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Shan Zha, MD, PhD

James A Wolff Professor of Pediatrics, Pathology and Cell Biology and of Microbiology and Immunology (in the Institute for Cancer Genetics and in the Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center) · Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons · Columbia University

Quick answer: Shan Zha, MD, PhD is James A Wolff Professor of Pediatrics, Pathology and Cell Biology and of Microbiology and Immunology (in the Institute for Cancer Genetics and in the Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center) at Columbia University. Shan Zha, MD, PhD shows an active PhD hiring signal as of 2026-09-11.

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Research interests

The Zha lab investigates how defects in DNA repair and DNA damage responses impact normal immune system development, lymphomagenesis, and treatment responses. The lab has developed cutting-edge technologies, including high-throughput translocation sequencing, sing cell-seq, multi-color flow-cytometry, CRISPR-based depletion and activation screens, high-content live-cell imaging, and a collection of over sixty-five unique mouse models, including the serial of mouse models expressing catalytically inactive ATM, ATR, DNA-PKcs, and now PARP1 and PARP2, which revealed unexpected structural function of DNA damage response factors. More details can be found at zhalab.org. We invite committed young scientists to join us in the adventures.

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What does Shan Zha, MD, PhD research?
The Zha lab investigates how defects in DNA repair and DNA damage responses impact normal immune system development, lymphomagenesis, and treatment responses. The lab has developed cutting-edge technologies, including high-throughput translocation sequencing, sing cell-seq, multi-color flow-cytometr

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