Qiongzi Qiu, PhD

Assistant Research Professor, Physiology
Qiongzi (Joan) Qiu

Medical Research Building, Rm 424
PO BOX 245051
Tucson, AZ 85724

Understanding complex diseases requires examining the impact of genomic variations at the molecular level within a cell-type-specific context, with an emphasis on sex differences as a key dimension of disease mechanisms. Our research combines single-cell technologies, epigenetic profiling, and integrative computational approaches to identify disease-associated cell types, genes, and regulatory regions, and their combined roles in disease progression, both sex-specific and shared, with a focus on hypertension and cardiovascular diseases.

Degree(s)

  • 2015 BS, Biology Science, Zhejiang University, China
  • 2020 PhD, Bioinformatics, Zhejiang University, China
Publication Highlights

Zhou L#, Qiu Q#, Zhou Q#, Li J, Yu M, Li K, Xu L, Ke X, Xu H, Lu B, Wang H, Lu W, Liu P, Lu Y. Long-read Sequencing Unveils High-resolution HPV Integration and its Oncogenic Progression in Cervical Cancer. Nature Communications 2022, 13(2563).

Yu M#, Yi J#, Qiu Q#, Yao D, Li J, Yang J, Mi C, Zhou L, Lu B, Lu W, Ying K, Chen W, Chen E, Zhang H, Lu Z, Lu Y, Liu P. Pan-cancer tRNA-derived fragment CAT1 coordinates RBPMS to stabilize NOTCH2 mRNA to promote tumorigenesis. Cell Rep. 2023 Nov 28;42(11):113408.