Assistant Professor at UC Davis | HHMI Freeman Hrabowski Scholar | uterus | placenta | women's health | stem cells, uterine injury, & regeneration | Stanford postdoc | UC Berkeley Ph.D. | Harvard A.B. zhang.faculty.ucdavis.edu ElisaZhang.org
Thrilled to share that a Preview I wrote is now online with Cell Stem Cell: shorturl.at/rTOnC Here I highlight an exciting new study from Nikolakopoulou et al. establishing a new organoid-based model of the human menstrual cycle. 1/n
From breakdown to repair: A human organoid model of menstruationMenstruation entails repeated cycles of cyclical shedding and scarless regeneration of the endometrium, yet the precise cellular states underlying thi…shorturl.atOur lab is hiring a research technician! We are interested in reproduction, stem cells, and development. If you are seeking a robust 2-year career experience before the next chapter of your educational journey, this is the position for you! hhmi.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Extern...
Research Technician - Zhang LabPrimary Work Address: One Shields Avenue, Davis, CA, 95616 Current HHMI Employees, click here to apply via your Workday account. The Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) advances the discovery and s...hhmi.wd1.myworkdayjobs.comWe are still accepting applications for postdoc positions in our lab! Please repost!
Elisa Zhang, Ph.D.🚨 We are recruiting postdocs! If you're interested in reproductive, stem cell/developmental biology, and/or women's health, please apply! 📝 Please repost! 🚩 More info here: hhmi.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Extern...
🚨 We are recruiting postdocs! If you're interested in reproductive, stem cell/developmental biology, and/or women's health, please apply! 📝 Please repost! 🚩 More info here: hhmi.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/Extern...
Postdoctoral Scientist - Zhang LabPrimary Work Address: One Shields Avenue, Davis, CA, 95616 Current HHMI Employees, click here to apply via your Workday account. The Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) advances the discovery and s...hhmi.wd1.myworkdayjobs.comIn the face of federal funding cuts, UC Davis has initiated a small crowdfunding campaign to support our critical scientific research operations. Please donate here, and please share amongst your communities: www.givecampus.com/schools/Univ...
Save SciencePlease make a gift today!www.givecampus.comWe’re happy to share that our methods paper and video on our mouse uterine injury surgical procedure is now out in JoVE! First paper of the lab! Congrats to first author Nathan Ng! review.jove.com/t/67977/mous...
Mouse Model of Surgical Uterine Injury and Subsequent Pregnancy Outcomes | ProtocolScientific Article | This protocol describes a procedure for inducing uterine injury in a mouse model, followed by downstream analyses during a subsequent...review.jove.comCheck out this awesome study from my phenomenally talented colleague @accorsi-alice.bsky.social ! Apple snails can regrow their eyes! How do they do this? 👀 Read below ⬇️ to find out more! #regeneration
Stowers InstituteSnails with human-like eyes?! Published in @natcomms.nature.com, the @planaria1.bsky.social & @accorsi-alice.bsky.social Labs have established apple snails as a novel model for studying vision restoration. They have complex camera-type eyes & the ability to regrow them in 28 days: bit.ly/4mvaxkq
Wow, congrats, @rogerslabucd.bsky.social !! 👏
Megan DennisWoohooo congrats @rogerslabucd.bsky.social !!!!
I’m thrilled to have been selected as an HHMI Freeman Hrabowski Scholar, along with my wonderful #PMB colleague @doctheagrif.bsky.social Excited for what’s to come - we’re just getting started! 🚀 @ucdavis.bsky.social @ucd-physiology.bsky.social health.ucdavis.edu/news/headlin...
UC Davis researchers honored by McKnight and Howard Hughes Medical InstituteUC Davis faculty Sergey Stavisky, Theanne Griffith and Elisa Zhang receive prestigious early-career recognition from McKnight Endowment Fund and the Howard Hughes Medical Institute.health.ucdavis.eduAn excellent op-ed from @socdevbio.bsky.social president Carole LaBonne @labonnelab.bsky.social. Our lab uses both animal models and human organoids. We believe these to be complementary approaches, each with their respective strengths and limitations. www.statnews.com/2025/05/19/a...
There is no replacement (yet) for animal models in medical researchThe NIH is “reducing animal use in research.” But there is no replacement for animal models.www.statnews.comCheck out our department's newest 5-min. podcast episode on our research! @zhanglab.bsky.social #PMB #uterus
UC Davis PhysiologyNew on Physiology Talks podcast🎤🔬: Episode #3 features research published from #PMB Zhang Lab @elisazhang.bsky.social @ucdavis.bsky.social — it explores how uterine injury from procedures like C-sections can affect future pregnancy outcomes. Note: podcast uses AI. open.spotify.com/episode/3Z0u...
“Eisgruber also emphasized the need for universities to act together in response to governmental funding cuts. “I think it’s important for universities to stand shoulder to shoulder as we go forward,” he said.” www.dailyprincetonian.com/article/2025...
In Bloomberg interview, Eisgruber signals that Princeton will not make concessionsUniversity President Christopher Eisgruber ’83 signaled that Princeton would not make concessions to the federal government after news broke that the Trump administration had suspended dozens of the U...www.dailyprincetonian.com