• Stem cells therapy
• Biology of ageing; Ageing-related diseases
• Reproduction
• Drug delivery

Qingqing Zhang is a Research Assistant Professor at the School of Biomedical Sciences at the University of Hong Kong. Qingqing Zhang received a Ph.D. from the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology at the University of Hong Kong. Dr. Zhang did her postdoc training for reproductive ageing and placental ageing at the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, HKU.

Stem cells are invaluable resources for studying human development and hold significant promise for regenerative medicine. The availability of these new stem cells creates numerous exciting opportunities for fundamental research and biotechnology. Our focus is particularly on differentiating these stem cells into functional cells and dissecting the underlying molecular mechanisms. Additionally, our mission is to deepen the understanding of aging and rejuvenation and to translate fundamental biomedical discoveries into effective therapies for age-related diseases.

1. Mai, Y. D., Zhang, Q.*#, Fung, C. L., Leung, S. O., & Chong, C. H. (2025). CD22 modulation alleviates amyloid β-induced neuroinflammation. Journal of Neuroinflammation, 22(1), 32. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12974-025-03361-2 (Impact factor 2023:9.3, Q1 MULTIDISCIPLINARY SCIENCES)
2. Liu, Jin-Chuan, Qunxiong Zeng, Yong-Gang Duan, William S. B. Yeung, Raymond H. W. Li, Ernest H. Y. Ng, Ka-Wang Cheung, Qingqing Zhang*, and Philip C. N. Chiu*. 2024. 'B cells: roles in physiology and pathology of pregnancy', Frontiers in immunology, 15, 1456171. https://doi.org/10.3389/fimmu.2024.1456171(Impact factor 2023: 5.7, Q1 IMMUNOLOGY)
3. Zhang, Qingqing#, Cheuk-Lun Lee, Tingyu Yang, Jianlin Li, Qunxiong Zeng, Xiaofeng Liu, Zhongzhen Liu, Degong Ruan, Zhuoxuan Li, S. Anita, Ka-Wang Cheung, S. Annisa, W. Vivian, Huashan Zhao, Xiujun Fan, Yong-Gang Duan, Liuying Zhong, Min Chen, Meirong Du, H. Raymond, Pengtao Liu, H. Ernest, S. William, Ya Gao, Yuanqing Yao, and C. Philip. 2023. 'Adrenomedullin has a pivotal role in trophoblast differentiation: A promising nanotechnology-based therapeutic target for early-onset preeclampsia', Science Advance 2023 Nov 3;9(44):eadi4777. (Impact factor 2023:11.7, Q1 MULTIDISCIPLINARY SCIENCES)
4. Zhang, Qingqing#, Zhonglin Xiao, Cheuk-Lun Lee, Yong-Gang Duan, Xiujun Fan, William S. B. Yeung, Philip C. N. Chiu, and Jian V. Zhang. 2022. 'The Regulatory Roles of Chemerin-Chemokine-Like Receptor 1 Axis in Placental Development and Vascular Remodeling During Early Pregnancy', Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology, 2022;10:883636. (Impact factor 2023: 4.6, Q1 DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY)
5. Lee, Cheuk-Lun#, Zhilong Chen#, Qingqing Zhang#, Yue Guo, Vivian W.Y. Ng, Baozhen Zhang, Kunfeng Bai, Degong Ruan, Anita S.Y. Kan, Ka-Wang Cheung, Annisa S.L. Mak, William S.B. Yeung, Rui Su, Qing Yang, Min Chen, Mei-Rong Du, Zhang Jian, Xiujun Fan, and Philip C.N. Chiu. 2022b. 'Dysregulation of the CD147 complex confers defective placental development: A pathogenesis of early-onset preeclampsia', Clinical and Translational Medicine, 12: e826. 2022;12(6):e826. (Impact factor 2023: 7.9, Q1 MEDICINE, RESEARCH & EXPERIMENTAL)
6. Liu, Zhongzhen#, Man Zhai#, Qingqing Zhang#, Tingyu Yang, Zunmin Wan, Jianlin Li, Xiaofeng Liu, Bo Xu, Libei Du, Rachel W. S. Chan, Li Zhang, William S. B. Yeung, Ka Wang Cheung, Philip C. N. Chiu, Wen-Jing Wang, Cheuk-Lun Lee, and Ya Gao. 2022. 'Resolving the gene expression maps of human first-trimester chorionic villi with spatial transcriptome', Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology. 2022 Vol. 10. DOI: 10.3389/fcell.2022.1060298.( Impact factor 2023: 4.6, Q1 DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY)
7. Degong RUAN, Zi-Wei Ye, Shuofeng Yuan, Zhuoxuan Li, Weiyu Zhang, Chon Phin Ong, Kaiming Tang, Jilong Guo, Yiyi Xuan, Timothy Theodore Ka Ki Tam, Yunying Huang, Qingqing Zhang, Cheuk-Lun Lee, Philip C.N. Chiu, Fang Liu, Dong-Yan Jin, and Liu, Pentao. 2022. 'Human Early Syncytiotrophoblasts Are Highly Susceptible to SARS-CoV-2 Infection', Cell Reports Medicine. (Impact factor 2023: 11.7, Q1 MEDICINE, RESEARCH & EXPERIMENTAL)

We are actively recruiting postgraduate students and research assistants to join our lab. Please email Dr. Qingqing Zhang directly for potential projects.