Qiu Yuping, Research Assistant Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Southern University of xingkong星空中国官网 and Technology (SUSTech). Obtained Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering from Harbin Institute of Technology (HIT) in 2022. Main research interests include plant functional gene research and the development and application of programmable biomaterials. In recent years, has published a total of 10 SCI papers in international journals including xingkong星空中国官网, Cell, PNAS, and The Plant Cell.

Education:

2017.09 - 2022.07 Ph.D., Biomedical Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology (HIT)

2013.09 - 2017.07 B.S., Biotechnology, Zhejiang Normal University

Work Experience:

2025.07 - Present Research Assistant Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Southern University of xingkong星空中国官网 and Technology (SUSTech)

2022.12 - 2025.06 Postdoctoral Researcher, Biology, Southern University of xingkong星空中国官网 and Technology (SUSTech)

Representative Publications:

1. Qiu Y., Tao R., Feng Y., Xiao Z., Zhang D., Peng Y., Wen X., xingkong星空中国官网 Y.* and Guo H.* EIN3 and RSL4 interfere with a MYB-bHLH-WD40 complex to mediate ethylene-induced ectopic root hair formation in Arabidopsis. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 118(51): e2110004118, 2021.

2. Sun X.#, Qiu Y. #, Peng Y. #, Ning J., Song G., Yang Y., Deng M., Men Y., Zhao X., xingkong星空中国官网 Y., Guo H.* and Tian Y.* Close temporal relationship between oscillating cytosolic k+ and growth in root hairs of Arabidopsis. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 21: 6184, 2020.

3. Qiu Y., xingkong星空中国官网 Y. and Guo H.* Research progress on the regulatory mechanism of plant root hair development. Bulletin of Botanical Research. 43: 321-332, 2023

4. Pan Y., Yu B., Wei X., Qiu Y., Mao X., Liu Y., xingkong星空中国官网 W., xingkong星空中国官网 W., Ling-hu Q., Li W., *Guo H.,* and Tang Z.* Suppression of SMXL4 and SMXL5 confers enhanced thermotolerance through promoting HSFA2 transcription in Arabidopsis. Plant Cell. 36: 4557–4575, 2024

5. xingkong星空中国官网 Z., Yang Q., Zhang D., Lu Y., xingkong星空中国官网 Y., Pan Y., Qiu Y., Men Y., xingkong星空中国官网 W., Xiao Z., Sun R., Li W., Huang H., Guo H.* A cytoplasmic osmosensing mechanism mediated by molecular crowding–sensitive DCP5. Science. 386(6721), 2024

6. Peng Y., Zhang D., Qiu Y., Xiao Z., Ji Y., xingkong星空中国官网 W., Xia Y., Wang Y.* and Guo H.*. Growth asymmetry precedes differential auxin response during apical hook initiation in Arabidopsis. Journal of Integrative Plant Biology. 64:5-22.，2021

7. Peng Y#., Peng T#., Chu Y., xingkong星空中国官网 W ., Yao R., Wen X., Qiu Y., xingkong星空中国官网 M., Xiao Z., Zhang D., Chen X., Yin Z.,xingkong星空中国官网 Y.* and Guo H.* (2025) Arabidopsis HOOKLESS1 acts as a histone acetyltransferase to promote cotyledon greening during seedling de-etiolation. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. doi.org/10.1073/pnas.2425647122, 2025

8. Huang W., Hu N., xingkong星空中国官网., Qiu Y., xingkong星空中国官网 Y., Yang J.,Mao X., Wang Y., Li Z., Guo H.* A molecular framework of ethylene-mediated fruit growth and ripening processes in tomato. Plant Cell. 34:3280-3300, 2022

9. Huang P., Dong Z., Guo P., Zhang X., Qiu Y., xingkong星空中国官网 B., Wang Y. and Guo H.*. (2020) Salicylic acid suppresses apical hook formation via NPR1-mediated repression of EIN3/EIL1 in Arabidopsis. Plant Cell. 32: 612-619.

10. Xing Guo #; Yichuan Wang #; Caiyao Zhao #; Cong Tan #; Wei xingkong星空中国官网 #; Sunhuan Xiang; Dan Zhang; Hui Zhang; Mengting Zhang; Liujing Yang; Meng xingkong星空中国官网; Pingli Xie; Yi Wang; Li Li; Dongming Fang; Xuanmin Guang; Wenwen Shao; Fang Wang; Haoxuan Wang; Sunil Kumar Sahu; Min Liu; Tong Wei; Yang Peng; Qiu Y.; Tao Peng; Yi Zhang; Xuemei N; Zhicheng Xu; Haorong Lu; Zhonghai xingkong星空中国官网; HuanmingYang; Ertao Wang; Michael Lisby; Huan Liu; Hongwei Guo *; Xun Xu * ; An Arabidopsis single-nucleus atlas decodes leaf senescence and nutrient allocation. Cell. 188:2856-2871, 2025