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Qingrun Zhang
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Latest papers
IBAS: Interaction-bridged association studies discovering novel genes underlying complex traits.
PLoS computational biology · 2026 · senior author
Decoding omics via representation learning.
Nature computational science · 2026 · senior author
Learning image derived PDE-phenotypes from fMRI data.
Brain informatics · 2025 · senior author
Latest funding
- $250,000
Learning Representations of Omics Data to Characterize Biology and Predict Diseases
SSHRC · 2023 · Co-investigator
- $100,000
Towards building advanced machine learning image translation models to estimate Amyloid-Beta and Tau PET images from structural MRI
NSERC · 2022 · Co-investigator
- $149,886
A GPU Server for Integration of Machine Learning in Mathematics and Statistics Research and Training
NSERC · 2021 · Principal investigator
22 publications.
IBAS: Interaction-bridged association studies discovering novel genes underlying complex traits.
Wang D, Kossinna P, Ardila K, Kumarapeli S, MacDonald ME, Wu J, Zhang Q
Decoding omics via representation learning.
Wang D, Zhang Q
Learning image derived PDE-phenotypes from fMRI data.
Bica I, Trang R, Hu R, Su W, Zhai Z, Zhang Q
Stabilized marker gene identification and functional annotation from single-cell transcriptomic data.
Acharya S, Kossinna P, Zhang Q, Guo J
Integration of Genetic Information to Improve Brain Age Gap Estimation Models in the UK Biobank.
Mohite A, Ardila K, Charatpangoon P, Munro E, Zhang Q, Long Q, Curtis C, MacDonald ME
Selective USP7 Inhibition Synergizes with MEK1/2 Inhibitor to Enhance Immune Responses and Potentiate Anti-PD-1 Therapy in NRAS-Mutant Melanoma.
Su L, Wang D, Purwin TJ, Ran S, Yang Q, Zhang Q, Cai W
A Novel Statistical Method for Unmasking Sex-Specific Genomics Signatures in Complex Traits.
Mansouri S, Rochette M, Labonté B, Zhang Q, Chen TH
Primary cilia signaling in astrocytes mediates development and regional-specific functional specification.
Wang L, Guo Q, Acharya S, Zheng X, Huynh V, Whitmore B, Yimit A, Malhotra M, Chatterji S, Rosin N, Labit E, Chipak C, Gorzo K, Haidey J, Elliott DA, Ram T, Zhang Q, Kuipers H, Gordon G, Biernaskie J, Guo J
Large-Scale Alternative Polyadenylation-Wide Association Studies to Identify Putative Cancer Susceptibility Genes.
Guo X, Ping J, Yang Y, Su X, Shu XO, Wen W, Chen Z, Zhang Y, Tao R, Jia G, He J, Cai Q, Zhang Q, Giles GG, Pearlman R, Rennert G, Vodicka P, Phipps A, Gruber SB, Casey G, Peters U, Long J, Lin W, Zheng W
Large-Scale Cancer Genomic Analysis Reveals Significant Disparities between Microsatellite Instability and Tumor Mutational Burden.
Choi J, Park KH, Kim YH, Sa JK, Sung HJ, Chen YW, Chen Z, Li C, Wen W, Zhang Q, Shu XO, Zheng W, Kim JS, Guo X
Learning Representations of Omics Data to Characterize Biology and Predict Diseases
Principal investigators: Long, Quan
Towards building advanced machine learning image translation models to estimate Amyloid-Beta and Tau PET images from structural MRI
Principal investigators: MacDonald, Matthew Ethan MEM
Keywords: Amyloid-Beta; Image Translation; Machine Learning; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Positron Emission Tomography
A GPU Server for Integration of Machine Learning in Mathematics and Statistics Research and Training
Principal investigators: Zhang, Qingrun
Statistical models and computational tools for gene-gene interaction analyses by utilizing multi-scale omics
Principal investigators: Zhang, Qingrun
MGMT promoter methylated breast cancer: An opportunity for a targeted treatment with alkylating agent temozolomide in combination with existing breast cancer therapeutics.
Principal investigators: Morris, Donald G; Verma, Sunil
Keywords: Epigenetics; Mgmt; Olaparib; Parp Inhibition; Targeted Treatment; Temozolomide; Triple Negative Breast Cancer
Statistical models and computational tools for gene-gene interaction analyses by utilizing multi-scale omics
Principal investigators: Zhang, Qingrun
Keywords: Bioinformatics; Gene-gene interactions; Genomics; Machine learning; Multi-scale omics integration; Phenotype prediction; Statistical genetics
From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.
Frequent collaborators
- Karl Riabowol and Shirin Bonni: 4 shared papers
- Quan Long and Jingjing Wu: 4 shared papers
- Quan Long and Qingrun Zhang: 3 shared papers
- Jiami Guo and Qingrun Zhang: 2 shared papers
- Qingrun Zhang and Wenyuan Liao: 2 shared papers
- Qingrun Zhang and Jingjing Wu: 2 shared papers
- Grant Gordon and Jiami Guo: 1 shared paper
- Grant Gordon and Hedwich Kuipers: 1 shared paper
- Grant Gordon and Qingrun Zhang: 1 shared paper
- Karl Riabowol and Qingrun Zhang: 1 shared paper
- Jiami Guo and Hedwich Kuipers: 1 shared paper
- Quan Long and Wenyuan Liao: 1 shared paper
- Quan Long and Xuewen Lu: 1 shared paper
- Hedwich Kuipers and Qingrun Zhang: 1 shared paper
- Qingrun Zhang and Shirin Bonni: 1 shared paper
- Qingrun Zhang and Rui Hu: 1 shared paper
- Qingrun Zhang and Xuewen Lu: 1 shared paper
- Qingrun Zhang and Ting-Huei Chen: 1 shared paper
- Department of Mathematics and Statistics
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
- Mathematics and Statistics
- Department of Cell Biology and Anatomy
- Physiology and Pharmacology
- Clinical Neurological Sciences
- Arts and Science Division
- Other
Co-authors at University of Calgary, colored by department. Thicker lines mean more shared papers; select anyone to open their profile and their own map.
Quan Long
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
3 shared papers, latest 2025
Wenyuan Liao
Mathematics and Statistics
2 shared papers, latest 2023
Jingjing Wu
Department of Mathematics and Statistics
2 shared papers, latest 2026
Jiami Guo
Department of Cell Biology and Anatomy
2 shared papers, latest 2025
Shirin Bonni
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
1 shared papers, latest 2023
Rui Hu
Arts and Science Division
1 shared papers, latest 2025
Ting-Huei Chen
Mathématiques et statistique
1 shared papers, latest 2025
Xuewen Lu
Mathematics and Statistics
1 shared papers, latest 2022
Grant Gordon
Physiology and Pharmacology
1 shared papers, latest 2024
Karl Riabowol
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
1 shared papers, latest 2023
Hedwich Kuipers
Clinical Neurological Sciences
1 shared papers, latest 2024
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