Education
Doctor of Philosophy: Cell and Developmental Biology, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, United States.2009-2015
Supervisor: Cheng-Yu Lee, PhD
Master of Philosophy: Cell Biology, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China. 2006-2008
Supervisor: Henry Yip, PhD
Bachelor of Science: Biological Science, Peking University, Beijing, China. 2002-2006
Work Experience
Associate Professor, School of Life Sciences, Chongqing University. 2020-
Research interests
Uncover the developmental strategies and molecular mechanisms that regulate neural circuits assembly and synaptic specificity through combination of single cell sequencing, electron microscope-based connectome, optogenetics and genetics tools.
Major achievement
Xu,S#, Xiao,Q#, Cosmanescu,F, Sergeeva,A, Yoo,J, Lin,Y, Katsamba,P, Ahlsen,G, Kaufman,J, Linaval,N, Lee,PT, Bellen,H, Shapiro,L, Honig,B, Tan,L, Zipursky,L. (2018) Interactions between the Ig-Superfamily Proteins DIP-α and Dpr6/10 Regulate Assembly of Neural Circuits. Neuron, 100, 1-16.
Komori, H.#, Xiao, Q.#, Janssens, D., Dou, YL., Lee, CY. (2014) Trithorax maintains the functional heterogeneity of neural stem cells through the transcription factor Buttonhead. eLife 2014;e03502.
Xiao, Q.#, Komori, H.#, Lee, CY. (2012) klumpfuss distinguishes stem cells from progenitor cells during asymmetric neuroblast division. Development, 139(15):2670-80.
Xiao, Q., Du, Y., Wu, W., Yip, HK. (2010) Bone morphogenetic proteins mediate cellular response and, together with Noggin, regulate astrocyte differentiation after spinal cord injury. Experimental Neurology, 221(2):353-66
Postgraduate training
Postdoctoral Scholar, University of California-Los Angeles, USA 2015-2020. Supervisor: S.Lawrence Zipursky, PhD
Contact information
qixiao_2020@cqu.edu.cn
