Scientific Director
Gilbert Family Endowed Professor of Neurofibromatosis Research
The Gilbert Family Neurofibromatosis Institute
Center for Cancer and Immunology Research
Center for Neuroscience Research Children’s National Medical Center Washington, DC 20010
Tel: 202-476-5715
Email: yzhu@childrensnational.org
Education
1987-1991 B.S. in Biochemistry with honor of “Excellent Graduate of the University”, Fudan University, Shanghai, P.R. China
1991-1994 Graduate Student, Department of Biochemistry, Fudan University, Shanghai, P.R. China
1994-2000 Ph.D. Program in Neuroscience, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, Dallas, Texas
Postgraduate Training
2000-2002 Research Fellow, Center for Developmental Biology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, Dallas, TX
Honors and Awards
1991 “Excellent Graduate of Fudan University”
1992 “Guanghua” Scholarship
1998 30th Sigma Xi Chapter Award (UT, Southwestern Med.Ctr.)
2000 Travel Scholarship from National Neurofibromatosis Foundation Inc., (New York)
2001 “Scholar in Training Award” from American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Inc.
(Philadelphia)
2001 “Young Investigator Award” from National Neurofibromatosis Foundation Inc. (New York)
2002 “Scholar in Training Award” from American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Inc.
(Philadelphia)
2002 “NF1 Research Prize” from National Neurofibromatosis Foundation Inc. (New York)
2003 Biological Sciences Scholars Program (BSSP) Scholar, University of Michigan Medical School
2004 General Motors Cancer Research Scholars Program Scholar, General Motors Foundation
2006 Paul Daniel Bogart Leadership Chair of Research, Brain Tumor Society
2006 American Cancer Society (ACS) Research Scholar, American Cancer Society
2013 National Judge, the Siemens Competition Math: Science: Technology
2014 Gilbert Family Endowed Professor of Neurofibromatosis Research
2014 Conference Co-Chair, Children’s Tumor Foundation NF Conference
2019 Elected Fellow, The American Association for the Advancement of Science (Washington DC)
2021 Outstanding Scientist Award (the first recipient), The George Washington Cancer Center, George Washington University, Washington DC
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