Dingwei Zhao

Dingwei Zhao, Ph.D.

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Dingwei Zhao, Ph.D.

Research Assistant II

Email

dingwei.zhao@bcm.edu

Positions

Research Assistant II: Ophthalmology
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, Texas United States

Addresses

Neurosensory Center (NEUR) (Lab)
: Room: NEUR-NC304
Houston, TX 77030
United States
dingwei.zhao@bcm.edu

Education

BS from Northwest A&F University: 07/2019 - Yangling, China; Food Science and Engineering

PhD from Peking University: 06/2025 - Beijing, China; Translational Medicine

Websites

Dingwei Zhao

Selected Publications

Zhou, Y.#, Zhao, D.#, Ma, Q., Xu, J., Cai, Y., Yang, Q., Da, Q., Sheridan, K., Zhang, C., Miller, C. L., Malhotra, R., Xu, S., Hong, M., & Huo, Y "Endothelial adenosine receptor 2A loss alleviates diabetic vascular calcification by blocking CREB1-SNAI1-driven EndMT." Pharmacological Research. 2025 Oct 9;107981. Pubmed PMID: 41067595
Da, Q., Cai, Y., Ma, Q., Yang, Q., Cao, Y., Zhou, Y., Zhao, D., Liu, Z., Xu, J., Quan, J., Zhang, L., Wang, R., Jiang, X., Liu, X., Ouyang, K., Han, Z., Liu, J., Wang, T., Zhang, C., Weintraub, N. L., … Huo, Y "PFKFB3 activates CAD to enhance de novo pyrimidine synthesis for cell growth." Cell Reports. 2025 Aug 26;44(8):116071. Pubmed PMID: 40742808
Xu, J.#, Liu, Z.#, Yang, Q.#, Ma, Q., Zhou, Y., Cai, Y., Zhao, D., Zhao, G., Lu, T., Ouyang, K., Hong, M., Kim, H. W., Shi, H., Zhang, J., Fulton, D., Miller, C., Malhotra, R., Weintraub, N. L., & Huo, Y "Adenosine kinase inhibition protects mice from abdominal aortic aneurysm via epigenetic modulation of VSMC inflammation." Cardiovascular Research. 2024 Sep 2;120(10):1202–1217. Pubmed PMID: 38722818
Cai, Y.#, Zhou, Y.#, Yang, Q.#, Xu, J., Da, Q., Ma, Q., Zhao, D., Lu, T., Kim, H. W., Fulton, D., Jiang, X., Weintraub, N. L., Dong, K., Xu, S., Hong, M., Liu, Z., & Huo, Y "Blockade of endothelial adenosine receptor 2 A suppresses atherosclerosis in vivo through inhibiting CREB-ALK5-mediated endothelial to mesenchymal transition." Pharmacological Research. 2025 May;203:107156. Pubmed PMID: 38522762

Yang, Q., Cai, Y., Ma, Q., Xiong, A., Xu, P., Zhang, Z., Xu, J., Zhou, Y., Liu, Z., Zhao, D., Asara, J., Li, W., Shi, H., Caldwell, R. B., Sodhi, A., & Huo, Y "Inactivation of adenosine receptor 2A suppresses endothelial-to-mesenchymal transition and inhibits subretinal fibrosis in mice." Science Translational Medicine. 2024 Mar 6;16(737):eadk3868. Pubmed PMID: 38446902
Ma, Q., Yang, Q., Xu, J., Sellers, H. G., Brown, Z. L., Liu, Z., Bordan, Z., Shi, X., Zhao, D., Cai, Y., Pareek, V., Zhang, C., Wu, G., Dong, Z., Verin, A. D., Gan, L., Du, Q., Benkovic, S. J., Xu, S., Asara, J. M., … Huo, Y "Purine synthesis suppression reduces the development and progression of pulmonary hypertension in rodent models." European Heart Journal. 2023 Apr 7;44(14):1265–1279. Pubmed PMID: 36721994
Da, Q., Ren, M., Huang, L., Qu, J., Yang, Q., Xu, J., Ma, Q., Mao, X., Cai, Y., Zhao, D., Luo, J., Yan, Z., Sun, L., Ouyang, K., Zhang, X., Han, Z., Liu, J., & Wang, T "Identification and Validation of a Ferroptosis-Related Signature for Predicting Prognosis and Immune Microenvironment in Papillary Renal Cell Carcinoma." International Journal of General Medicine. 2022 Mar 15;15:2963–2977. Pubmed PMID: 35313551
Zhao, D., Guo, C., Liu, X., & Xiao, C "Effects of insoluble dietary fiber from kiwi fruit pomace on the physicochemical properties and sensory characteristics of low-fat pork meatballs." Journal of Food Science and Technology. 2020 Aug 7;58(4):1524–1537. Pubmed PMID: 33746280