Feb. 4 DSS to Feature Dr. John Zhang

This week's Distinguished Scientist Seminar at the University of South Alabama College of Medicine will feature Dr. John Zhang, professor of the departments of anesthesiology, neurosurgery, physiology and pharmacology and director of the Center for Neuroscience Research at Loma Linda University School of Medicine in Loma Linda, Calif.

The lecture, titled "Precision Translational Stroke Research," will take place Feb. 4, 2016, at 4 p.m. in the first floor auditorium of the Medical Sciences Building on USA’s main campus.

Dr. Zhang earned his medical degree at Chongqing University of Medical Sciences in Chongqing, China, and his Ph.D. in experimental surgery at the University of Alberta in Alberta, Canada. His interests are cerebral vasospasm after subarachnoid hemorrhage, molecular biology, histology, gene expression, gene therapy, and animal models.

The lecture series is comprised of distinguished scientists from other academic institutions who are invited by the USA College of Medicine basic science departments to present a seminar showcasing their latest research findings. Faculty, staff and students are strongly encouraged to attend.