Liena Zhao, Western University

Research

Read how they describe their research on their Western University profile.

Latest papers

Acinar-specific loss of activating transcription factor 3 restricts KRASG12D mediated transcriptional changes and PanIN progression.
Cell death discovery · 2025
Upper gastrointestinal bleed as the initial presentation of seminoma involving the duodenum in an elderly patient with 9 year follow up: A case report and literature review.
Diagnostic cytopathology · 2023 · first author
Carbamazepine-induced liver injury in an 11-year-old female: Case report and review of the literature.
Journal of paediatrics and child health · 2023

All 4 publications

Latest funding

Proteinase Activated Receptor (PAR) regulation of YAP/TAZ signaling in liver disease
CIHR · 2025 · Co-investigator
$1,013,625

All 1 grants and awards

4 publications.

01

Acinar-specific loss of activating transcription factor 3 restricts KRASG12D mediated transcriptional changes and PanIN progression.

Martin MB, Mousavi F, Goebel G, Di Stasi D, Mano A, Glogov A, Zhao L, Di Guglielmo G, Shooshtari P, Pin CL

Cell death discovery2025

DOI: 10.1038/s41420-025-02777-2 PMID: 41198649

02

Upper gastrointestinal bleed as the initial presentation of seminoma involving the duodenum in an elderly patient with 9 year follow up: A case report and literature review.

Zhao L, Cheng T, Khalil M

Diagnostic cytopathology2023First author

DOI: 10.1002/dc.25119 PMID: 36861299

03

Carbamazepine-induced liver injury in an 11-year-old female: Case report and review of the literature.

Amos K, Garcia-Bournissen F, Zhao L, Taheri S

Journal of paediatrics and child health2023

DOI: 10.1111/jpc.16200 PMID: 36069405

04

Forty year follow-up of three patients with complete absence of apolipoprotein B-containing lipoproteins.

Le R, Zhao L, Hegele RA

Journal of clinical lipidology2022

DOI: 10.1016/j.jacl.2022.02.003 PMID: 35221233

Proteinase Activated Receptor (PAR) regulation of YAP/TAZ signaling in liver disease

Co-investigatorCIHR2025Project Grant

Principal investigators: Ramachandran, Rithwik

Keywords: Fibrosis; Gpcr; Liver; Masld; Proteinase Activated Receptor; Yap/Taz

$1,013,625

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

Frequent collaborators

PATHOLOGY & LABORATORY MEDICINE, Western University
Physiology and Pharmacology

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Gianni Di Guglielmo

Physiology and Pharmacology

1 shared papers, latest 2025

Parisa Shooshtari

PATHOLOGY & LABORATORY MEDICINE, Western University

1 shared papers, latest 2025

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Subject: Prospective PhD student Dear Professor Zhao, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. I read your paper "Acinar-specific loss of activating transcription factor 3 restricts KRASG12D mediated transcriptional changes and PanIN progression." (2025), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]

Liena Zhao