
Y. Victoria Zhang, Ph.D., M.B.A.
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Y. Victoria Zhang, Ph.D., M.B.A.
About Me
Faculty Appointments
Professor - Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine (SMD)
Director, Regional Toxicology Lab - Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine (SMD)
Director, Clinical Mass Spectrometry and Toxicology Lab - Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine (SMD)
Vice Chair, Clinical Enterprise Strategy - Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine (SMD)
Director, Clinical Chemistry - Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine (SMD)
Credentials
Post-doctoral Training & Residency
Fellowship in Clinical Chemistry, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 2008 - 2011
Post-doctoral Research Associate, University of Minnesota Medical School, Twin Cities, MN 2006 - 2008
Education
MBA | The Wharton School at The University of Pennsylvania. Business Administration. 2017
PhD | University of Minnesota. Biochemistry and Bioinformatics. 2006
MEng | China-Tsinghua University. Biochemical Engineering. 2001
BS | China-Shandong University. Microbial Engineering. 1998
Awards
Service Award. 2022
Mentor Award. 2022
President's Citation Award. 2021
Research
Publications
Journal Articles
Young BL, Gqamana PP, Qiu Y, Nacca NE, Zhang YV
The journal of applied laboratory medicine.. 2025 February 4 Epub 02/04/2025.
Militello L, Gqamana PP, McLean B, Laurey J, Rudy D, McMaster JM, Zhang YV
The journal of applied laboratory medicine.. 2024 September 39 (5):877-885. Epub 1900 01 01.
Ondracek CR, Melanson SEF, Doan L, Schulz KM, Kleinman S, Zhao Z, Kumanovics A, Wu AHB, Wiencek J, Meng QH, Apple FS, Koch D, Vesper H, Pokuah F, Bryksin J, Myers GL, Christenson RH, Zhang YV
The journal of applied laboratory medicine.. 2024 March 19 (2):371-385. Epub 1900 01 01.
Books
Biomarkers for Traumatic Brain Injury (2020)
Chapter: Clinical Applications of Mass Spectrometry in Traumatic Brain Injury
Toxicology Cases for the Clinical and Forensic Laboratory (2020)
Chapter: Heroin or Not: a Case for Timing of Specimen Collection
Toxicology Cases for the Clinical and Forensic Laboratory (2020)
Chapter: Cannabinoids: Can Cannabidiol Use Cause a False- Positive Tetrahydrocannabinol Urine Drug Screen?
Toxicology Cases for the Clinical and Forensic Laboratory (2020)
Chapter: Alcohols: volatiles and glycols: Falsely elevated ethylene glycol results in a patient with diabetic ketoacidosis
Self-Assessment in Clinical Laboratory Science III (2020)
Chapter: Chapter Board Preparation Questions on Clinical Mass Spectrometry
Self-Assessment in Clinical Laboratory Science III (2020)
Chapter: Chapter Board Preparation Questions on Hemolytic, Icterus, and Lipimic indices
Clinical Toxicology (2016)
Chapter: LC-MS/MS as Emerging Technique in Toxicology Laboratory
Contemporary Practice in Clinical Chemistry (2016)
Chapter: Principles of Laboratory Management
Clinical Mass Spectrometry and Its Applications (2016)
Chapter: Measuring Salivary Cortisol by Mass Spectrometry
Application of LC-MS in Clinical Laboratories: Practical Guidelines (2014)
Chapter: Salivary Cortisol