Ming Zhang
Associate Professor
Academic Appointment(s)
Medical College of Georgia
Department of Cellular Biology and Anatomy
Bio
My professional interests are in the pathogenesis of herpes ocular infections and exploration of minimally invasive strategies to enhance innate immune responses or prevent death of uninfected bystander retinal cells.
- (706) 721-6772
- (706) 721-6120
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Education
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Ph.D., Medical Clinical Sci /Graduate
Tongji Med Univ, 1992
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MS, Medical Clinical Sci /Graduate
Tongji Med Univ, 1988
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MD, Medicine
Hubei Med Univ, 1985
Courses Taught Most Recent Academic Year
Teaching Interests
Guiding medical students in the histology/pathology laboratories, component of the Pre-Clerkship and delivering the lecture to medical students on Histology of the Liver, Pancreas and Gallbladder; teaching of graduate students.
Scholarship
Selected Recent Publications
- Single-Nucleus Transcriptional Profiling of Chronic Kidney Disease after Cisplatin Nephrotoxicity, 2022
Journal Article, Academic Journal
- Ocular murine cytomegalovirus (MCMV) gene expression in aged BALB/c mice following systemic MCMV neonatal infection, 2021
Conference Proceeding
- Retinal and Choroidal Pathologies in Aged BALB/c Mice Following Systemic Neonatal Murine Cytomegalovirus Infection, 2021
Journal Article, Academic Journal
- The Role of Caspase-12 in Retinal Bystander Cell Death and Innate Immune Responses against MCMV Retinitis, 2021
Journal Article, Academic Journal
- Zika virus induces neuronal and vascular degeneration in developing mouse retina, 2021
Journal Article, Academic Journal
Research Interests
The primary objective of our research program is to understand the pathogenesis of cytomegalovirus and herpes simplex virus ocular infections by using mouse models and organatypic retinal culture models. Our current work includes: 1. examining mechanisms of death of bystander retinal cells during MCMV infection. 2. investigating if and how cytomegalovirus contributes to the development of age-related retinal degeneration (AMD).
Professional Service
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Journal of Ophthalmology
2015 - Present
Role: Reviewer, Journal Article
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Journal of Antivirals, Antiretrovirals Research and Therapy
2014 - Present
Role: Reviewer, Journal Article
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Medical Research Foundation Grant
2014 - Present
Role: Reviewer, Grant Proposal
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Molecular Vision
2014 - Present
Role: Reviewer
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Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science (IOVS)
2014 - Present
Role: Reviewer
