Hao Zhu
Hao Zhu
Name: Hao Zhu, M.D.
Office Address:
5323 Harry Hines Blvd
Kern Wildenthal Biomedical Research Building NL.12.138A
Dallas, TX 75390-8502
EDUCATION
| Year | Degree | Field of Study | Institution |
| 1999 | B.S. Summa Cum Laude |
Biology | Duke University |
| 2005 | M.D. Magna Cum Laude |
Medicine | Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Division of Health Science & Technology (MD honor’s thesis research performed in Len Zon’s lab) |
Postdoctoral Training
| Year(s) | Titles | Specialty/Discipline (Lab PI for postdoc research) |
Institution |
| 2005- 2007 |
Residency | Internal Medicine Residency | University of California, San Francisco |
| 2007- 2011 |
Fellowship | Hematology/Oncology Fellowship |
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Massachusetts General Hospital |
| 2008- 2012 |
Post-doc | George Daley, M.D., Ph.D. | Harvard Medical School, Boston Children’s Hospital |
Current Licensure and Certification
Licensure
Massachusetts Medical License (expired)
Texas Medical License (active)
Board and Other Certification
American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM), Internal Medicine (2008)
American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM), Adult Medical Oncology Certification (2013)
Honors and Awards
| Year | Name of Honor/Award | Awarding Organization |
| 1995 - 1999 | Dean’s List with Distinction | Duke University |
| 1999 | Barry M. Goldwater Undergraduate Science Scholarship |
The Barry Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Program |
| 1999 | Duke University Faculty Scholar Award, Honorable Mention |
Duke University |
| 1999 | Academic Honor Society | The Phi Beta Kappa Society |
| 1999 | University Graduation with Distinction, Summa Cum Laude |
Duke University |
| 2002 | Medical Student Award | American Society of Hematology |
| 2003 | Best Poster Award | ASCI and AAP Joint Meeting |
| 2003 | Howard Hughes Medical Student Research Fellowship |
HHMI |
| 2005 | James Tolbert Shipley Prize for excellence in research for MD Honors Thesis |
Harvard Medical School |
| 2005 | Graduated with MD honors, Magna Cum Laude | Harvard Medical School |
| 2009 - 2014 | Pediatric Loan Repayment Program Grant | National Institutes of Health |
| 2008 | Fellow | Aspen Cancer Conference |
| 2010 | Travel Grant | Burroughs Wellcome Fund |
| 2010 | Travel Award for Oral Presentation | 8th Annual International Society for Stem Cell Research Meeting |
| 2010 | Postdoctoral Fellowship Award | American Cancer Society |
| 2011 | Poster Award | 9th Annual International Society for Stem Cell Research Meeting |
| 2012 | CPRIT Scholar in Cancer Research | Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas |
| 2012 | Forbeck Scholar Award | William Guy Forbeck Foundation |
| 2012 | Career Award for Medical Scientists | Burroughs Wellcome Fund |
| 2015 | Keynote Address to Graduate Student Organization (elected by students) |
UT Southwestern Medical Center |
| 2015 | Young Physician-Scientist Award, Best Poster Award |
The American Society for Clinical Investigation |
| 2016 | SU2C Innovative Research Grant | SU2C/AACR |
| 2018 - present |
Member, American Society for Clinical Investigation |
The American Society for Clinical Investigation |
| 2021 - present |
Mark Foundation Emerging Leader Award | Mark Foundation |
Faculty Academic Appointments
| Year(s) | Academic Title | Department | Academic Institution |
| 2011- 2012 |
Instructor | Medicine, Harvard Medical School | Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston Children’s Hospital |
| 2012- 2018 |
Assistant Professor |
Children’s Medical Center Research Institute (Primary appointment), Department of Pediatrics (Secondary appointment), Department of Internal Medicine, Divisions of Hematology and Oncology (Secondary appointment) |
UT Southwestern Medical Center |
| 2018- present |
Assistant Professor |
Kern Wildenthal, M.D., Ph.D. Distinguished Professorship in Pediatric Research, Children’s Medical Center Research Institute (Primary appointment), Department of Pediatrics (Secondary appointment), Department of Internal Medicine, Divisions of Hematology and Oncology (Secondary appointment) |
UT Southwestern Medical Center |
| 2015- present |
Member | Genetics, Development and Disease Ph.D. Program | UT Southwestern Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences |
| 2014- present |
Member | Cancer Biology Ph.D. Program | UT Southwestern Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences |
| 2015- present |
Member | Hamon Center for Regenerative Science & Medicine | UT Southwestern Medical Center |