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Miaoyan Qiu

Weill Cornell Medicine

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Organism:zebrafish· 3 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 2 Approach:statistical model· 2 Assay:bulk RNA-seq· 1 Research Focus:cell signaling & trafficking· 1 Research Focus:differential expression· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Research Focus:gene regulatory network inference· 1

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Björn Perder· 3 shared Jingli CaoiD· 3 shared Yu XiaiD· 3 shared Alvin Gea Chen Yao· 2 shared Doron BeteliD· 2 shared Paul ZumboiD· 2 shared Avi Yakubov· 1 shared Friederike DündariD· 1 shared

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Hypoxia-activated scleraxis a mediates epicardial progenitor differentiation into a unique cardiac perivascular cell type

Björn Perder, Yu Xia, Jun Yao, Ignace Van der Wee, Miaoyan Qiu, Alvin Gea Chen Yao, Muhammad Naeem, Paul Zumbo, Avi Yakubov, Stephanie L. Tsai, Kazu Kikuchi, Jenna Lauren Galloway, Doron Betel, Todd Evans, Michael R. M. Harrison, Jingli Cao

This study identifies Scleraxis a as a key regulator of epicardial progenitor differentiation into a unique cardiac perivascular cell type in zebrafish, revealing a hypoxia-responsive pathway involved in coronary vessel development.

Nature Communications · Aug 20, 2026Peer-reviewedDevelopmental Biology

Zebrafish otic vesicle and mouse epididymis as model systems for studying columnar epithelial cell division

Yu Xia, Björn Perder, Alvin Gea Chen Yao, Maiko Matsui, Miaoyan Qiu, Geoffrey S. Pitt, Jingli Cao

The paper uses zebrafish otic vesicles and mouse epididymis to study columnar epithelial cell division dynamics, revealing conserved and species-specific mechanisms of nuclear migration and division.

Scientific Reports · Mar 10, 2026Peer-reviewedCell Biology

Activation of an injury-associated transient progenitor state in the epicardium is required for zebrafish heart regeneration

Yu Xia, Sierra Duca, Björn Perder, Friederike Dündar, Paul Zumbo, Miaoyan Qiu, Jun Yao, Yingxi Cao, Michael R. Harrison, Lior Zangi, Doron Betel, Jingli Cao

The paper identifies a transient epicardial progenitor cell population in zebrafish that is essential for heart regeneration through single-cell RNA sequencing and functional analysis.

bioRxiv · Oct 26, 2022 · PreprintDevelopmental Biology