
Weiping Qin, MD, PhD
About Me
Dr. Weiping Qin’s research focuses on developing innovative therapeutic strategies to treat skeletal and neurological impairments associated with spinal cord injury (SCI). His work integrates approaches from molecular biology, neuroscience, and regenerative medicine to elucidate how injury-induced changes in signaling pathways and inflammation contribute to tissue degeneration.
Qin has used preclinical animal models to study severe skeletal health problems associated with SCI. The research focuses include developing novel pharmacological and non-pharmacological interventions [e.g., sclerostin antibodies (Ab), Siglec-15 Ab, androgens, vibration, and electrical stimulation]. One particular interest is to study osteocyte functions.
Qin has developed a novel cutting-edge nanomedicine approach for targeted delivery as effective and safe therapeutics for neuroprotection and functional recovery after acute SCI.
Qin’s recent work uncovers a novel mechanism underlying muscle-bone communication on maintain homeostasis of the local musculoskeletal environment through osteocytes by the generation and release exosomes that encapsulate miR-218.
Language
English
Position
PROFESSOR | Medicine, Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine
Publications
Selected Publications
- S-band amplified spontaneous emission light source based on Tm<sup>3+</sup>-doped fluorotellurite fibers. Xiaohui Guo, Zhixu Jia, Linghao Cui, Junjie Wang, Chuanze Zhang, Fanchao Meng, Yasutake Ohishi, Weiping Qin, Guanshi Qin. Optical Materials
- Common Characteristics of Materials Exhibiting Photoinduced Blackbody Behavior. Hao Cui, Shuang Wu, Weiping Qin. Advanced Optical Materials
- Optical amplification covering the entire S-band in Tm<sup>3</sup><sup>+</sup>/Er<sup>3</sup><sup>+</sup> co-doped fluorotellurite fibers. Chuanze Zhang, Zhixu Jia, Chengyun Zhang, Junjie Wang, Yasutake Ohishi, Weiping Qin, Guanshi Qin. Optics Express