Dr. Qian Liu is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Applied Computer Science at the University of Winnipeg. Her educational background encompasses a diverse array of disciplines, including applied computer science, statistics, bioinformatics, computational biology, and medical imaging.
- 2023: Postdoc at Western University, Canada
- 2023: PhD from the University of Manitoba, Canada
- 2019: MSc from the University of Manitoba, Canada
- 2011: BSc from Sichuan University, China
Ph.D.
Winnipeg, MB, Canada
Email: qi.liu~at~uwinnipeg.ca
Teaching
Publications
2023
24. Q Liu, S Huang, D Desautels, KJ McManus, L Murphy, P Hu
Development and validation of a prognostic 15-gene signature for stratifying HER2+/ER+ breast cancer
Computational and Structural Biotechnology Journal. 21:2940-2949.
23. D Fung, Q Liu, L Lac, L O'Neil, C Hitchon**, P Hu**
Deep learning-based joint detection in Rheumatoid arthritis hand radiographs
AMIA (American Medical Informatics Association) Jt Summits Transl Sci Proc . 206-215. PMID: 37350925. Seattle, Washington, USA.
22. I Paul, D Bolzan, A Youssef, KA Gagnon, H Hook, G Karemore, MUJ Oliphant, W Lin, Q Liu, S Phanse, C White, D Padhorny, S Kotelnikov, CS Chen, P Hu, GV Denis, D Kozakov, B Raught, T Siggers, S Wuchty, SK Muthuswamy, A Emili
Parallelized multidimensional analytic framework applied to mammary epithelial cells uncovers regulatory principles in EMT.
Nature Communications, 14:688.
21. Q Liu, S Huang, Z Zhang, T Lakowski, W Xu, P Hu
Multiomics-based tensor decomposition for characterizing breast cancer heterogeneity
Invited chapter for “Machine Learning Methods for Multi-Omics Data Integration” edited by Luis Rueda. Nature Springer -Verlag Press . In Press
20. Q Liu, P Hu
Radiogenomic association of deep MR imaging features with genomic profiles and clinical characteristics in breast cancer
Biomarker Research, 11:9
19. Q Liu*, M Reed*, H Zhu*, Y Cheng, J Almeida, G Fruhbeck, R Ribeiro, P Hu
Epigenome-wide DNA methylation and transcriptome profiling of localized and locally advanced prostate cancer: uncovering new molecular markers
Genomics, 114(5):110474.
18. Y Su, Q Liu, W Xie, P Hu
YOLO-LOGO: A transformer-based YOLO segmentation model for breast mass detection and segmentation in digital mammograms
Computer Methods and Programs in Biomedicine,221:106903
16. Q Liu, P Hu
An integrative computational framework for breast cancer radiogenomic biomarker discovery
Computational and Structural Biotechnology Journal, 20:2484-2494
15. J Zammit, DLX Fung, Q Liu, CKS Leung, P Hu
Semi-Supervised COVID-19 CT Image Segmentation Using Deep Generative Models
BMC Bioinformatics, 23:343
14. N Feizi, Q Liu, L Murphy, P Hu
Computational prediction of the pathogenic status of cancer-specific somatic variants
Frontiers in Genetics. 12:805656
13. B Blum, W Lin, ML Lawton, Q Liu, J Kwan, I Turcinovic, R Hekman, P Hu, A Emili
Multi-omic metabolic enrichment network analysis reveals metabolite-protein physical interaction subnetworks altered in cancer
Molecular & Cellular Proteomics. 21 (1):100189
12. Q Liu, P Hu
Interpretable and extendable deep learning for pan-cancer radiogenomics research
Current Opinion for Chemical Biology. 66:102111
11. Q Liu*,B Cheng*, Y Jin, P Hu
Bayesian tensor factorization-driven breast cancer subtyping by integrating multi-omics data
Journal of Biomedical Informatics. 125:103958
10. LJ Oneil, P Hu, Q Liu, M Islam, V Spicer, J Rech, A Hueber, V Anaparti, I Smolik, H EI-Gabalaway, G Schett, JA Wilkins
Proteomic Approaches to Defining Remission and the Risk of Relapse in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Frontiers in Immunology, 12:729681
9. Q Liu*, D LX Fung*, L Lac*, P Hu
A novel matrix profile-guided attention LSTM model for forecasting COVID-19 cases in USA
Frontiers in Public Health, 9:741030
8. D LX Fung*, Q Liu*, J Zammit, CK Leung, P Hu
Self-supervised deep learning model for COVID-19 lung CT image segmentation highlighting putative causal relationship among age, underlying disease and COVID-19
Journal of Translational Medicine. 19:318
7. A Bruinooge*, Q Liu*, Y Tian, W Jiang, Y Li, W Xu, CN Bernstein, P Hu
Genetic predictors of gene expression associated with psychiatric comorbidity in patients with IBD: a pilot study
Genomics. 113: 919-932.
6. R Ajwad, M Domaratzki, Q Liu, N Feizi, P Hu
Identification of significantly mutated subnetworks in the breast cancer genome
Scientific Reports. 11:642
5. Q Liu, CK Leung, P Hu
A two-dimensional sparse matrix profile DenseNet for COVID-19 diagnosis using chest CT image
IEEE Access. 8:213718-213728
4. Q Liu, A Junker, K Murakami, P Hu
A novel convolutional regression network for cell counting
2019 IEEE 7th International Conference on Bioinformatics and Computational Biology. Hangzhou, China
Won Best Oral Presentation Paper
3. Q Liu, A Junker, K Murakami, P Hu
Automated cancer cell counting by ensembling deep features
Cells, 8(9):1019
2. Q Liu, P Hu
Association analysis of deep genomic features extracted by denoising autoencoders in breast cancer
Cancers. 11:494
1. P Basak, S Chatterjee, V Bhat, A Su, H Jin, V Lee-Wing, Q Liu, P Hu, LC Murphy, A Raouf
H19 acts as an estrogen receptor modulator that is required for endocrine therapy resistance in ER+ breast cancer cells
Journal of Cellular Physiology and Biochemistry. 51:1518-1532
News
2023.9.13 Welcome Dr. Tengsheng Zhou (Research Scholar) join the lab.2023.8.18 Graduate students please ensure that you enroll in the GACS-7500 (thesis) course. This step is a one-time requirement and should be completed during the initial term. If registration for GACS-7500 is not finalized by September 19th, a "late" fee will be incurred.
2023.8.4 Dr. Qian Liu's lab has now been established and is accepting graduate students, welcoming visiting scholars, and providing research opportunities for undergraduate students. If you are interested in engaging in research with Dr. Liu, please reach out via email to explore potential opportunities.