
Awarded by National Institutes of Health ·
2023 - 2028
Targeting myeloid cells of the tumor microenvironment
Research
Principal Investigator ·
Awarded by Melanoma Research Alliance ·
2025 - 2028
Novel roles of PCSK9 in regulating the tumor immune microenvironment during radiotherapy
Research
Principal Investigator ·
Awarded by National Cancer Institute ·
2022 - 2027
The role of TRPV4 in migraine pain with focus on non-neural, keratinocytes and mast cells and mechanisms of racial differences in migraine pain suffering
Research
Mentor ·
Awarded by National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke ·
2021 - 2026
Biasing CXCR3 Signaling to Modulate the Inflammatory Response
Research
Collaborator ·
Awarded by National Institutes of Health ·
2022 - 2026
Targeting ATM to boost systemic effects of radiotherapy and immunotherapy
Research
Principal Investigator ·
Awarded by National Cancer Institute ·
2021 - 2026
Modulation of tumor microenvironment to hinder cancer progression and therapeutic resistance
Research
Principal Investigator ·
Awarded by Department of Defense ·
2022 - 2025
Dynamic Control of Innate Antiviral Immunity in Skin Homeostasis and Inflammation
Research
Principal Investigator ·
Awarded by National Institutes of Health ·
2018 - 2025
K63-Ubiquitin-mediated cell signal regulation in epidermis
Research
Principal Investigator ·
Awarded by National Institutes of Health ·
2019 - 2025
T32 UNC - Duke Immunotherapy Training Program
Inst. Training Prgm or CME
Preceptor ·
Awarded by University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill ·
2021 - 2022
Ultrasound-Based Device to Guide Treatment of Graft-Versus-Host-Disease using Skin Elasticity as a Biomarker
Research
Collaborator ·
Awarded by MicroElastic Ultrasound Systems, Inc. ·
2019 - 2022
Keratinocyte targeted strategies for treatment of cutaneous GVHD
Research
Principal Investigator ·
Awarded by National Institutes of Health ·
2018 - 2021
Pilot Study Evaluating the Efficacy of a Topical PDE-4 Inhibitor for Morphea
Clinical Trial
Co-Principal Investigator ·
Awarded by Pfizer, Inc. ·
2017 - 2020
Cell Signaling and Gene Regulation in Epidermal Growth and Differentiation
Research
Principal Investigator ·
Awarded by Society for Investigative Dermatology ·
2018 - 2019
Engineering skin as a bioreactor for production and sustained delivery of therapeutic agents to the blood stream for immune augmentation
Research
Principal Investigator ·
Awarded by Massachusetts General Hospital ·
2018 - 2019
THE ROLE OF MALT1 IN MELANOMA GROWTH AND METASTASIS
Research
Principal Investigator ·
Awarded by National Institutes of Health ·
2015 - 2018
Improving Melanoma Diagnosis with Pump-Probe Optical Imaging
Research
Co Investigator ·
Awarded by National Institutes of Health ·
2013 - 2017
JUN PROTEINS IN EPIDERMAL HOMEOSTASIS AND NEOPLASIA
Research
Principal Investigator ·
Awarded by National Institutes of Health ·
2010 - 2015
Imaging Nonlinear Absorption of Biomarkers for Improved Detection of Melanoma
Research
Investigator ·
Awarded by National Institutes of Health ·
2009 - 2012
Role of c-Jun N-terminal kinases in human epidermal homeostasis
Fellowship
Sponsor ·
Awarded by National Institutes of Health ·
2009 - 2010
CYLD Regulation of Epidermal Growth and Neoplasia
Research
Principal Investigator ·
Awarded by National Institutes of Health ·
2007 - 2010
NF-kB, CDK4 and JNK in Epidermal Growth Regulation
Research
Principal Investigator ·
Awarded by National Institutes of Health ·
2005 - 2010
