
FACULTY, GEORGIA PREVENTION INSTITUTE
Professor of Medicine, Pediatrics, and Family and Community Health
Dr. Zhu鈥檚 research has focused on:
Education & Training
Postdoctoral
St. George's Hospital Medical School, Univ of London, UK 2002
PhD
Peking Union Medical College, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing 1997
Molecular Biology and Biochemistry
MS
Jinzhou Medical College, China 1989
Biochemistry
MD
China Medical University, Shenyang, China 1986
Medicine
Projects
R01 HL157665-01 NHLBI Dong/ Sesso (MPI) 07/01/2021 to 05/30/2026 Effect of randomized cocoa supplementation on inflammaging and epigenetic aging The major goal of this project is to examine the effect of cocoa on methylation profiling and age-related inflammatory factors Role: Co-I 果冻传媒-IGP Zhu/Vernon (MPI) 04/01/2024 鈥 04/30/2026 Preeclampsia and Pregnancy Hypertension: Mechanisms and Biomarkers for early detection The goal of this pilot study is to establish feasibility and generate preliminary data for an extramural application aiming to identify biomarkers of pre-eclampsia and pregnancy hypertension for early detection. Role: MPI
Honors & Awards
1993
鈥淓xcellent Lecturer鈥, Jinzhou Medical College, China
1997
鈥淏est PhD Student鈥, Peking Union Medical College, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences,
Beijing, China
1999-2001
Senior Research Fellowship awarded by the Hypertension Trust, UK
April 2006
鈥淎rticle of the week鈥 by the International Pediatric Hypertension Association (IPHA)
November 2007
"Emerging Scientist Award鈥 by the Medical College of Georgia Research Institute (MCGRI)
Select Publications
Campus (HS-1709)
1120 15th Street, Augusta, GA 30912
706-721-5470 706-721-7150
hzhu@augusta.edu