Xu Dong Zhang PhD

Professor Xu Dong Zhang is a senior researcher with the University of Newcastle and co-leader of the HMRI Cancer research program. His work focuses on the mechanisms behind the development of melanoma and creating potential treatments to stop melanomas from spreading and potentially becoming fatal.

Professor Zhang is a world leading researcher in the field of translational melanoma research, working for the past 15 years to improve the outcomes of the 400,000 Australians treated for skin cancer each year.

Professor Zhang has established fruitful collaborations with several Top 20 Universities in China, including the University of Science and Technology of China, the Sichuan University, and the Sun Yat-sen University. He also holds honorary professorships at a number of other institutions in China, including the Anhui Medical University, the Fourth Military Medical University, and the Shanxi Cancer Hospital and Shanxi Cancer Institute. He is an honorary director of the Cellular and Molecular Biology Laboratory at the Shanxi Cancer Hospital and Shanxi Cancer Institute.