Wei Zhang Source Confirmed

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Assistant Professor - Tenure Track

University of Arkansas at Little Rock

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46 h-index 296 pubs 6,480 cited

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Biography and Research Information

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Wei Zhang's research focuses on understanding molecular mechanisms underlying cardiovascular diseases and inflammation. His work has investigated the role of reactive oxygen species, biomimetic Prussian blue analogues, and glycosides from Buyang Huanwu Decoction in mitigating atherosclerotic inflammation.

Zhang has explored the cooperation between MKL1 and p38MAPK in promoting vascular senescence and abdominal aortic aneurysm, as well as the protective mechanisms of TEAD1 against necroptosis in cardiomyocytes. His recent work also examines the function of novel long noncoding RNAs, such as INKILN, in promoting vascular smooth muscle inflammation. Additionally, he has contributed to the development of electrochemical biosensors for detecting bacteria like Staphylococcus aureus using CRISPR/Cas12a technology and has explored the implementation of high-throughput sequencing in food safety systems.

His research network includes collaborations with researchers at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, such as Jeanne Y. Wei and Gohar M. Azhar. Zhang holds a highly cited researcher designation and has published extensively, with an h-index of 46 and over 6,480 citations.

Metrics

  • h-index: 46
  • Publications: 296
  • Citations: 6,480

Selected Publications

  • Neutrophil Biomarkers Can Predict Cardiotoxicity of Anthracyclines in Breast Cancer (2024) DOI
  • Differential plasma protein expression after ingestion of essential amino acid-based dietary supplement verses whey protein in low physical functioning older adults (2023) DOI

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