Qiankun Niu, PhD, is an instructor in the Department of Pharmacology and Chemical Biology at Emory University School of Medicine. A molecular biologist, Dr. Niu focuses on aberrant signaling and gene expression that drive tumor development and therapeutic interventions.
She is a member of the Discovery and Developmental Therapeutics Research Program at Winship Cancer Institute.
Education
Dr. Niu earned her PhD in molecular biology from China Agricultural University in China. She completed postdoctoral training at Augusta University in Augusta, Georgia and Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia.
Titles & Roles
Instructor, Department of Pharmacology and Chemical Biology
Emory University School of Medicine
Research
Dr. Niu's research centers on the systematic identification and functional characterization of mutation-induced neo protein-protein interactions to uncover actionable cancer vulnerabilities and expand therapeutic opportunities in precision oncology.
Publications
Dr. Niu has been published in numerous peer-reviewed journals including Cell, Journal of Molecular Cell Biology and Molecular Plant.
