He is also a Joint Assistant Professor in the Department of Medical Physiology at Texas A&M University. Dr. Zhou obtained his doctoral degree in chemistry from Georgia State University. He has nearly 15 years of experience in the research aimed to develop novel therapeutics by targeting aberrant calcium signaling and DNA modification pathways. Dr. Zhou holds two patents and has published over 45 journal articles and 4 book chapters. He was also the recipient of a Special Fellow Award from the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society.