Qi Wang , Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Biochemistry
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Email Qi Wang864-833-8406
Office Location
Richardson 325
Education Background
B.S., Chemistry, Beijing Technology and Business University, Beijing, China
Ph.D., Chemistry, New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology, Socorro, NM
Research Field
Membrane Biophysics
Area of Specialty
Membrane Biophysics/Atomistic Molecular Dynamics/Biochemistry
Professional Memberships/Affiliations
Core Organizing Team Member, International Society on Oxygen Transport to Tissue (ISOTT)
2024 Biophysical Society member
Honors/Awards
June 2024, Britton Chance Award, International Society on Oxygen Transport to Tissue (ISOTT)
May 2023, Graduate Teaching Award, Chemistry Department, New Mexico Tech
February 2023, Travel Award, Biophysical Society Annual Meeting
February 2021, Virtual Travel Award, Biophysical Society Annual Meeting
May 2020, Travel Award, International Conference on Engineering Synthetic Cells and Organelles (SYNCELL2020)
March 2020, Top Graduate Winner in three-minute speech competition, New Mexico Tech Student Research Symposium
July 2016, Outstanding Individuals, Beijing Technology and Business University summer social practice (Internship)
Publications and Articles
- Davoudi, S., Wang, Q., Patel, H. P., Pias, S. C. and Ghysels, A. (2022). Mechanism of oxygen “buffering” by caveolae. In press.
- Pias, S. C., Wang, Q., & Dotson, R. J. (2021). Metabolism, measurement and modelling: understanding and exploiting tissue oxygenation. The Journal of Physiology, 599(6), 1743-1744.
- Wang, Q., Dotson, R. J., Angles, G., & Pias, S. C. (2020). Simulation Study of Breast Cancer Lipid Changes Affecting Membrane Oxygen Permeability. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, 1269, 15–21.
Presentations
Biological Membranes and Membrane Proteins.
- Atomistic study of breast-cancer-associated lipid changes and their potential influence on tumor oxygenation. Oral presentation. June 2024
International Society on Oxygen Transport to Tissue (ISOTT).
- Biophysical study of breast-cancer-associated lipid changes and their potential influence on tumor
oxygenation. Invited presentation. June 2024 - Towards personalizing radiotherapy treatment: de novo lipid effects on intracellular oxygenation. Oral
presentation. July 2021. - Simulation Study of Breast Cancer Lipid Changes Affecting Membrane Oxygen Permeability. Poster
presentation. July 2019.
Biophysical Society Annual Meeting
- Protonation-Dependent Ion Flux in a Mitochondrial Leak Channel. Poster presentation. February 2024
- Membrane oxygen permeability is governed by area-per-lipid, combined with headgroup size and cholesterol content. Poster presentation. February 2023.
- Examination the Effect of Lipid Tail Length on Membrane Oxygen Permeability in Breast Cancer. Poster
presentation. February 2021
Molecular Biophysics of Membranes, Biophysical Society Conference
- Interplay of cholesterol and headgroup effects on membrane oxygen permeability. Poster presentation. July 2022.
- International Conference on Engineering Synthetic Cells and Organelles (SYNCELL)
- Influence of Breast Cancer Lipid Changes on Membrane Oxygen Permeability. Poster presentation. May 2021.
Rocky Mountain Regional Meeting (RMRM)
- Effects on Membrane Oxygen Permeability Due to Lipid Changes in Breast Cancer. Poster presentation.
July 2021.