Donna Zhang
Pilot studies examining cinnamon-based Nrf2 activation targeting arsenic-impairment of skin wound healing
The Pilot Project was designed to generate strong preliminary experimental evidence in human skin reconstructs and mouse skin to confirm the feasibility of cutaneous Nrf2 upregulation using topical cinnamaldehyde (CA) and to support CA-based suppression of photocarcinogenesis in a SKH1-Nrf2 wild type mouse model. Data indicate that CA causes a Keap1-C151-dependent increase in the Nrf2 half-life via blockage of ubiquitination with upregulation of a broad panel of cytoprotective Nrf2 target genes and elevation of cellular glutathione.
Oxidative Stress and Redox Dysregulation
UA Pharmacy Professor Receives 2 NIH Grants of More than $3 Million to Study Arsenic
(UAHS News) Donna Zhang, PhD, professor in the Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology at the University of Arizona College of Pharmacy, is the principal investigator on two new R01 grants from the National Institutes of Health that will provide more than $3 million for her research.
UA Researcher Receives More Than $3 Million in Funding for Her Research
University of Arizona College of Pharmacy Researchers Discover Molecular Component of Cinnamon Prevents Colorectal Cancer in Mice
Research conducted at the University of Arizona College of Pharmacy and the UA Cancer Center indicates that a compound derived from cinnamon is a potent inhibitor of colorectal cancer.
Analyzing arsenic: A hunt to understand its chronic effects
Donna Zhang presented with the 2012 Society of Toxicology Achievement Award
Donna Zhang, associate professor in the Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology and SWEHSC Investigator, received the Society Of Toxicology's prestigious Achievement Award at the society's annual meeting in San Francisco.
Donna Zhang, Ph.D.
Donna Zhang, PhD. was a Research Assistant Professor at the University of Missouri at Columbia and was recruited to UA in August 2005. Dr. Lau serves as her faculty mentor. Additionally, Donna is mentored by Drs.
Donna Zhang, Ph.D.