Dr Quan Zhang

Oxford Centre for Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism, Radcliffe Department of Medicine, Churchill Hospital, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK

Quan Zhang, PhD, is Associate Professor of Endocrine Cell Physiology at the University of Oxford and an Assistant Researcher at the University of Coimbra in Portugal. As an electrophysiologist, his research centers on the physiological regulation of insulin, glucagon, and somatostatin secretion, with a particular focus on how these processes are disrupted in type-1 and type-2 diabetes and their potential for pharmacological intervention.

Dr. Zhang earned his PhD in Molecular Physiology from Lund University in Sweden. He completed postdoctoral fellowships at the University of Oxford and the University of Alberta. In 2015, he was awarded the prestigious RD Lawrence Fellowship by Diabetes UK and established his group at the University of Oxford.

His current research explores the crosstalk among islet cells, a complex intra-islet communication network that integrates various types of endocrine cells to maintain systemic glucose homeostasis effectively.

Updated 14 May 2025