Jennifer Wei Zou
Jennifer Wei Zou, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Radiation Oncology at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Department: Radiation Oncology
Contact information
Perelman Center for Advanced Medicine
3400 Civic Center Blvd
Radiation Oncology, TRC-2 West
Philadelphia, PA 19104
3400 Civic Center Blvd
Radiation Oncology, TRC-2 West
Philadelphia, PA 19104
Email:
wei.zou@uphs.upenn.edu
wei.zou@uphs.upenn.edu
Education:
BS (Physics)
Nanjing University, 1993.
PhD (Theoretical and Applied Mechanics)
Cornell University, 2001.
MS (Medical Physics)
University of Pennsylvania, 2010.
Permanent linkBS (Physics)
Nanjing University, 1993.
PhD (Theoretical and Applied Mechanics)
Cornell University, 2001.
MS (Medical Physics)
University of Pennsylvania, 2010.
Selected Publications
Long M, Alnoury M, Udupa JK, Tong Y, Wu C, Poole N, Mannikeri S, Ky B, Feigenberg SJ, Zou W, O’Reilly S, Torigian DA: Prediction of radiation therapy induced cardiovascular toxicity from pretreatment CT images in patients with thoracic malignancy via an optimal biomarker approach. Acad Radiol 2025 (Accepted).Xiao Y, Benedict S, Cui Y, Glide-Hurst C, Graves S, Jia X, Kry SF, Li H, Lin L, Matuszak M, Newpower M, Paganetti H, Qi XS, Roncali E, Rong Y, Sgouros G, Simone CB, II, Sunderland JJ, Taylor PA, Tchelebi L, Weldon M, Zou W, Wuthrick EJ, Machtay M, Le QT, Buchsbaum JC: Embracing the future of clinical trials in radiotherapy: A CIRO technology retreat whitepaper on pioneering technologies and AI-driven solutions. Int. J. Rad. Onc. Bio. Phys. 2025 (Accepted).
Ni H, Reitman ZJ, Zou W, Akhtar MN, Paul R, Huang M, Zhang D, Zheng H, Zhang R, Ma R, Ngo G, Zhang L, Diffenderfer ES, Motlagh AM, Kim MM, Minn A, Dorsey JF, Foster J, Metz J, Koumenis C, Kirsch DG, Gong Y, Fan Y*: FLASH radiation reprograms lipid metabolism and macrophage immunity and sensitizes medulloblastoma to CAR-T cell therapy. Nature Cancer 2025 (Accepted).
Oliaei Motlagh S A, Vander Stappen F, Kim M M, Labarbe R, Hotoiu L, Pin A, Nilsson R, Traneus E, Cengel K A, Zou W, Teo B K, Dong L and Diffenderfer ES: Verification of dose and dose rate for quality assurance of spread-out-Bragg-peak proton FLASH radiotherapy using machine log files. Medical Physics mp.17792, 2025.
Nilsson R, Pin A, Stappen FV, Hotoiu L, Fuentes C, Kim M, Diffenderfer E, Dong L, Zou W, Teo BK, Traneus E, Engwall E: TPS Dose Validation for Proton Conformal FLASH Treatment on the IBA ProteusPlus FLASH system. FRPT, Rome, Italy 2024 Notes: Poster.
Friberg A, Diffenderfer E, Kim M, Darafsheh A, Dong L, Stappen FV, Teo BK, Zou W: Measurement and Simulation of Ion Recombination Effects Under Ultra-High Dose Rate Proton Beams. AAPM, Los Angeles, CA 2024 Notes: Oral Presentation.
Tyerech C, Alexander D, Friedes C, Hollawell C, Yegya-Raman N, O'Reilly S, Zou W, Cengel K, Levin W, Bradley J, Feigenberg S, Teo BK: Reproducibility of Perfusion Blood Volume and Ventilation Imaging for Lung Function Assessment. AAPM, Los Angeles, CA 2024 Notes: Oral Presentation.
Iocolano M, Yegya-Raman N, Wang X, Friedes C, Lee SH, Duan L, Li B, Levin WP, Cengel KA, Langer C, Cohen R, Sun L, Aggarwal C, Douchette A, Xiao Y, Teo BK, O'Reilly SE, Zou W, Bradley JD, Feigenberg SJ: Unplanned Hospitalizations and Lymphopenia After Proton Beam Therapy (PBT) versus Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT) in Locally Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer (LA-NSCLC): An Analysis of 746 Patients. ASTRO, Washington DC 2024 Notes: Poster.
Motlagh SA, Kim M, Zou W, Stappen FV, Larbabe R, Hotoiu L, Teo BK, Dong L, Differdenfer ES, : Validation of Spatiotemporal Dose and Dose Rate Analysis Using PBS Proton Log Files Acquired During Conformal FLASH Delivery PTCOG, Singapore 2024 Notes: Oral Presentation.
Diffenderfer E, Stappen FV, Kim M, Motlagh MA, Zou W, Labarbe R, Hotoiu L, Pin A, Nilsson R, Traneus E, Lin A, Cengel L, Dong L, Teo BK : Commissioning, Quality Assurance, and First Canine Treatment with a Conformal Proton Flash Delivery System ASTRO, Washington DC 2024 Notes: Oral Presentation.