Dr. Jane Zhu
EDUCATION AND TRAINING
University of Texas at Southwestern Medical Center Dallas, Texas 07/2022-Present
Dermatology Residency
John Peter Smith Hospital Fort Worth, Texas 07/2021-06/2022
Transitional Year Internship
University of Texas at Southwestern Medical School Dallas, Texas 08/2016-05/2021
Doctor of Medicine
GPA: 4.0, 1
st Quartile
Junior Alpha Omega Alpha
Wellesley College Wellesley, Massachusetts 08/2012-05/2016
Bachelor of Arts in Chemistry, Minor in Psychology
Magna Cum Laude, Departmental Honors, Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi
LEADERSHIP
UT Southwestern Dermatology, Chief Resident 06/2024-06/2025
• Served as site chief resident at Parkland Memorial Hospital and Veteran Affairs Hospital
American Academy of Dermatology, UT Southwestern Resident Ambassador 08/2023-06/2025
• Selected to serve as an ambassador to UT Southwestern residents
• Shared AAD resources, tools, and career development opportunities
John Peter Smith Hospital, Transitional Year Chief Resident 07/2021-06/2022
Southwestern Alliance Against Food Insecurity (SAAFI), Vice President 08/2019-05/2021
• Organized and participated in volunteer activities with various organizations in the community, including
Brighter Bites, Meals on Wheels, and community gardens
• Developed a monthly podcast (Food For Thought) to educate both future healthcare providers and the
general population about food insecurity, especially as it relates to the Dallas community
UT Southwestern Student Government, Curriculum Representative 01/2018-05/2019
• Elected to represent the student body at clerkship director meetings and Medical Education Curriculum
Committee (MECC) meetings
• Served as a liaison between student body and clerkship directors
• Provided report to other student government officers each semester at student government meetings
UT Southwestern United to Serve Health Fair 08/2016-05/2021
• United to Serve is an annual health fair attended by over 800 people each year that strives to provide the
local underserved community free health screening, to educate patrons on important health information,
and connect attendees with local health care resources.
• Oversaw committees that developed educational booths and screening booths
• Contacted local businesses and organizations, raising over $6500 in donations and prizes
SERVICE
UT Southwestern Dermatology Residency Wellness Committee, Member 05/2023-05/2024
• Organized semi-annual retreats to promote resident wellness
• Networked with medical science liaisons and sales representatives to organize lectures and dinners
AGAPE Dermatology Clinic, Resident Coordinator 05/2023-05/2024
• Performed dermatologic evaluations and procedures (excisions, injections, biopsies)
• Coordinated dermatology faculty and resident volunteers
UT Southwestern Dermatology Residency Admissions Committee, Member 11/2022-Present
• Interviewed candidates for dermatology residency
• Participated in post-interview discussions and rank meetings
AGAPE Dermatology Clinic, Student Volunteer 01/2017-05/2021
• Performed dermatologic evaluations and assisted with minor procedures (i.e. skin biopsies and injections)
HONORS & AWARDS
Women’s Dermatological Society Mentorship Award Recipient 2024
• Mentor: Dr. Paul Friedman (Dermatology Laser & Surgery Center)
• Awarded $2000 for mentorship experience with Dr. Friedman to further hone skills in cosmetic
dermatology, including neuromodulators, soft tissue fillers, and laser treatments
Dallas Dermatological Society Best Case Presentation 2023
• Awarded to first-year resident with best case presentation during the annual Fox lecture series
John Peter Smith Hospital Transitional Year Intern of the Year 2022
Society of Investigative Dermatology Award Travel Fellowship Award 2020
• Awarded to young investigators traveling to the SID’s Annual Meeting to present scientific work
Presidential Volunteer Bronze Service Award 2017, 2018, 2019
• Awarded to students for achieving over 100 volunteer hours over a 12-month period
Medical Student Research Fellowship, UT Southwestern 2017
• $3,500 research stipend awarded for proposal: “Determining the Cellular Sources of CXCL9 and CXCL10
in Patients with Cutaneous Lupus Erythematosus”
M.A. Cartland Shackford Medical Fellowship, Wellesley College 2016
• $10,000 merit scholarship awarded to a Wellesley College alumnae or graduating senior for the study of
medicine
Jean V. Crawford Prize in Chemistry, Wellesley College 2016
• $350 merit award given to graduating senior who has demonstrated outstanding knowledge of chemistry in
course work and research
Jerome A. Schiff Fellowship, Wellesley College 2015
• $2,000 merit scholarship awarded to support scholarly works of honor thesis students at Wellesley College
National Merit Finalist 2012
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
UT Southwestern Medical Center, Department of Dermatology 07/2019-06/2020
Advisors: Benjamin Chong, M.D., Heidi Jacobe, M.D.
• Engaged in a yearlong clinical and translational research fellowship in dermatology with emphasis on
cutaneous lupus erythematosus and morphea
• Recruited patients and performed informed consent for the Cutaneous Lupus Erythematosus (CLE) and the
Morphea in Adults and Children (MAC) registries at UT Southwestern
• Trained and supervised undergraduate student interns with collecting patient data and managing registry
databases
• Prepared Institutional Review Board (IRB) materials and communications
• Research Projects
o Applied the modular analysis framework approach to identify molecularly distinct CLE patient
subsets using RNA-sequencing
o Investigated the utility of CXCL9 and 10 as a biomarker for CLE
o Conducted immunohistochemistry studies to characterize fibroblast populations in morphea skin
o Performed a cross-sectional study of morphea patients with neurological involvement
o Performed a cross-sectional study of morphea patients with mucocutaneous involvement
o Conducted microarray studies to identify molecular signatures in morphea patients
UT Southwestern Medical Center, Department of Dermatology 08/2017-06/2019
Advisor: Benjamin Chong, M.D.
• Optimized and conducted immunofluorescence studies to investigate the cellular sources of CXCL9 and
CXCL10 in normal skin tissues and cutaneous lupus erythematosus skin tissues
• Utilized modular analysis framework approach to compare blood transcriptional profiles of CLE patients
with healthy controls
Wellesley College, Department of Chemistry 09/2012-05/2016
Advisor: Christopher Arumainayagam, Ph.D.
• Studied the low-energy electron-induced reactions of condensed ammonia under ultrahigh vacuum conditions
Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Department of Medical Oncology 06/2014-08/2014
Advisor: Anthony Letai, M.D., Ph.D.
• Used a novel BCL2 assay to assess cell death response to Quizartinib in various acute myeloid leukemia
cell lines
• Compared treatment response predicted by assay with clinical trial response of AML patients receiving
Quizartinib
Rice University Quantum Institute/Baylor College of Medicine, Department of Biochemistry 06/2013-08/2013
Advisor: Jianpeng Ma, Ph.D.
• National Science Foundation REU Participant
• Designed a hidden Markov model-based method to statistically predict the topology of transmembrane
proteins
PUBLICATIONS
• Keum, H., Zhu, J. L., Heberton, M., Vandergriff, T., & Dominguez, A. R. (2024). Erythema multiformelike targetoid eruption in two patients treated with capivasertib for metastatic breast cancer. JAAD Case
Reports, 53, 79-82.
• Chen, H.* W., Zhu, J. L.*, Martyanov, V., Tsoi, L. C., Johnson, M. E., Barber, G., … & Jacobe, H. T.
(2023). Gene expression signatures in inflammatory and sclerotic morphea skin and sera distinguish
morphea from systemic sclerosis. Journal of Investigative Dermatology, 143(10), 1886-1895.
• Richmond, J. M., Patel, D., Watanabe, T., Chen, H. W., Martyanov, V., Werner, G., Garg, M., Haddadi, N.,
Refat, M., Mahmoud, B., Wong, L., Dresser, K., Deng, A., Zhu, J.L., McAlpine, W., Hosler, G., FeghaliBostwick, C., Whitfield, M., Harris, J., Torok, K., & Jacobe, H. T. (2023). CXCL9 Links Skin
Inflammation and Fibrosis through CXCR3-Dependent Upregulation of Col1a1 in Fibroblasts. Journal of
Investigative Dermatology, 143(7), 1138-1146.
• Abbas, L. F., Joseph, A. K., Zhu, J. L., Okuda, D., & Jacobe, H. T. (2023). Patients with morphea with
neurologic involvement: A cross-sectional study and review from the morphea in adults and children
cohort. Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology, 88(1), 172-174.
• Zhu, J. L.*, Paniagua, R. T.*, Chen, H. W., Florez-Pollack, S., Kunzler, E., Teske, N., … & Jacobe, H. T.
(2022). Autoantigen microarrays reveal myelin basic protein autoantibodies in morphea. Journal of
translational medicine, 20(1), 1-12.
• Prasad, S.*, Zhu, J. L.*, Schollaert-Fitch, K., Torok, K. S., & Jacobe, H. T. (2021). An evaluation of the
performance of current morphea subtype classifications. JAMA dermatology, 157(4), 399-405.
• Zhu, J.L.*, O’Brien, J.C.*, Saxena, R., Chong, B.F. (2021). Elevated serum levels of CXCL10 can
distinguish systemic lupus erythematosus from cutaneous lupus erythematosus patients. Journal of the
American Academy of Dermatology, 85(4), 1051.
• Zhu J.L., Black S, Chong B (2020). Role of biomarkers in the diagnosis and prognosis of patients with
cutaneous lupus erythematosus. Annals of Translational Medicine, 9(5).
• Zhu J, Tran L, Smith M, Zheng F, James J, Guthridge J, Chong B (2020). Modular gene analysis reveals
distinct molecular signatures for cutaneous lupus patient subsets. British Journal of Dermatology, 85(4),
1051.
• Zhu J, Black S, Chen H, Jacobe H (2020). Emerging treatments for systemic sclerosis. Faculty 1000
Reviews, 10.
• Black S, Zhu J, Jacobe H (2020). Chapter 156: Morphea. Sixth Edition of Treatment of Skin Disease.
• Prasad S, Black S, Zhu J, Sharma, S, Jacobe, H (2020). Morphea patients with mucocutaneous
involvement: A cross-sectional study from the Morphea in Adults and Children (MAC) cohort. Journal of
the American Academy of Dermatology, 85(1), 114-120.
• Zhu J, Chong B (2020). SnapshotDx Quiz: February 2020. Journal of Investigative Dermatology
• Nanes B, Zhu J, Chong B (2020). Robust measurement of clinical improvement in patients with cutaneous
lupus erythematosus. Lupus Science and Medicine, 7(1), e000364.
• Zhu J, Goff H (2019). Eyebrow alopecia and erythematous pruritic papules refractory to treatment with
topical steroids. Clinical Case Reports, 8(12), 2521-2523.
• Shulenberger K, Zhu J, Tran K, Abdullahi S, Belvin C, Lukens J, Peeler Z, Mullikin E, Cumberbatch H,
Huang J, Regovich K, Zhou A, Heller, L, Markovic M, Gates L, Buffo C, Tano-Menka R, Arumainayagam
C, Böhler E, Swiderek P, Esmaili S, Bass A, Huels M, Sanche L (2019). Electron-Induced Radiolysis of
Astrochemically Relevant Ammonia Ices. ACS Earth and Space Chemistry, 3(5), 800-810.
*Designates co-first author.
HOBBIES, INTERESTS, AND SKILLS
Hobbies & Interests: Attending group workout classes, spending time with my cat and dog, collecting plants,
traveling