Dr. Chenghao Zhu ’s research focuses on integrating genomic, transcriptomic, and mass spectrometry-based proteomic data to better understand cancer biology and identify novel biomarkers and therapeutic targets. He develops computational methods to characterize the cancer proteome, with a particular emphasis on the “dark proteome”, previously uncharacterized proteins and peptides arising from genetic, transcriptomic, and translational alterations. His research aims to uncover hidden molecular features of cancer and advance precision oncology.
Education and Training
2020-2025: Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Human Genetics, University of California, Los Angeles.
2019-2020: Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Nutrition, University of California, Davis2014-2019: PhD, Nutritional Biology, University of California, Davis
2011-2013: MS, Food Science & Technology, University of California, Davis
2008-2012: BS, Applied Biological Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
Honors and Recognition
2025: QCBio Postdoctoral Excellence Award, UCLA
2025: Boyer/Parvin Postdoctoral Award, Molecular Biology Institute, UCLA
2019: David Kritchevsky Graduate Student Award, Nutrition Research