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Qingling Duan

ResearcherBiomedical and Molecular SciencesQueen's University

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Qingling Duan

Researcher

Biomedical and Molecular Sciences

Health Sciences

Queen's University

Kingston, Ontario, Canada

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Has led research grants, which requires an independent research appointment. Ask their department whether they supervise graduate students.
21 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 3 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 1 research grant (1 CIHR), most recently in 2021.
Supervised 1 trainee who won CIHR awards, most recently in 2021.

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Publications

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Research

Asthma Risk Case-Controls Epigenomics Family-Trios Gene-Environment Interactions Genomics Lung Health

Latest papers

Nociceptor circadian clock genes control excitability and pain perception in mice in a sex- and time-dependent manner.
Nature communications · 2026
Feasibility of intra-day blood biomarker and ecological momentary assessment collection in multiple sclerosis.
Multiple sclerosis and related disorders · 2026
Breastfeeding may lessen socioeconomic disparities in child health through differences in the infant gut microbiome
Cell Reports Medicine · 2026

All 22 publications

Latest funding

Cell-autonomous microglial clocks and the rhythmicity of chronic pain
CIHR · 2025 · Co-investigator
$1,143,676
Circadian rhythm control of chronic pain and neuroinflammation: a bedside-to-bench study
CIHR · 2023 · Co-investigator
$956,250
CircaHealth-CircaPain iCT: Targeting circadian rhythmicity using bright light therapy to alleviate chronic low back pain
CIHR · 2023 · Co-investigator
$2,000,000

All 9 grants and awards

22 publications.

Nociceptor circadian clock genes control excitability and pain perception in mice in a sex- and time-dependent manner.

Brécier A, Bannerman CA, Xie YF, Dedek C, Zacharias AM, O'Connor CD, Rickert Llàcer A, Miller SD, Li VW, Meier C, Ballantyne LL, Du Bois J, Duan Q, Prescott SA, Ghasemlou N

Nature communications2026

DOI: 10.1038/s41467-026-73772-z PMID: 42230621

Feasibility of intra-day blood biomarker and ecological momentary assessment collection in multiple sclerosis.

Majer ML, Taccardi D, Gowdy HG, Li VW, Zacharias AM, Duan Q, Shawawrah M, Wing AC, Baharnoori M, Finlayson M, Ghasemlou N

Multiple sclerosis and related disorders2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.msard.2026.107426 PMID: 42570511

Breastfeeding may lessen socioeconomic disparities in child health through differences in the infant gut microbiome

Dai DLY, Manus MB, Hoskinson C, Jiang J, Sbihi H, Miliku K, Campisi SC, Korczak DJ, Duan Q, Moraes TJ

Cell Reports Medicine20263 citations

DOI: 10.1016/j.xcrm.2026.102755

From genotype to phenotype in early childhood asthma

Jensen SK, Fischer-Rasmussen K, Eliasen A, Hesselberg LM, Brustad N, Melgaard ME, Werge T, Bybjerg-Grauholm J, Nyegaard M, Merid SK

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology20261 citations

DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2025.12.1006

Protective effects of dog allergen and endotoxin for lung function and asthma

Nanishi M, Reyna ME, Pajdakovska M, Breton VL, Bédard M-A, Duan Q, George E, Khan MKA, Chowdhury B, Sharma BT

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2026.02.016

Cannabis smoking is associated with persistent epigenome-wide disruptions despite smoking cessation.

Cordero AIH, Li X, Yang CX, Ambalavanan A, MacIsaac JL, Kobor MS, Doiron D, Tan W, Bourbeau J, Sin DD, Duan Q, Leung JM, CanCOLD Collaborative Research Group

BMC pulmonary medicine2025

DOI: 10.1186/s12890-025-03634-9 PMID: 40205553

Locomotor Recovery in Spinal Cord Injury Can Be Assessed Using Weight-Bearing.

Bannerman CA, Knezic M, Segal JP, Zacharias AM, Harrigan D, Philips SJ, Duan Q, Ghasemlou N

Journal of neurotrauma2025

DOI: 10.1177/08977151251380704 PMID: 40982320

Circadian rhythmicity and biopsychosocial characteristics influence opioid use in chronic low back pain.

Taccardi D, Zacharias AM, Gowdy HG, Knezic M, Parisien M, Bisson EJ, Fang ZY, Stickley SA, Brown E, Camiré D, Wilson R, Singer LN, Daly-Cyr J, Choinière M, Lu Z, Pagé MG, Diatchenko L, Duan Q, Ghasemlou N

The Journal of clinical investigation2025

DOI: 10.1172/jci188620 PMID: 41031896

Site- and cell-type-specific miRNA and mRNA genes and networks across the cortex, striatum, and hypothalamus.

Zacharias AM, O'Connor CD, Topouza DG, Fang ZY, Ghazinejad H, Chen H, Duan Q, Ghasemlou N

Communications biology2025

DOI: 10.1038/s42003-025-08371-7 PMID: 40594985

Accelerated epigenetic ageing worsens survival and mediates environmental stressors in fibrotic interstitial lung disease.

Goobie GC, Marinescu DC, Adegunsoye A, Bourbeau J, Carlsten C, Clifford RL, Doiron D, Duan Q, Gibson KF, Grant-Orser A, Hernandez Cordero AI, Johannson KA, Kass DJ, Kim SE, Leung JM, Li X, Tan W, Yang CX, Nouraie SM, Ryerson CJ, Hackett TL, Zhang Y

The European respiratory journal2025

DOI: 10.1183/13993003.01618-2024 PMID: 39884761

Cell-autonomous microglial clocks and the rhythmicity of chronic pain

Co-investigatorCIHR2025Project Grant

Principal investigators: Ghasemlou, Nader

Keywords: Animal Behaviour; Astrocytes; Chronic Pain; Circadian Rhythms; Clock Genes; Mef2c; Microglia; Neuroinflammation

$1,143,676

Circadian rhythm control of chronic pain and neuroinflammation: a bedside-to-bench study

Co-investigatorCIHR2023Project Grant

Principal investigators: Ghasemlou, Nader; Page, Gabrielle

Keywords: Animal Models; Bioinformatics; Biopsychosocial Assessment; Chronic Pain; Ecological Momentary Assessment; Neuroinflammation; Transcriptomics; Translational Research

$956,250

CircaHealth-CircaPain iCT: Targeting circadian rhythmicity using bright light therapy to alleviate chronic low back pain

Co-investigatorCIHR2023Operating Grant: SPOR Innovative Clinical Trial Multi-Year Grant

Principal investigators: Ghasemlou, Nader; Buckley, David N; Clarke, Hance A; CUPIDO, TRACY L; Di Renna, Tania; Duggan, Scott S; Martel, Marc Olivier; Poulin, Patricia A; Daly-Cyr, Jennifer; Page, Gabrielle

Keywords: Bioinformatics; Biomakers; Biopsychosocial Approach; Bright Light; Chronic Pain; Circadian Rhythms; Ecological Momentary Assessment; Immune Cells; Light Therapy; Randomized Controlled Trial

$2,000,000

Wildfire Particles Exacerbate Asthma by Increasing Inflammation Through Neural and Microbial Alterations

Co-investigatorCIHR2023Team Grant: Lung Health - Inflammation and Lung Health

Principal investigators: Kubes, Paul; Jull, Janet E; Kaufmann, Eva; Leigh, Richard; Talbot, Sébastien; Thornton, Christina S; Zhao, Ran

Keywords: Asthma; Eosinophils; Imaging; Inflammation; Lung; Microbiome; Neuroinflammation; Neutrophils; Trained Immunity; Wildfires

$1,875,000

Addressing immunobiology of the sexes to correct failures and strengthen safety of medical devices: Surgical mesh as the prototype

Co-investigatorSSHRC2023New Frontiers in Research Fund - Exploration

Principal investigators: Wells, Laura

Keywords: medical devices; sex differences; inflammation; innate immunity; biomaterials; patient safety; primary human in vitro models ; social bias ; biomedical engineering

$250,000

Interactions between human breast milk compositions and genetics in childhood asthma susceptibility

SupervisorCIHR2021Doctoral Research Award: Canada Graduate Scholarships

Principal investigators: Fang, Zhi Y

Keywords: Breastfeeding Practices; Childhood Asthma; Early Life Modifiable Exposure; Gene-Environment Interaction; Genome-Wide Association Studies; Gut Microbiome; Human Milk Fatty Acids; Human Milk Oligosaccharides; Infant Genetics; Milk Microbiome

$105,000

Early Determinants of Lung Function and Asthma

Nominated PICIHR2021Project Grant

Principal investigators: Duan, Qingling

Keywords: Asthma Risk; Case-Controls; Epigenomics; Family-Trios; Gene-Environment Interactions; Genomics; Lung Health

$906,526

Neuro-immune control of postoperative pain via CCL22:CCR4 signaling

Co-investigatorCIHR2020Project Grant

Principal investigators: Ghasemlou, Nader

Keywords: Behavioural Assays; Cytokines; Dendritic Cells; Electrophysiology; Immunology; Neuroinflammation; Neuroscience; Pain

$937,126

Neuro-immune control of postoperative pain via CCL22:CCR4 signalling

Co-investigatorCIHR2019Project Grant - PA: MSK/Skin/Oral Health: Clinical Research - Skin Health

Principal investigators: Ghasemlou, Nader

Keywords: Behavioural Assays; Cytokines; Dendritic Cells; Electrophysiology; Immunology; Inflammation; Neuroscience; Pain

$100,000

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Qingling Duan

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Nociceptor circadian clock genes control excitability and pain perception in mice in a sex- and time-dependent manner.

Feasibility of intra-day blood biomarker and ecological momentary assessment collection in multiple sclerosis.

Breastfeeding may lessen socioeconomic disparities in child health through differences in the infant gut microbiome

From genotype to phenotype in early childhood asthma

Protective effects of dog allergen and endotoxin for lung function and asthma

Cannabis smoking is associated with persistent epigenome-wide disruptions despite smoking cessation.

Locomotor Recovery in Spinal Cord Injury Can Be Assessed Using Weight-Bearing.

Circadian rhythmicity and biopsychosocial characteristics influence opioid use in chronic low back pain.

Site- and cell-type-specific miRNA and mRNA genes and networks across the cortex, striatum, and hypothalamus.

Accelerated epigenetic ageing worsens survival and mediates environmental stressors in fibrotic interstitial lung disease.

Addressing immunobiology of the sexes to correct failures and strengthen safety of medical devices: Surgical mesh as the prototype

Frequent collaborators

Padmaja Subbarao

Padmaja Subbarao

Kozeta Miliku

Kozeta Miliku

Malcolm Sears

Nader Ghasemlou

Jean Bourbeau

Dany Doiron

Wendy Lou

Hind Sbihi

Zihang Lu

Doriana Taccardi

Michael Surette

Danuta Radzioch

Maria Medeleanu

Miranda Kirby

Luda Diatchenko

Michael Kobor

Dennis Jensen

Simon Girard

Miranda Kirby

Rosemary Wilson

Allan Becker

Guillaume Pare

Piush Mandhane

Sonia Anand

Susan Waserman

Christopher Carlsten

Marcia Finlayson