Biography
Dr Jing Qiu was appointed as a UK DRI Emerging Leader in April 2022, sponsored by Prof Giles Hardingham, after being awarded funding from the MRC (Neuroimmunology Data Generation Award) and the Wellcome Trust (ISSF3). She is a Rowling Regenerative Neurology Fellow at the University of Edinburgh, whose research is focused on microglia interactions with other brain cell types and how to exploit these to develop translationally relevant strategies to improve health. Dr Qiu qualified as a medical doctor in China before travelling to the UK to pursue a PhD in Neuroendocrinology with Prof David Murphy (University of Bristol). She joined the University of Edinburgh in 2010, firstly as a postdoc with Prof Jonathan Seckl and Dr Joyce Yau. In 2011, Jing took up a position in Prof Giles Hardingham’s group studying excitotoxicity and transcriptional regulation in neurons. In 2021, she was appointed as an independent Rowling fellow to continue her microglial research she instigated and developed whilst in the Hardingham group.
Qui Lab
Explore the work of the Qui Lab, focusing on making advances in unravelling microglial signalling in health and disease, accelerating the discovery of strategies to treat and prevent dementia
