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Qingling Duan

ResearcherBiomedical and Molecular SciencesQueen's University

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Qingling Duan

Researcher

Biomedical and Molecular 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 6 research grants (6 CIHR), most recently in 2023.
Supervisor on 1 trainee award (1 CIHR), most recently in 2021.

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Publications

189

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Grants

Publications by year

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Research

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

Latest papers

Breastfeeding may lessen socioeconomic disparities in child health through differences in the infant gut microbiome
Cell Reports Medicine · 2026
From genotype to phenotype in early childhood asthma
Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology · 2026
Protective effects of dog allergen and endotoxin for lung function and asthma
Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology · 2026

All 22 publications

Latest funding

MAPping Lung DiseasE Through Social Epigenetics, Exposures, and Disparities (MAPLE-SEED) Study
CIHR · 2025 · Co-investigator
$1,090,124
Cell-autonomous microglial clocks and the rhythmicity of chronic pain
CIHR · 2025 · Co-investigator
$1,143,676
Harnessing early life developmental trajectories and the gut microbiota to identify new ways to predict and prevent asthma.
CIHR · 2024 · Co-investigator
$100,000

All 19 grants and awards

22 publications.

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

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

From fetus to 8: the CHILD Cohort Study

Miliku K, Reyna ME, Medeleanu M, Dai R, Dubeau A, Lefebvre DL, Wright K, Dawod B, Beck M, Brooks E

American Journal of Epidemiology202515 citations

DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwae397

Gene-by-environment interactions modulate the infant gut microbiota in asthma and atopy

Stickley SA, Fang ZY, Ambalavanan A, Zhang Y, Zacharias AM, Petersen C, Dai D, Azad MB, Brook JR, Mandhane PJ

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology202515 citationsSenior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2025.03.018

Early-preschool wheeze trajectories are predominantly nonallergic with distinct biologic and microbiome traits

Lu Z, Petersen C, Dai R, Reyna ME, Ahmadiankalati M, Sifuentes E, Dai DLY, Hoskinson C, Del Bel KL, Miliku K

Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology20253 citations

DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2025.07.034

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

MAPping Lung DiseasE Through Social Epigenetics, Exposures, and Disparities (MAPLE-SEED) Study

Co-investigatorCIHR2025Project Grant

Principal investigators: Leung, Janice

Keywords: Copd; Epigenetics; Methylation

$1,090,124

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

Harnessing early life developmental trajectories and the gut microbiota to identify new ways to predict and prevent asthma.

Co-investigatorCIHR2024Operating Grant - PA: Genetics (Bridge Funding: Research Priorities)

Principal investigators: Turvey, Stuart E

Keywords: Asthma; Birth Cohort; Early Life Microbiota; Prediction; Prevention

$100,000

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

Immune dysanapsis: Updating the paradigm of inflammation and lung health trajectories in diverse populations to achieve lifelong health for all

Principal investigatorCIHR2023Team Grant: Lung Health - Inflammation and Lung Health

Principal investigators: Smith, Benjamin M; Brook, Jeffrey R; Doiron, Dany; Duan, Qingling; Lu, Zihang; Sin, Donald; Subbarao, Padmaja

Keywords: Chronic Lung Disease; Developmental Origins Of Health And Disease; Epidemiology; Inflammation

$1,998,780

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

$250,000

Harnessing early life developmental trajectories and the gut microbiota to identify new ways to prevent asthma and obesity.

Co-investigatorCIHR2022Operating Grant - PA: Genetics (Bridge Funding: Research Priorities)

Principal investigators: Turvey, Stuart E

Keywords: Asthma; Early Life Microbiota; Epidemiology; Live Biotherapeutic Products; Mechanistic Models; Obesity; Prevention

$100,000

Understanding Human Primary Atopic Disorders

Co-investigatorCIHR2021Project Grant

Principal investigators: Turvey, Stuart E; Biggs, Catherine M

Keywords: Allergy; Genetics; Immunology; Next-Generation Sequencing; Precision Health

$765,000

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

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

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.

From fetus to 8: the CHILD Cohort Study

Gene-by-environment interactions modulate the infant gut microbiota in asthma and atopy

Early-preschool wheeze trajectories are predominantly nonallergic with distinct biologic and microbiome traits

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

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

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

Frequent collaborators

Padmaja Subbarao

Malcolm Sears

Kozeta Miliku

Jean Bourbeau

Nader Ghasemlou

Dany Doiron

Wendy Lou

Hind Sbihi

Doriana Taccardi

Zihang Lu

Michael Surette

Maria Medeleanu

Danuta Radzioch

Michael Brauer

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