Dr Tian Zhao

Tian graduated from the University of Cambridge with a BA in Medical Science before completing his clinical training at King’s College London (MBBS). He then worked as an Academic Foundation Doctor in the lab of Prof. Ajay Shah, before returning to Cambridge for an Academic Clinical Fellowship. During this time, he completed an MPhil in Translational Medicine and Therapeutics at the University of Cambridge. He subsequently undertook a PhD in the lab of Prof. Ziad Mallat, focusing on mechanistic clinical trials and immune modulation. He was awarded the British Atherosclerosis Society Young Investigator of the Year for his work. Following his PhD, Tian was appointed a British Heart Foundation Clinical Lecturer, where he worked on experimental medicine clinical trials, single-cell RNA sequencing, and the development of novel approaches to studying human atherosclerotic tissues.