Lingbo Zhang
CSHL Fellow
Ph.D., Joint program of Massachusetts Institute of Technology and National University of Singapore, 2013
lbzhang@cshl.edu | (516) 367-5414
The research in my laboratory addresses a central question in hematopoiesis—which is how self-renewal and differentiation are properly balanced in the hematopoietic stem and progenitor cell population. We utilize both CRISPR/Cas functional genomic and chemical genomic approaches to identify novel regulators of self-renewal and aim to develop novel therapeutic strategies for hematopoietic diseases and malignancies.
Stem and progenitor cells of many adult lineages undergo self-renewal. Exploiting self-renewal mechanisms holds great promise for the development of regenerative medical strategies and for the prevention of abnormal cell proliferation in cancer. Our research centers on normal and malignant stem and progenitor cells in the hematopoietic system. Thus far, we have utilized CRISPR/Cas functional genomics to uncover novel regulators of self-renewal of early erythroid progenitor, the insufficiency of which contributes to refractoriness of myelodysplastic syndrome to current therapies. Through collaborations with medicinal chemists, we have built pharmacological approaches to target these regulators, and these findings will help treat refractory myelodysplastic syndrome and a broad spectrum of anemias of cancer chemotherapy and radiation therapy. Our newfound knowledge of self-renewal in normal cells also helped us to understand the uniqueness of malignant cells. As an effort to identify mechanistic divergence between normal and malignant hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells, we seek to selectively inhibit self-renewal and its related metabolic processes in leukemic cells as novel therapeutic strategies for leukemia.
2018 NIH Research Evaluation and Commercialization Hub Proof of Concept Award
2018 Edward P. Evans Foundation EvansMDS Young Investigator Award
2016 NIH Research Evaluation and Commercialization Hub Feasibility Award
2013 Chinese Government Award for Outstanding Self-finance Students Abroad
2008 Tsinghua University Outstanding Master Degree Thesis Award
Vitamin B6, leukemia’s deadly addiction
January 13, 2020
Acute Myeloid Leukemia is addicted to vitamin B6. Now that researchers know this, they can pursue new treatment options for the deadly blood cancer.
Discovery could improve MDS cancer treatment
September 25, 2019
Researchers have discovered a promising new target for treating myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS), a common and lethal blood cancer.
From workshops to lab work—right next door
September 13, 2018
College student James Korossy’s journey from taking workshops at the DNA Learning Center to working at the bench in CSHL Fellow Lingbo Zhang’s lab.
Evans Foundation MDS Young Investigator Award to Lingbo Zhang
March 28, 2018
CSHL Fellow Lingbo Zhang received a Young Investigator Award from the Edward P. Evans Foundation.
New investigators join CSHL
November 14, 2014
An interview with newly hired investigators Scott Lyons and Lingbo Zhang.
LI Bioscience Hub Backs 10 In New Funding Round
Scientists identify potential drug target for treatment-resistant anemias
Chen, C. C. and Li, B. and Millman, S. E. and Chen, C. and Li, X. and Morris, J. P. Iv and Mayle, A. and Ho, Y. J. and Loizou, E. and Liu, H. and Qin, W. and Shah, H. and Violante, S. and Cross, J. R. and Lowe, S. W. and Zhang, L. (2020) Vitamin B6 Addiction in Acute Myeloid Leukemia. Cancer Cell, 37(1) pp. 71-84.
Trivedi, Gaurang and Inoue, Daichi and Chen, Cynthia and Bitner, Lillian and Chung, Young Rock and Taylor, Justin and Gönen, Mithat and Wess, Jürgen and Abdel-Wahab, Omar and Zhang, Lingbo (2019) Muscarinic acetylcholine receptor regulates self-renewal of early erythroid progenitors. Science Translational Medicine, 11(511)
Zhang, L. and Prak, L. and Rayon-Estrada, V. and Thiru, P. and Flygare, J. and Lim, B. and Lodish, H. F. (2013) ZFP36L2 is required for self-renewal of early burst-forming unit erythroid progenitors. Nature, 499(7456) pp. 92-6.
Hattangadi, S. M. and Wong, P. and Zhang, L. and Flygare, J. and Lodish, H. F. (2011) From stem cell to red cell: regulation of erythropoiesis at multiple levels by multiple proteins, RNAs, and chromatin modifications. Blood, 118(24) pp. 6258-68.
Zhang, L. and Flygare, J. and Wong, P. and Lim, B. and Lodish, H. F. (2011) miR-191 regulates mouse erythroblast enucleation by down-regulating Riok3 and Mxi1. Genes Dev, 25(2) pp. 119-24.
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