Qing Zhong, MS, MD

Senior Research Scientist, Institute of Molecular Medicine & Genetics, Department of Neurology

M.S. University of SUNY at Buffalo (1988)
MD, Weifang Medical College (1982)
Telephone:  706-721-0706 - Fax: 706-434-7484
Email:  qzhong@mcg.edu

Mailing address:
Georgia Health Sciences University
1120 15th St. CA1050
Augusta GA 30912 

 

Research Interests
Currently I am working on the direct nutrient effects on osteoprogenitor/bone marrow stromal cells (BMSCs), the key targets for anabolic bone formation.

 

Selected Publications
Zhong Q, Itokawa T, Sridhar S, Xie D, Ding KH, Bollag WB, Bollag RJ, Hamrick M, Insogna K and Isales CM. Effects of Glucose-dependent Insulinotropic peptide on Osteoclast Function, Am J. Physiol, Endo, 292:543-548, 2007.

Zhong Q, Sridhar S, Ruan L, Ding KH, Xie D, Insogna K, Kang B, Xu J, Bollag RJ and Isales CM, Multiple Melanocortin Receptors Are Expressed in Bone Cells; Bone, 2005 36:820-831.

Ding KH, Shi XM, Zhong Q, Kang B, Xie D, Bollag WB, Bollag RJ, Hill W, Washington W, Mi QS, Insogna K, Chutkan N, Hamrick M, Isales CM. Impact of Glucose-Dependent Insulinotropic Peptide on Age-Induced Bone Loss. J Bone Miner Res; 23:536–543, 2008

Xie D, Zhong Q, Ding KH, Cheng H, Williams S, Correa D, Bollag WB, Bollag RJ, Insogna I, Troiano N, Coady C, Hamrick M, Isales CM. Glucose-dependent Insulinotropic Peptide-Overexpressing Transgenic Mice Have Increased Bone Mass, Bone, 40:1352‑1360, 2007

Xie D, Cheng H, Hamrick M, Zhong Q, Ding KH, Correa D, Williams S, Mulloy A, Bollag W, Bollag RJ, Runner RR, McPherson JC, Insogna K and Isales CM, Glucose-dependent Insulinotropic Polypeptide Receptor Knockout Mice Have Altered Bone Turnover; Bone, 2005 37:759-769.

Bollag RJ, Zhong Q, Ding KH, Phillips P, Zhong L, Qin F, Cranford J, Mulloy, AL, Cameron R, Isales CM. Glucose-dependent insulinotropic peptide is an integrative hormone with osteotropic effects. Mol Cell Endo. 2001, 177: 35-41.

Bollag RJ, Zhong Q, Phillips P, Min L, Crawford KB, Zhong L, Cameron R, Mulloy A, Rasmussen H, Ding KH, Isales CM. Osteoblast-derived Cells Express Functional Glucose-dependent Insulinotropic Peptide Receptors, Endocrinology, 2000; 141:1228-1235.