Hani Zaher, PhD

Medical School Department Biology
Zaher_Hani

Researcher Background

Primary Academic Title

Professor of Biology, WashU Medicine

Training

  • 2007 - 2012: Postdoctoral Fellow , The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD

Education

  • 2002: BSc, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC, Canada
  • 2007: PhD, Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC, Canada

Research & Selected Publications

Research Interest

My group studies how RNA damage, which accumulate in response to a number of chemotherapeutic agents, impacts its function, and activates quality control and stress responses.

Where you start could determine where you end up.
Authors:

Leber CA, Zaher HS

Journal & Year:

Trends Cell Biol • 2026

Insights into the role of collided ribosomes during the activation of the integrated stress response.
Authors:

Nanjaraj Urs AN, Kim L, Zaher HS

Journal & Year:

Biochem Soc Trans • 2025

RNA Damage Responses in Cellular Homeostasis, Genome Stability, and Disease.
Authors:

Zaher HS, Mosammaparast N

Journal & Year:

Annu Rev Pathol • 2025