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Qiushi Liang

University of PennsylvaniaORCID 0000-0002-3385-2758Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Research Focus:cell type annotation· 2 Approach:experimental assay· 2 Organism:mouse· 2 Assay:scRNA-seq· 2 Research Focus:cell signaling & trafficking· 1 Research Focus:development & morphogenesis· 1 Assay:flow cytometry· 1 Assay:fluorescence / live-cell microscopy· 1

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Ling QiniD· 2 shared Alexander J. KnightsiD· 1 shared Alexandra Kahn· 1 shared Baofeng HuiD· 1 shared Bryan KwokiD· 1 shared Carla R. ScanzelloiD· 1 shared Easton C. FarrelliD· 1 shared Foteini MourkiotiiD· 1 shared

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2025-2026 · peak 1/yr

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10 top collaborators · 27 mutual co-author links

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Mechano-activation of synovial fibroblasts and macrophages during OA progression in the dynamically stiffening synovial microenvironment

Sung Yeon Kim, Easton C. Farrell, Kevin G. Burt, Bryan Kwok, Qiushi Liang, Alexander J. Knights, Kate L. Sharp, Vu Nguyen, Lance A. Murphy, Baofeng Hu, Alexandra Kahn, Ling Qin, Lin Han B, Tristan Maerz, Rob Mauck, Carla R. Scanzello

This study investigates how synovial microenvironment stiffness changes during OA progression and how it affects fibroblast and macrophage behavior through mechanosignaling and cell-cell interactions.

bioRxiv · Feb 18, 2026 · PreprintBioengineering

Prg4+ fibro-adipogenic progenitors in muscle are crucial for bone fracture repair

Qi He, Jiawei Lu, Qiushi Liang, Lutian Yao, Tingfang Sun, Huan Wang, Michael P. Duffy, Xi Jiang, Yuewei Lin, Jihyung Lee, Jaimo Ahn, Nathaniel A. Dyment, Foteini Mourkioti, Joel D. Boerckel, Ling Qin

This paper identifies Prg4+ fibro-adipogenic progenitors in muscle as critical for bone fracture repair by transforming into bone cells and promoting healing.

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · Jul 29, 2025Peer-reviewedCell Biology