Ruoqi Du ​

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Email: rd658@cam.ac.uk

 

About me

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2015-2020: Bachelor of Medicine, Fudan University

2020-2021: Research Assistant, Qi-qun Tang Lab, Fudan University

2021-present: PhD student, TVP Lab, University of Cambridge

 

Research Interests

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My research focuses on understanding the mechanisms controlling adipose tissue expansion and lipotoxicity. Particularly I am interested in exploring the role of Zinc-finger protein family members (ZFP) in adipogenesis and assessing their value as therapeutical targets against obesity and its metabolic comorbidities.

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Publications

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Du, R.Q., Vidal-Puig, A., Rodriguez-Cuenca, S (2022). miRNAs provide mechanisms for integrated control of endocrine pancreas homeostasis and metabolic disease pathogenesis: a narrative review. ExRNA, 4(24). https://dx.doi.org/10.21037/e

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Ding, M., Ma, Y. J., Du, R. Q., Zhou, W. Y., Dou, X., Yang, Q. Q., Tang, Y., Qian, S. W., Liu, Y., Pan, D. N., Tang, Q. Q., & Liu, Y. (2022). CHCHD10 Modulates Thermogenesis of Adipocytes by Regulating Lipolysis. Diabetes, 71(9), 1862–1879. https://doi.org/10.2337/db21-0999

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Liu, Y., Dou, X., Zhou, W. Y., Ding, M., Liu, L., Du, R. Q., Guo, L., Qian, S. W., Tang, Y., Yang, Q. Q., Pan, D. N., Li, X. Y., Lu, Y., Cheng, J. K., & Tang, Q. Q. (2021). Hepatic Small Ubiquitin-Related Modifier (SUMO)-Specific Protease 2 Controls Systemic Metabolism Through SUMOylation-Dependent Regulation of Liver-Adipose Tissue Crosstalk. Hepatology (Baltimore, Md.), 74(4), 1864–1883. https://doi.org/10.1002/hep.31881