
Weihong Qiu
Associate Professor
Department of Biochemistry & Biophysics
Department of Physics
Weihong Qiu
Associate Professor
Department of Biochemistry & Biophysics
Department of Physics
Background
Education
Ph.D., Ohio State University, 2008, Biophysics
M.S., Nankai University, China, 2002, Biophysics
B.S., Nankai University, China, 1999, Physics
Research
The Qiu lab studies the interplay between kinesin-5 and kinesin-14 for bipolar spindle assembly using an interdisciplinary approach that integrates molecular biology, protein biochemistry, cell biology, structural biology, physics-based theoretical modeling, and single-molecule light microscopy.