PhD student
University of Illinois at Chicago
chicago, Illinois, United States
Yaping Zhang, MS, MBA, is a PhD Candidate in the Department of Pharmacology at the University of Illinois at Chicago, conducting research under the mentorship of Professor Xiaoping Du. Her primary research focuses on hemostasis, thrombosis, thrombo-inflammation diseases, and the development of anti-platelet drugs. Throughout her doctoral studies, Yaping has demonstrated exceptional scholarly contributions, co-authoring five high-level papers in peer-reviewed journals. Her academic excellence has been recognized through several prestigious awards, including the KLAUS R. UNNA Award, Young Investigator Award (second place) in the CAAC Competition, ASH Abstract Achievement Award, and ISTH travel award. Yaping's PhD research includes two projects: "Integrin β3 directly inhibits the Gα13-p115RhoGEF interaction to regulate G protein signaling and platelet exocytosis" (published in Nature Communications, 2023) and "Direct binding of Lyn to GPIbbeta transmits two-way GPIb-IX signaling to stimulate platelet activation and VWF binding."
Sunday, June 23, 2024
15:15 – 15:30 ICT