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Dr Qiaozhu Su

School of Biological Sciences
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Dr Qiaozhu Su

School of Biological Sciences

Our research interest is to decipher the molecular mechanisms linking nutritional signalling (e.g. high-fat and high-carbohydrate diet) with the onset of chronic metabolic disease, including insulin resistance, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, cardiovascular disease and inflammatory bowel disease. Our long term goal is to apply multidisciplinary approaches (e.g. Crispr/cas9 and gene sequencing) that interface lipid and carbohydrate metabolism and gut microbiome to identify pharmaceutical targets and functional foods that may land supports for the prevention and treatment of metabolic syndrome.

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  • askmhls@qub.ac.uk
  • +44 (0)28 9097 4388

Research Interests

Open to PhD applications in the field of

  • Insulin resistance, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease
  • Cardiovascular disease and inflammatory bowel disease

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Current Research Opportunities

  • Cardiovascular Metabolic Remodelling Induced by Odd-Chain Fatty Acids: Implication in the Therapeutic Strategy of Cardiovascular Disease(CVD)

Public outreach & key achievements

  • Invited conference speaker: Akkermansia Muciniphila Ameliorates Inflammatory Bowel Disease via Improvement of Gut Tight Junction and Intestinal Epithelial Cell ER Stress. 6th World Congress on Targeting Microbiota, Porto, Portugal (2018). 
  • Conference presentation: Cheng X., Harris E., Cui J. and Q. (Senior author) (2018). Diabetes Accelerates Progression of NAFLD to Liver Fibrosis via the Mediation of MicroRNAs. Keystone Symposia-Drivers of Type 2 Diabetes: From Genes to Environment, Seoul, South Korea.
  • Conference presentation: Wang H. and Q. (Senior author) (2018). Akkermansia Muciniphila Ameliorates Metabolic Inflammation and Insulin Resistance by Regulating LDL Receptor and TMAO Metabolism. Young Microbiologist Symposium-2018, Belfast, UK.

Research students

PhD Title Dietary Saturated Fat Induces Inflammatory Bowel Disease via Mediation of CREBH and Gut Microbiome
Country United Kingdom
   
PhD Title  Diabetes Accelerates Progression of NAFLD to Liver Fibrosis via the Mediation of MicroRNAs
Country  China
   
PhD Title  Crispr/Cas9 and MicroRNA-Based Approaches for Determining the Pathogenesis Of Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD) and Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)
Country  Poland

 


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