EducationExperience

• 1997.09-2002.06 Bachelor’s degree; Department of Preventive Medicine, Jilin University

• 2002.09-2004.09 Master’s degree; Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Jilin University

• 2004.09-2007.06 Doctor of Medicine, PhD; Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Jilin University

• 2009.11-2013.05 Postdoctoral Fellow; Institute of Northeast Asian Studies, Jilin University

  Working Experience

• 2005.09-2007.06 Assistant Professor, School of Public Health, Jilin University

• 2007.07-2013.08 Lecturer, School of Public Health, Jilin University

• 2010.09-2011.02 Visiting Scholar, Medical Research Center of Utrecht University

• 2013.09-2018.08 Associate Professor, Master Supervisor, School of Public Health, Jilin University

• 2015.02-2015.12 Visiting Scholar, University of Georgia, USA

• 2018.09-Present Professor, Doctoral Supervisor, School of Public Health, Jilin University

  Research Fields

• Molecular Epidemiology

• Genomic Epidemiology

• Mental Health Epidemiology

• Cancer Epidemiology

  Research Projects

• National Natural Science Foundation of China (General Program):Genetic epidemiological study on schizophrenia-related microRNA biomarkers

• National Natural Science Foundation of China (Young Scholars): Genetic epidemiology of disease-related marker proteins and candidate genes in schizophrenia

• Science and Technology Research and Planning Project of Jilin Provincial Education Department: Study on lncRNAmarkers related to the diagnosis of schizophrenia

• Health and Family Planning Youth Scientific Research Project of Jilin Province: Association between gene polymorphism of miRNA regulating kininogen L protein and schizophrenia

  Publications

• Jiang N, Li Z, Yang B, Jin M, Sun Y, He Y, Liu Y, Wang Y, Si D, Ma P, Zhang J, Liu T,Yu Q^*. Peripheral Inflammatory Cytokines and Lymphocyte Subset Features of Deceased COVID-19 Patients. Biomed Res Int. 2021 Jan 22; 2021:9101082.（Co-corresponding author）

• Wang Y, Liu S, Wang Z, Fan Y, Huang J, Huang L, Li Z, Li X, Jin M,Yu Q^*, Zhou F. A MachineLearning-Based Investigation of Gender-Specific Prognosis of Lung Cancers. Medicina (Kaunas). 2021 Jan 22;57(2):99.（Co-corresponding author）

• Jin M, Li Z, Sun Y, Zhang M, Chen X, Zhao H,Yu Q^*. Association analysis between the interaction of RAS family genes mutations and papillary thyroid carcinoma in the Han Chinese population. Int J Med Sci. 2021 Jan 1;18(2):441-447.（Co-corresponding author）

• Yaoyao Sun, Yueying Wang, Rixin Li, Guojun Kang, Mingyuan Zhang, Xin Chen, Mengdi Jin, Yang Liu, Yang He, Xiaojing Zhu, Qi Kang, Fengfeng Zhou,Qiong Yu^*. Surgical resection of primary tumor is associated with prolonged survival in low-grade pancreatic neuroendocrine Tumors. Clinics and Research in Hepatology and Gastroenterology. 2021,45(1):101432.（Corresponding author）

• Zhijun Li, Lina Feng, Wenyu Cui, Jian Zhang, Yingxin Huang, Yunhong Zhao, Fei Teng, Donglin Wu, Bonan Cao, Hui Wang, Liquan Deng*,Qiong Yu*. Sex Differences in Patients with COVID-19: A Retrospective Cohort Study and Meta-analysis. Open Access Macedonian Journal of Medical Sciences. 2020 Dec 20; 8(T1):574-597.（Co-corresponding author）

• Nan Jiang, Yang Liu, Bo Yang, Zhijun Li, Daoyuan Si, Piyong Ma, Jinnan Zhang, Tianji Liu,Qiong Yu*. Analysis of the Factors Associated with Negative Conversion of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 RNA of Coronavirus Disease 2019 Open Access Macedonian Journal of Medical Sciences. 2020 Nov 07; 8(T1):436-442.（Corresponding author）

• Guojun Kang, Qi Kang, Xiaojing Zhu, Rixin Li, Shangchao Zhang, Yaoyao Sun, Mingyuan Zhang, Xin Chen, Yueying Wang, Huiyi Jiang, Yaqin Yu,Qiong Yu*. Association Between HLA-B Polymorphisms and Autism Spectrum Disorder in Chinese Population. Iran J Pediatr, 2020 February, 30(1):e90110.（Corresponding author）

• Yaoyao Sun, Bonan Cao, Wenwang Rao, Xinwei Li, Baozhu Yu, Tiejuan Zhang, Ping Zhang,Qiong Yu^*, Lin Zhou^*.Comparison of efficacy and safety of two fixed-dose combination regimens for tuberculosis in the Chinese population. Le Infezioni in Medicina, 2020 Dec 1;28(4):565-571.（Co-corresponding author）

• Rixin Li, Bin Liu, Yumei Liu, Yang Liu, Yang He, Duo Wang, Yunxiang Sun, Ying Xu,Qiong Yu*. Elevated serum lipid level can serve as early signal for metastasis for Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer patients: A retrospective nested case-control study. Journal of Cancer, 2020, 11(23): 7023-7031.（Corresponding author）

• Yaoyao SUN, Wei GENG, Yang HE, Zhijun LI , Mengdi JIN, Yang LIU,Qiong YU*. Survey of Mental Health Effects among Health Care Workers Involved with the COVID-19 Outbreak. Iranian Journal of Public Health, Vol. 49, No.11, Nov 2020, pp.2214-2216.（Corresponding author）

• Mingyuan Zhang, Zhijun Li, Shuman Yang, Yaoyao Sun, Mengdi Jin, Xin Chen,Qiong Yu^*. The Association between Dietary Patterns and Depressive Symptoms in Chinese Adults. BioMed Research International, 2020 Aug 29;2020:8380151.（Corresponding author）

• Fu Y, Zhou N, Bai W, Sun Y, Chen X, Wang Y, Zhang M, Kou C, Yu Y, Yu Q^*. Association of the CACNA2D2 gene with schizophrenia in Chinese Han population. PeerJ. 2020 Feb 5, 8:e8521.（Corresponding author）

• Mingjia Yang, Zhijun Li, Mengdi Jin, Yaoyao Sun, Yang He, Yang Liu,Qiong Yu*. Associations between three microRNA gene polymorphisms and schizophrenia susceptibility in a Han Chinese population. Asian Journal of Psychiatry, 2020, 50: 102035.（Corresponding author）

• Xin Feng, Xubing Hao, Ruoyao Shi, Zhiqiang Xia, Lan Huang,Qiong Yu^*, Fengfeng Zhou^*. Detection and Comparative Analysis of Methylomic Biomarkers of Rheumatoid Arthritis. Frontiers in Genetics. 2020, 11: 238.（Co-corresponding author）

• Baozhu Yu, tiejuan Zhang, Ping Zhang, Yaoyao Sun, Bonan Cao, Wengwang Rao, Guojun Kang, Rixin Li, Qi Kang. Xiaojing Zhu, Lin Zhou^*,Qiong Yu^*. Comparison of clinical effect of fixed-dose combination for tuberculosis treatment in Hebei and Jilin province, China. Acta Medica Mediterranea, 2020, 36:777.（Co-corresponding author）

• Yingli Fu, Na Zhou, Yaqin Yu, Huiping Zhang, Yaoyao Sun, Mingyuan Zhang, Xin Chen, Yueying Wang,Qiong Yu*.Profiling of schizophrenia-associated serum peptides by MALDI-TOF-MS. Journal of Neural Transmission(Vienna). 2020, 127(1):95-101.（Corresponding author）

• Sun Y, Kang G, Zhu X, Li R, Kang Q, Zhang M, Wang Y, Chen X, Yu Y,Yu Q^*. Association of MAD1L1 polymorphism (rs871925) with prenatal famine exposure and schizophrenia in a Chinese population: A case-control study.IUBMB Life. 2020, 72(2):259-265.（Corresponding author）

• Guojun Kang,Shangchao Zhang,Yaqin Yu,Qiong Yu*. Association of Granzyme B Gene Polymorphism with Autism Spectrum Disorder in Northeast Han Chinese Population. Iran Red Crescent Med J. 2019, 21(9): e92422.（Corresponding author）

• Mingjia Yang, Na Zhou, Huiping Zhang, Guojun Kang, Bonan Cao, Qi Kang, Rixin Li, Xiaojing Zhu, Wenwang Rao,Qiong Yu^*. Kininogen-1 as a protein biomarker for schizophrenia through mass spectrometry and genetic association analyses. PeerJ, 2019, 7 :e7327.（Corresponding author）

• Guojun Kang#, Yanchi Zhang#, Rui Liu, Rixin Li, Qi Kang, Xiaojing Zhu, Lijuan Yan, Yaqin Yu, Qiong Yu*. Fibrinogen and Kininogen are Potential Serum Protein Biomarkers for Depressive Disorder. Clinical Laboratory, 2019 Oct 1;65(10):1887-1893.（Corresponding author）

• Xiaojing Zhu, Rixin Li, Guojun Kang, Qi Kang, Wenwang Rao, Mingjia Yang, Bonan Cao, Mingyuan Zhang, Yaoyao Sun, Yueying Wang, Xin Chen, Yaqin Yu, andQiong Yu*. CACNA1C Polymorphism (rs2283291) Is Associated with Schizophrenia in Chinese Males: A Case-Control Study. Disease Markers, 2019. 2019:8062397.（Corresponding author）

• Rao Wenwang, Yang Mingjia, Cao Bonan, You Yueyue, Zhang Yangyu, Liu Yingyu, Kou Changgui, Yu Yaqin, Mcassidy Ryan,Yu Qiong*, Zhang XiangYang*. Psychological distress in cancer patients in a large Chinese cross-sectional study. Journal of Affective Disorders. 2019, 245:950-956.（Co-corresponding author）

• Shangchao Zhang, Na Zhou, Rui Liu, Wenwang Rao, Mingjia Yang, Bonan Cao,Guojun Kang, Qi Kang, Xiaojing Zhu, Rixin Li, Yaqin Yu,Qiong Yu*. Association Between Polymorphisms of the Complement 3 Gene and Schizophrenia in a Han Chinese Population. Cell Physiol Biochem, 2018, 46（6）:2480-2486.（Corresponding author）

• Kang Q, Kang G, Li R, Zhu X, Yu Y,Yu Q*. Relationship of Gallbladder Diseases with Sociodemographic Characteristics, Lifestyle, and Chronic Diseases in Northeastern China.Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health，2018,15(11)：2596.（Corresponding author）

• Rui Liu, Lingfeng Ning, Xiaoli Liu, Huiping Zhang, Yaqin Yu, Shangchao Zhang, Wenwang Rao, Jieping Shi, Hui Sun,Qiong Yu*. Association between single nucleotide variants of vascular endothelial growth factor A and the risk of thyroid carcinoma and nodular goiter in a Han Chinese population. Oncotarget, 2017, 8(9):15838-15845.（Corresponding author）

• Wenwang Rao, Na Zhou, Huiping Zhang, Rui Liu, Shangchao Zhang, Yingying Su,Guang Yang, Yue Ma, Jieping Shi, Yaqin Yu,Qiong Yu*. A Case-Control Study of the Association between Polymorphisms in the Fibrinogen Alpha Chain Gene and Schizophrenia. Disease Markers. 2017, 2017: 3104180,（Corresponding author）

• Wenwang Rao, Xiangdong Du, Yingyang Zhang,Qiong Yu*,Li Hui, Yaqin Yu, Changgui Kou, Guangzhong Yin, Xiaomin Zhu, Lijuan Man, Jair C. Soares, Xiang Yang Zhang. Association between forkhead-box P2 gene polymorphism and clinical symptoms in chronic schizophrenia in a Chinese population.J Neural Transm.2017 Apr 18.（Co-corresponding author）

• Qiong Yu, Bo Pang, Rui Liu, Wenwang Rao, Shangchao Zhang, Yaqin Yu. Appropriate Body Mass Index and Waist-hip Ratio Cutoff Points for Overweight and Obesity in Adults of Northeast China. Iran J Public Health, 2017, 46,（8）：1038-1045.(First author)

• Mingjia Yang, Yaqin Yu,Qiong Yu*.The Association Between Diet and Mental Health in Chinese People, Iran Red Crescent Med J. 2017, 19(8):e59534.（Corresponding author）

• Ning Lifeng, Rao Wenwang, Yaqin Yu, Xiaoli Liu, Yuchen Pan, Yuan Ma, Rui Liu, Shangchao Zhang, Hui Sun,Qiong Yu*.Association between the KRAS Gene Polymorphisms and Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma in a Chinese Han Population.Journal of Cancer. 2016,7(15): 2420-2426.（Corresponding author）

• Wenwang Rao, Yingying Su, Guang Yang, Yue Ma, Rui Liu, Shangchao Zhang, Shibin Wang, Yingli Fu,Changgui Kou, Yaqin Yu,Qiong Yu*.Cross-Sectional Associations between Body Mass Index and Hyperlipidemia among Adults in Northeastern China. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2016, May 20;13(5).（Corresponding author）

• Xin Liu, Shuang Li, Xuejun Lin, Kangkang Yan, Longyu Zhao,Qiong Yu*,Xiaodong Liu*. AXIN2 is associated with papillary thyroid carcinoma. Iran Red Crescent Med J, 2016, 18(2):e20960.（Co-corresponding author）

• Ning L, Yu Y, Liu X, Ai L, Zhang X, Rao W, Shi J, Sun H,Yu Q*. Association Analysis of MET Gene Polymorphism with Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma in a Chinese Population. Int J Endocrinol. 2015,2015:405217.（Corresponding author）

• L.F. Ning, Y.Q. Yu, E.T. GuoJi, C.G. Kou, Y.H. Wu, J.P. Shi, L.Z. Ai,Q. Yu*.Meta-analysis of differentially expressed genes in autism based on gene expression data. Genetics and Molecular Research. 2015, 14 (1): 2146 – 2155.（Corresponding author）

• Yanhua Wu,Qiong Yu, Shibin Wang, Jieping Shi, Ziqi Xu, Qingqing Zhang, Yingli Fu, Yue Qi, Jianwei Liu, Rao Fu, Changgui Kou, Yaqin Yu.Zinc finger Protein 259(ZNF259) polymorphisms are associated with the risk of metabolic syndrome in a Han Chinese population. Clin. Lab., 2015, 61:615-621.

• Lizhe Ai, Xiaoli Liu, Yuhang Yao, Yaqin Yu, Hui Sun,Qiong Yu*. Associations between rs965513/rs944289 and papillary thyroid carcinoma risk: a meta-analysis. Endocrine, 2014, 47: 428-434.（Corresponding author）

• Zhou N, Wang J, Yu Y, Shi J, Li X, Xu B,Yu Q*. Mass spectrum analysis of serum biomarker proteins from patients with schizophrenia. Biomedical Chromatography，2014，28（5）: 654-659.（Corresponding author）

• Ai L, Yu Y, Liu X, Wang C, Shi J, Sun H,Yu Q*. Are the SNPs of NKX2-1 associated with papillary thyroid carcinoma in the Han population of Northern China?Front Med，2014，8（1）：113-117.（Corresponding author）

• Yu Q,Yu Y, Shi J, Sang H. Association between PNPLA8 gene polymorphism and schizophrenia in male patients. S Afr J Psych, 2013, 19(3):86-87.（First author）

• Li W*, Zhou N*,Yu Q*, Li X, Yu Y, Sun S, Kou C, Chen DC, Xiu MH, Kosten TR, Zhang XY. Association of BDNF gene polymorphisms with schizophrenia and clinical symptoms in a chinese population.Am J Med Genet B Neuropsychiatr Genet, 2013, 162B(6):538–545.（Co-first author）

• Zhou N *,Yu Q*, Li X, Yu Y, Kou C, Li W, Xu H, Luo X, Zuo L, Kosten TR, Zhang XY. Association of the dopamine b-hydroxylase 19 bp insertion/deletion polymorphism with positive symptoms but not tardive dyskinesia in schizophrenia. human psychopharmacology, 2013, 28(3): 230-237.（Co-first author）