Qifan Zhu, Ph.D.

Qifan Zhu. Ph.D., is a Principal Scientist, Immunology, Deerfield Discovery and Development, and joined the Firm in 2025. Prior to Deerfield, Dr. Zhu was a Senior Scientist, Immunology Discovery at Bristol Myers Squibb for over a year. Before that, he worked at AbbVie for nearly five years, most recently as a Senior Scientist II, Immunology Discovery. Dr. Zhu holds a B.S. in Bioscience from Huazhong University of Science and Technology and a Ph.D. in Immunology from The University of Tennessee Health Science Center. He completed his doctoral training at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.