Qiu Yuping, Research Assistant Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering, Southern University of Science 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 Science, 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 Science and Technology (SUSTech)

2022.12 - 2025.06 Postdoctoral Researcher, Biology, Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech)

Representative Publications:

1. Qiu Y., Tao R., Feng Y., Xiao Z., Zhang D., Peng Y., Wen X., Wang 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., Wang 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., Wang 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., Yan W., Yan 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. Wang Z., Yang Q., Zhang D., Lu Y., Wang Y., Pan Y., Qiu Y., Men Y., Yan 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., Li 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., Yan W ., Yao R., Wen X., Qiu Y., Wang M., Xiao Z., Zhang D., Chen X., Yin Z.,Wang 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., Xiao Z., Qiu Y., Yan 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., Li 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 Yan #; Sunhuan Xiang; Dan Zhang; Hui Zhang; Mengting Zhang; Liujing Yang; Meng Yan; 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 Li; 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