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Qing X. Li  , PhD
ProfessorDepartment of Molecular Biosciences and Bioengineering, College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources – University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa

Work Phone: 808.956.2011work Work Email: qingl@hawaii.eduINTERNET

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Research Interests

Alzheimer’s, Anti-obesity, Agricultural chemistry, Phytopharmaceuticals, Proteomics

Recent Publications

  • Sun, B.; Tan, D.; Pan, D.; Baker, M.R.; Liang, Z.; Wang, Z.; Lei, J.; Liu, S.; Hu, C.Y. Li, Q.X. 2021. Dihydromyricetin imbues anti-adipogenic effects on 3T3-L1 cells via direct interactions with 78-kDa glucose regulated protein. The Journal of Nutrition 151(7): 1717-1725.
  • Zhang, Z.; Tan, X.; Sun, X.; Wei, J.; Li, Q.X.; Wu, Z. 2022. Isoorientin alleviates Alzheimer’s disease related hallmarks via relieving the dysfunction of oral and gut microbiota in APP/PS1 model mice. The Journal of Nutrition. 152(1): 140-152.
  • Xu, M.; Lantz, M.J.; Nichols, R.; Li, Q.X. 2022. Anti-neuroinflammatory effects of a semi-synthetic isoorientin-based GSK-3β inhibitor in lipopolysaccharide-activated microglial cells. ACS Chemical Neuroscience 13(1): 43-52.
  • Wang, L.; Huang, M.; Wu, Z.; Huang, M.; Yan, Y.; Song, B.; Li, X.; Li, Q.X. 2022. Methyl eugenol binds recombinant gamma-aminobutyric acid receptor-associated protein from the western flower thrips Frankliniella occidentali. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry 70: 4871-4880.

Recent Grants

• NIH/NCI R01 HD084633-01 (Co-I) An integrative omics approach to identify biomarkers related to preeclampsia and breast cancer risks in offspring. 7/2016-7/2022 • HI DOA 69854 (PI) Pesticide fate and leachability assessment project. 11/2021 – 10/2026 • Saudi Arabia DRI 78 (PI) Study on the degradation of benzo[a]pyrene by thermophilic, acidophilic and alkaliphilic microbes isolated from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. 2022

Current Graduate Students (Chair)

  • Chelsea Miller (PhD, Molecular biosciences and bioengineering), Alzheimer’s drug discovery
  • Kandria Driskill (MS, Molecular biosciences and bioengineering), Coral bleaching

Pathway to degree completion *FOR STUDENTS ADMITTED FALL 2020 OR LATER *

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Degree program faculty

Cheryl Lynn Albright, PhD, MPH
Mapuana Antonio, DrPH
Jinan Banna, PhD, RD, CDN
Marla J. Berry, PhD
Carol J. Boushey, PhD, MPH, RDN
Jean Butel, PhD
Monica Esquivel, PhD RDN CSSD
Adrian Franke, PhD
Yanghua “Sunny” He, PhD
Kacie K.H.Y. Ho, PhD
Rajesh Jha, PhD
Rachel Johnson, PhD, MPH, RD
Soojin Jun, PhD
Yong Soo Kim, PhD, MS
Iris Fumiko Kimura, PhD, AT.Ret, PT
Janet Latner, PhD
Loic Le Marchand, MD, PhD
Rachael Leon Guerrero, PhD, RDN, LD
Qing X. Li, PhD
Yong Li, PhD
Unhee Lim, PhD, MS
Gertraud Maskarinec, MD PhD
Birendra Mishra, PhD, MS, DVM
Pratibha Nerurkar, PhD
Rachel Novotny, PhD RDN
Jenee Odani, DVM
May Okihiro, MD
Marie Kainoa Fialkowski Revilla, PhD RDN LD IBC
Andre P. Seale, PhD
John A Shepherd, PhD
Mark Thorne, PhD
Lynne Wilkens, DrPH, MS
Jinzeng Yang, PhD
Halina M Zaleski, PhD

Contact

Department of Human Nutrition, Food and Animal Sciences
College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources
1955 East-West Road,
Ag Sci 216
Honolulu, Hawai‘i 96822
Phone: (808) 956-7095
Fax: (808) 956-4024
Email: nutrphd@hawaii.edu

UH Graduate Division

Address: 2540 Maile Way Spalding 354 Honolulu, HI 96822 Phone: (808) 956-8544 Email: gradss@hawaii.edu Website: https://manoa.hawaii.edu/graduate/

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