Benjamin Ziman, Ph.D.

Postdoctoral Scholar – Research Associate
Center for Craniofacial Molecular Biology
Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry of USC

2250 Alcazar St.
CSA 115 – HSC 9062
Los Angeles, CA 90033-9062
Phone: (323) 442-1318
Fax: (323) 442-2981
bziman@usc.edu

Education
Experience
Publications

University of California, Merced
D.D.S., 2014
Molecular & Cell Biology

University of California, Merced
Ph.D., 2019
Quantitative & Systems Biology 

  • 2022 – present – Postdoctoral Scholar – Research Associate – Center for Craniofacial Molecular Biology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
  • 2020 – 2022 – Postdoctoral Scientist – Samuel Oschin Comprehensive Cancer Institute, Cedars Sinai Medical Center
  • 2020 – 2020 – Lecturer – School of Natural Sciences, University of California, Merced
  • 2014 – 2019 – Teaching Assistant – School of Natural Sciences, University of California, Merced

  1. Nam C, Li LY, Yang Q, Ziman B, Zhao H, Hu B, Collet C, Jing P, Lei Q, Xu LY, Li EM, Koeffler HP, Sinha UK, Lin DC. A druggable cascade links methionine metabolism to epigenomic reprogramming in squamous cell carcinoma. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2024 Jun 25;121(26):e2320835121. doi: 10.1073/pnas.2320835121. Epub 2024 Jun 20. PMID: 38900797.

  2. Ziman B, Yang Q, Zheng Y, Sheth M, Nam C, Zhao H, Zhang L, Hu B, Bhowmick NA, Sinha UK, Lin DC. Epigenomic analyses identify FOXM1 as a key regulator of anti-tumor immune response in esophageal adenocarcinoma. Cell Death Dis. 2024 Feb 19;15(2):152. PMID: 38373993.

  3. Zheng Y, Ziman B, Ho AS, Sinha UK, Xu LY, Li EM, Koeffler HP, Berman BP, Lin DC. (2023) Comprehensive analyses of partially methylated domains and differentially methylated regions in esophageal cancer reveal both cell-type- and cancer-specific epigenetic regulation. Genome Biol. 2023 Aug 24;24(1):193. doi: 10.1186/s13059-023-03035-3. PMID: 37620896.

  4. Ziman B, Oviedo NJ. (2021) Measuring protein levels in planarians using western blotting. STAR Protoc. 2021 Jan 14;2(1):100274. doi: 10.1016/j.xpro.2020.100274. PMID: 33490988; PMCID: PMC7811048.

  5. Davidian D, Ziman B, Escobar AL, Oviedo NJ. (2021) Direct Current Electric Stimulation Alters the Frequency and the Distribution of Mitotic Cells in Planarians. Bioelectricity. 2021 Mar 1;3(1):77-91. doi: 10.1089/bioe.2020.0026. Epub 2021 Mar 16. PMID: 34476379; PMCID: PMC8370485.

  6. Maciel EI, Valle Arevalo A, Ziman B, Nobile CJ, Oviedo NJ. (2021) Epithelial Infection With Candida albicans Elicits a Multi-System Response in Planarians. Front Microbiol. 2021 Jan 14;11:629526. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2020.629526. PMID: 33519792; PMCID: PMC7840899.

  7. Ziman B, Karabinis P, Barghouth P, Oviedo NJ. (2020) Sirtuin-1 regulates organismal growth by altering feeding behavior and intestinal morphology in planarians. J Cell Sci. 2020 May 27;133(10):jcs239467. doi: 10.1242/jcs.239467. PMID:32265271; PMCID: PMC7272345.

  8. Ziman B, Barghouth PG, Maciel EI, Oviedo NJ. (2020) TRAF-like Proteins Regulate Cellular Survival in the Planarian Schmidtea mediterranea. iScience. 2020 Oct 9;23(11):101665. doi: 10.1016/j.isci.2020.101665. PMID: 33134895; PMCID:PMC7586133.