Minghao Zhong
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Credentials
MD, PhD

Professor
Biography

Bio

Dr. Zhong earned an MD degree from Tongji Medical University, Wuhan, China, and a PhD in molecular, cell & developmental biology from the City University of New York.

Zhong was a postdoctoral research fellow in molecular and cellular biology at the Rockefeller University in New York and a pathology resident at the University of Medicine & Dentistry of New Jersey.

He completed fellowships in molecular and genetic pathology, Icahn School of Medicine in New York, and in genitourinary pathology at Northwestern University.

Research Summary

Dr. Zhong has a broad background in cancer biology with specific expertise in key research areas regarding malignancies in genitourinary systems. His research interests have been focused on decoding the molecular blueprints of cancers and developing novel cancer therapeutics.

Publications

Peer-Reviewed Original Contributions

Sun T, Gilani SM, Podany P, Harigopal M, Zhong M, Wang H. Cytomorphologic features of SMARCA4-deficient non-small cell lung carcinoma and correlation with immunohistochemical and molecular features. Cancer Cytopathol. 2022 Apr 25

Zhang W, Yao J, Zhong M, Zhang Y, Guo X, Wang HY. A Brief Overview and Update on Major Molecular Genomic Alterations in Solid, Bone and Soft Tissue Tumors, and Hematopoietic As Well As Lymphoid Malignancies. Arch Pathol Lab Med. 2021 Nov 1;145(11):1358-1366.

Sun T, Wang X, Wang M, Minerowicz C, Sanchez H, Laskin W, Cohen P, Zhong M. Somatic Mutation of BAP1 Can Lead to Expression Loss in Non-Small Cell Lung Carcinoma: Next Generation Sequencing and IHC Analysis in A Large Single Institute Cohort. Int J Surg Pathol. 2021 Dec 31

Wangsiricharoen S, Zhong M, Ranganathan S, Matoso A, Argani P. ALK-rearranged Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC): A Report of 2 Cases and Review of the Literature Emphasizing the Distinction Between VCL-ALK and Non-VCL- ALK RCC. Int J Surg Pathol. 2021 Oct;29(7):808-814.

Wu H, Ye Q, Razzano D, Tugal O, Rosenblum J, Weigel T, Zhong M. Primary Lung Cribriform Adenocarcinoma with Squamoid Morules Harboring Somatic CTNNB1 Mutation in a Never-Smoked Healthy Adolescent. Pediatr Dev Pathol. 2020 Nov-Dec;23(6)

Education

PhD, Molecular Cell & Developmental Biology, The City University of New York
MD, Tongji Medical University, Wuhan, China

Fellowships, Residencies, and Visiting Engagements

Fellowship in Genitourinary Pathology,
Northwestern University
Residency in Pathology,
University of Medicine & Dentistry of New Jersey
Fellowship in Molecular and Genetic Pathology,
Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Postdoctoral fellowship in Molecular and Cellular Biology,
The Rockefeller University

Licensures and Certifications

Board certified in Anatomic and Clinical Pathology,
Board certified in Molecular Genetic Pathology,
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Mailing Address MMC 76 Mayo 420 Delaware Minneapolis, MN 55455