Yinan Zhang, MD
Assistant Professor
Neurology
Academic contact
395 W 12th Ave
Columbus, OH 43210-1267
Phone: 614-293-4969
Fax: 614-293-6111
Academic information
- Department: Neurology
Research interests
- Aging
- Multiple Sclerosis
About
Biography
I graduated from medical school at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, where I stayed for my neurology residency and received the Fred Baskin Young Investigator Award for my research on the efficacy of MS disease-modifying therapies with age. I finished a 2-year fellowship in MS at Mount Sinai, which was funded by the Sylvia Lawry Physician Fellowship grant. During fellowship, I also earned a Masters in Clinical Research before joining OSU in 2021.
My NIH-funded research at OSU seeks to understand mechanisms of biological aging in MS as reflected by biomarkers of senescence and epigenetic alterations and their associations with MS disease outcomes. I am also interested in distinguishing age-related changes from MS-related disease progression in older adults with MS. My goal is to develop novel therapeutics and treatment strategies for patients by taking into consideration a person’s unique aging biology to mitigate disability and functional decline in MS and related disorders.
Credentials
Education
- Fellowship - Neuroimmunology, Multiple Sclerosis
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Icahn School of Medicine At Mount Sinai, New York, NY, United States
7/1/2019 - 6/30/2021 - Residency - Neurology
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University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, United States
7/1/2016 - 6/30/2019 - Internship - Internal Medicine
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University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, United States
7/1/2015 - 6/30/2016 - Doctor of Medicine (MD)
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University of Texas Southwestern Medical School, Dallas, TX, United States
8/1/2011 - 5/20/2015
Certification
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American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology-Neurology
9/16/2019
Research
Research interests
- Aging
- Multiple Sclerosis