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Weihong Qui standing in lab space

Weihong Qiu

Associate Professor
Department of Physics
Department of Biochemistry & Biophysics

Weihong Qiu

Associate Professor
Department of Physics
Department of Biochemistry & Biophysics

Research

The Qiu lab studies the interplay between kinesin-5 and kinesin-14 for bipolar spindle assembly using an interdisciplinary approach that integrates molecular biology, protein biochemistry, cell biology, structural biology, physics-based theoretical modeling, and single-molecule light microscopy.

Education

Ph.D., Ohio State University, 2008, Biophysics

M.S., Nankai University, China, 2002, Biophysics

B.S., Nankai University, China, 1999, Physics

Research areas

Biophysics