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Qingling Duan is an Associate Professor and Queen's National Scholar in Bioinformatics at Queen's University, jointly appointed in the School of Computing and Department of Biomedical & Molecular Sciences. She leads the Computational Genomics Laboratory, focusing on genetic and epigenetic mechanisms in multifactorial diseases.
- PhD in Human Genetics, McGill University
- BSc in Biology, McGill University
Her research integrates genomics, transcriptomics, and epigenomics to investigate gene-environment interactions in asthma, COPD, and drug response variability. Key areas include:
- Multi-Omics Data Integration
- Environmental Exposure Effects
- Pharmacogenomics
- Microbiota-Host Interactions
- Developmental Disease Trajectories
Recent publications examine epigenetic aging, human milk microbiota, and prenatal exposure effects. Her work has appeared in leading journals like Nature Communications and American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.
- Queen’s National Scholar Award in Bioinformatics
- CIHR Grant Recipient
- International Collaboration with CHILD Cohort Study
Dr. Duan advises numerous graduate students and postdocs in bioinformatics and biomedical research. Her lab collaborates with Kingston General Hospital, Hotel-Dieu Hospital, and the IMPACTT network.
