{"id":13508,"date":"2024-01-03T11:06:13","date_gmt":"2024-01-03T16:06:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/genetics\/?post_type=directory&#038;p=13508"},"modified":"2026-03-19T17:17:53","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T21:17:53","slug":"qingyun-liu-phd","status":"publish","type":"directory","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/genetics\/directory\/qingyun-liu-phd\/","title":{"rendered":"Qingyun Liu, PhD"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Research Interests<\/h2>\n<p><strong class=\":keywords\">Keywords:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Bacterial evolution; population genomics; infectious diseases; Mycobacterium tuberculosis; Mycobacterium abscessus; nontuberculous mycobacteria; antibiotic resistance; treatment outcomes; transmissibility; bacterial physiology<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/qingyunliulab.com\"><b>Lab Website<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I am a microbiologist and geneticist leading a research program that integrates population genomics, clinical cohorts, and experimental microbiology to understand how bacterial pathogens evolve in real-world human infections. We focus on the genetic and physiological mechanisms that drive drug resistance, treatment failure, transmissibility, and persistence in Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Mycobacterium abscessus, and other emerging bacterial pathogens.<\/p>\n<p>Our work begins with large-scale genomic analyses of clinical isolates to identify bacterial variants and pathways associated with important disease phenotypes, including antibiotic resistance, transmission success, and poor treatment outcomes. We then use high-throughput phenotyping, microbial genetics, and infection models to define the functional consequences of these evolved changes and to establish causal mechanisms.<\/p>\n<p>A major goal of the lab is to uncover bacterial vulnerabilities that can be translated into improved diagnostics, therapeutics, vaccines, and public health interventions. More broadly, we aim to understand how pathogen evolution shapes infectious disease emergence and clinical outcomes.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Current Research Areas<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Bacterial determinants of Mtb transmissibility<\/li>\n<li>Evolution and mechanisms of drug resistance in Mtb and M. abscessus<\/li>\n<li>Bacterial predictors of treatment outcomes in M. abscessus infection<\/li>\n<li>High-throughput phenotyping of clinically evolved bacterial traits<\/li>\n<li>Translation of pathogen genomics into diagnostics and intervention strategies<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2>Training Program Affiliations:<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Bioinformatics and Computational Biology<\/li>\n<li>Genetics and Molecular Biology<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Publications (Selected)<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Yang T, Beach KE, Zhu C, Gan M, Wang W, Zhou H, Peng L, Wang S, Cai L, Li W, Davis JB, Cicchetti N, Slechta ES, Barker A, Shakir SM, Carey AF, Liu Q. Genomic analysis of global Mycobacterium abscessus isolates reveals ongoing evolution of drug-resistance-associated genes. J Infect Dis. 2025;231(5):1150\u20131154.<\/li>\n<li>Bei C, Zhu J, Culviner PH, Gan M, Rubin EJ, Fortune SM, Gao Q, Liu Q. Genetically encoded transcriptional plasticity underlies stress adaptation in Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Nat Commun. 2024;15(1):3088. PMID: 38600064; PMCID: PMC11006872.<\/li>\n<li>Liu Q, Zhu J, Dulberger CL, Stanley S, Wilson S, Chung ES, Wang X, Culviner P, Liu YJ, Hicks ND, Babunovic GH, Giffen SR, Aldridge BB, Garner EC, Rubin EJ, Chao MC, Fortune SM. Tuberculosis treatment failure associated with evolution of antibiotic resilience. Science. 2022;378:1111\u20131118.<\/li>\n<li>Liu Q, Liu H, Shi L, Gan M, Zhao X, Lyu LD, Takiff HE, Wan K, Gao Q. Local adaptation of Mycobacterium tuberculosis on the Tibetan Plateau. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2021;118.<\/li>\n<li>Liu Q, Wei J\u2020, Li Y\u2020, Wang M, Su J, Lu Y, L\u00f3pez MG, Qian X, Zhu Z, Wang H, Gan M, Jiang Q, Fu YX, Takiff HE, Comas I, Li F, Lu X, Fortune SM, Gao Q. Mycobacterium tuberculosis clinical isolates carry mutational signatures of host immune environments. Sci Adv. 2020;6:eaba4901.<\/li>\n<li>Liu Q, Liu Q, Meng H, Lv H, Liu Y, Liu J, Wang H, He L, Qin J, Wang Y, Dai Y, Otto M, Li M. Staphylococcus epidermidis contributes to healthy maturation of the nasal microbiome by stimulating antimicrobial peptide production. Cell Host Microbe. 2020;27:68\u201378.e5.<\/li>\n<li>Liu Q, Ma A, Wei L, Pang Y, Wu B, Luo T, Zhou Y, Zheng HX, Jiang Q, Gan M, Zuo T, Liu M, Yang C, Jin L, Comas I, Gagneux S, Zhao Y, Pepperell CS, Gao Q. China\u2019s tuberculosis epidemic stems from historical expansion of four strains of Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Nat Ecol Evol. 2018;2:1982\u20131992.<\/li>\n<li>Trauner A, Liu Q, Via LE, Liu X, Ruan X, Liang L, Shi H, Chen Y, Wang Z, Liang R, Zhang W, Wei W, Gao J, Sun G, Brites D, England K, Zhang G, Gagneux S, Barry CE III, Gao Q. The within-host population dynamics of Mycobacterium tuberculosis vary with treatment efficacy. Genome Biol. 2017;18:71.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Qingyun Liu in UNC Genetics News<\/h2>\n            <div class=\"wc-cards\"><article class=\"wc-card wc-card--1x1 wc-card--zoom\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/genetics\/department-of-genetics-publications-for-june-23rd-july-6th-2024\/\" class=\"wc-card__link-wrap\"><div class=\"wc-card__image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/genetics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/481\/2018\/12\/Genetics-Circle-600x600.jpg\" class=\"attachment-wc_card_1x1 size-wc_card_1x1 wp-post-image\" alt=\"UNC Department of Genetics Logo\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/genetics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/481\/2018\/12\/Genetics-Circle-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/genetics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/481\/2018\/12\/Genetics-Circle-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\"><\/div><div class=\"wc-card__header\"><p class=\"wc-card__date\">July 7, 2024<\/p><h3 class=\"wc-card__title wc-card__title--3\">Department of Genetics Publications for June 23rd &#8211; July 6th, 2024<\/h3><\/div><div class=\"wc-card__content\"><p class=\"wc-card__excerpt wc-card__excerpt--5\">Department of Genetics faculty, postdocs, students and collaborators published 12 papers during June 23rd - July 6th 2024.<\/p><p class=\"wc-card__more\" aria-label=\"Read more about Department of Genetics Publications for June 23rd &#8211; July 6th, 2024\"><span class=\"wc-card__more-text\" aria-hidden=\"true\">Read more<\/span><\/p><\/div><\/a><\/article><article class=\"wc-card wc-card--1x1 wc-card--zoom\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/genetics\/department-of-genetics-publications-for-march-31st-april-13th-2024\/\" class=\"wc-card__link-wrap\"><div class=\"wc-card__image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/genetics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/481\/2018\/12\/Genetics-Circle-600x600.jpg\" class=\"attachment-wc_card_1x1 size-wc_card_1x1 wp-post-image\" alt=\"UNC Department of Genetics Logo\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/genetics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/481\/2018\/12\/Genetics-Circle-600x600.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/genetics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/481\/2018\/12\/Genetics-Circle-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\"><\/div><div class=\"wc-card__header\"><p class=\"wc-card__date\">April 15, 2024<\/p><h3 class=\"wc-card__title wc-card__title--3\">Department of Genetics Publications for March 31st &#8211; April 13th, 2024<\/h3><\/div><div class=\"wc-card__content\"><p class=\"wc-card__excerpt wc-card__excerpt--5\">Department of Genetics faculty, postdocs, students and collaborators published 9 papers during March 31st - April 13th 2024.<\/p><p class=\"wc-card__more\" aria-label=\"Read more about Department of Genetics Publications for March 31st &#8211; April 13th, 2024\"><span class=\"wc-card__more-text\" aria-hidden=\"true\">Read more<\/span><\/p><\/div><\/a><\/article><article class=\"wc-card wc-card--1x1 wc-card--zoom\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/genetics\/dr-qingyun-liu-publishes-in-nature-communications\/\" class=\"wc-card__link-wrap\"><div class=\"wc-card__image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"188\" height=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/genetics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/481\/2024\/01\/Qingyun-Liu-UNC.jpg\" class=\"attachment-wc_card_1x1 size-wc_card_1x1 wp-post-image\" alt=\"Qingyun Liu\"><\/div><div class=\"wc-card__header\"><p class=\"wc-card__date\">April 11, 2024<\/p><h3 class=\"wc-card__title wc-card__title--3\">Dr. Qingyun Liu Publishes in Nature Communications<\/h3><\/div><div class=\"wc-card__content\"><p class=\"wc-card__excerpt wc-card__excerpt--5\">Qingyun Liu, PhD (Assistant Professor, Genetics) has published a paper in Nature Communications titled \u201cGenetically encoded transcriptional plasticity underlies stress adaptation in Mycobacterium tuberculosis\u201d.<\/p><p class=\"wc-card__more\" aria-label=\"Read more about Dr. Qingyun Liu Publishes in Nature Communications\"><span class=\"wc-card__more-text\" aria-hidden=\"true\">Read more<\/span><\/p><\/div><\/a><\/article><article class=\"wc-card wc-card--1x1 wc-card--zoom\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/genetics\/department-of-genetics-welcomes-dr-qingyun-liu\/\" class=\"wc-card__link-wrap\"><div class=\"wc-card__image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"188\" height=\"250\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/genetics\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/481\/2024\/01\/Qingyun-Liu-UNC.jpg\" class=\"attachment-wc_card_1x1 size-wc_card_1x1 wp-post-image\" alt=\"Qingyun Liu\"><\/div><div class=\"wc-card__header\"><p class=\"wc-card__date\">January 3, 2024<\/p><h3 class=\"wc-card__title wc-card__title--3\">Department of Genetics Welcomes Dr. Qingyun Liu<\/h3><\/div><div class=\"wc-card__content\"><p class=\"wc-card__excerpt wc-card__excerpt--5\">Qingyun Liu, PhD has joined the Department of Genetics as a tenure-track Assistant Professor, effective January 1, 2024.\u00a0<\/p><p class=\"wc-card__more\" aria-label=\"Read more about Department of Genetics Welcomes Dr. Qingyun Liu\"><span class=\"wc-card__more-text\" aria-hidden=\"true\">Read more<\/span><\/p><\/div><\/a><\/article>            <\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Research Interests Keywords: Bacterial evolution; 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