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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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. 6^th 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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