Guoping Zheng
Associate Professor
PhD, MSc, MBBS
guoping.zheng@sydney.edu.au
Biography
Dr Guoping Zheng, associate professor, leader of kidney injury repair and fibrosis research group. He is a medical graduate committed to research with profound understanding of human disease and built-up expertise in molecular & cellular biology initially in cancer then in kidney research. He achieved consistent success in funding; total upto $3 millions in NHMRC funding. Has 2 registered patents & over 100 publications (H index 34, 17313 citatins), mostly in top ranked nephrol & leading cell biol & pathol journals He is primary supervisor for 3 PhD students and won WMI Science prize on 4 occasions.
Research interests
Adjunct roles
| Associate Professor | Medicine and Health, Westmead Clinical School |
Recent publications
TGF-β in Human Disease: Friend or Foe?
Renal tubular cell binding of β-catenin to TCF1 versus FoxO1 is associated with chronic interstitial fibrosis in transplanted kidneys.
The Role of Macrophages in Kidney Fibrosis.
Promotion of β-Catenin/Forkhead Box Protein O Signaling Mediates Epithelial Repair in Kidney Injury.
Promotion of beta-catenin/Foxo1 signaling ameliorates renal interstitial fibrosis.
Additional information
University of Sydney profile – https://www.sydney.edu.au/medicine-health/about/our-people/academic-staff/guoping-zheng.html#collapseprofilekeywords
Google scholar: https://scholar.google.com.au/citations?user=4hfDxuQAAAAJ&hl=en
Scopus: https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=8698483700
Related News
Current grants
| National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)/Ideas Grant | 2024 | Preventing kidney failure using BMP-7 engineered macrophages in chronic kidney disease |
| National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)/Project Grants | 2018 | Identifying donor and recipient gene pathways in renal transplant fibrosis |
| National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC)/Project Grants | 2018 | Preventing kidney failure using -catenin/Foxo |
Affiliations
Westmead Clinical School, University of Sydney
Professional Associations and Organisations
| 2020 | ANZSN | Session Chair |
| 2016 | APCN & ANZSN | Session Chair |
| 2015 | ANZSN | Session Chair |
| 2022- | NHMRC | Grant review panel |
| 2022-2023 | British Research Council | Grant assessor |
| 2023 | Biomolecules and Biomedicine | Associate Editor |
| 2020 | Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology | Associate Lead Guest Editor |
Awards and recognition
| Westmead Mid-career Fellow (2016-2018) |
| NHMRC Peter Doherty Fellow, (2007-2010) |
| Westmead Millennium Institute Science Prize in 2006, 2010, 2013, 2017 & 2021 |
| Finalist of Basic Science Award in 55th ANZSN Annual Scientific Meeting (2020) |
| Finalist of Basic Science Award in 5th Asian Pacific Congress of Nephrology & 52nd ANZSN Annual Scientific Meeting 2016 |
