Weiping Zou (Chinese: 邹伟平) is the Charles B. de Nancrede Professor of Pathology, Immunology, Biology, and Surgery at the University of Michigan. He is a scientist noted for his work regarding understanding the nature of human tumor immune responses and developing mechanism-informed combination therapies for cancer. He has developed an international reputation in human tumor immunosuppressive mechanisms in the tumor microenvironment.
Weiping Zou MD, PhD | |
---|---|
Employer | University of Michigan |
Title | Charles B. de Nancrede Professor |
Zou serves as Director of the Center of Excellence for Cancer Immunology and Immunotherapy, Co-Director of the Cancer Hematopoiesis and Immunology Program, and directs the Immunologic Monitoring Core at the University of Michigan Medical School and University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center. He also directs the Surgical Oncology Fellow Training (T32) program, through which clinical fellows are trained to become physician scientists, with a focus on cancer immunology and immunotherapy. At the national level, he is the American Association for Cancer Research Cancer Immunology (CIMM) Chairperson 2019-2020[1] and has served as the Abstract Programming Chair for the American Association of Immunologists for 4 years.
He has delivered more than 300 invited lectures at different institutions and conferences and has published nearly 200 articles and book chapters - including 36 articles in Nature, Science, and Cell journal series. His laboratory is one of the most cited research teams in the field of immunology and their work has been highlighted by many scientific news agencies. “Specific recruitment of regulatory T cells in ovarian carcinoma fosters immune privilege and predicts reduced survival”,[2] an original work on human Tregs, has been cited more than 5,000 times since its publication.[2]