This award honors her enthusiastic participation in the APAMSA Alumni Advisory Board, commitment to AANHPI research, and dedication to mentoring APAMSA students.

Lindy Zhang, M.D., Ph.D. is Assistant Professor of Oncology and Pediatrics in the Division of Pediatric Oncology at the Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins. She is a child of immigrants and the first in her family to pursue a post-bachelor’s degree. Dr. Zhang completed her medical degree at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine with distinction in clinical research and her pediatrics residency at the Johns Hopkins Children’s Center. She then pursued a pediatric hematology-oncology fellowship at the combined Johns Hopkins-National Cancer Institute program. During her fellowship, she received additional translational research training by completing a PhD in Cellular and Molecular Medicine at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Her research focuses on NF1-associated tumors and the application of molecularly targeted therapies. Her academic interest is to define the interactions between molecularly targeted agents and the tumor immune microenvironment in malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumors (MPNST) and establish the potential role of immune-based therapies in novel therapeutic combinations. In addition, Dr. Zhang is passionate about diversity and inclusion in academic medicine. Her medical education research focuses on Asian American representation and experiences of microaggression and discrimination in medical school.

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