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Fan Qiao

Assistant Professor

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Contact: 65161676

Bio Research Publications

Dr. Fan is an Assistant Professor at the Centre for Quantitative Medicine, Duke-NUS Medical School. She received her master's degree in Biostatistics from the University of Minnesota, and a Ph.D. in Epidemiology from the Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, NUS.

Dr. Fan has extensive experience in the area of genetic and genomics studies for complex human traits. She takes a lead role in several large collaborative projects such as genomics studies for eye disorders (myopia and age-related macular degeneration), and behavioral genetics. Dr. Fan also contributes to diverse clinical and epidemiological projects in areas such as rheumatology, neurology, and infectious diseases for the research grant application, study design and statistical analysis. She is also a quantitative mentor for the Year 3 Duke-NUS medical students in the Scholarly Development Program.

Research Interest

Dr. Fan’s research interests focus on the interaction between gene and environment, gene mapping using high dimensional data, genetic pleiotropy of multiple human traits, and risk prediction modeling. 

  1. Fan Q, Pozarickij A, Tan NYQ, Guo X, Verhoeven VJM, et al, Genome-wide association meta-analysis of corneal curvature identifies novel loci and shared genetic influences across axial length and refractive error. Communications Biology, 2020

  2. Low AHL, Teng GG, Pettersson S, de Sessions PF, Ho EXP, Fan Q, Chu CW et al double-blind randomized placebo-controlled trial of probiotics in systemic sclerosis-associated gastrointestinal disease. Semin Arthritis Rheum, 2019, 49(3):411-419

  3. Guo X, Zhu J, Fan, Q, He M, Wang X, Zhang H. A univariate perspective of multivariate genome‐wide association analysis. Genetic Epidemiology, 2018, 42(5):470-479

  4. Tedja MS, Wojciechowski R, Hysi PG, Eriksson N, Furlotte NA, Verhoeven VJM, Tompson SWJ, Gonzalez AI, Fan Q, Khawaja AP et al. Large genome-wide meta-analysis highlights light-induced signaling as a driver for refractive error. Nature Genetics, 2018, 50, 834-848

  5. Fan Q*, Maranville JC*, Lars Fritsche L, Xueling Sim, XL et al, HDL-Cholesterol Levels and Risk of Age-Related Macular Degeneration: A Multi-ethnic Genetic Study Using Mendelian Randomization. International Journal of Epidemiology 2017, 46(6), 1891-1902

  6. Fan Q, Cheung GCM, Chen LJ, Kenji Y, Ahn Jeeyun et al, Shared genetic variants for polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy and typical neovascular age-related macular degeneration in East Asians. Journal of Human Genetics 2017, 62(12), 1049-1055

  7. Sobrin L, Chong YH, Fan  Q, Gan A, SK Lynn, Kaidonis G  et al. Genetic Determined Plasma Lipid Levels and Risk of Diabetic Retinopathy: A Mendelian Randomization Study. Diabetes, 2017, 66(12): 3130-3141

  8. Fan Q*, Verhoeven VJM*, Wojciechowski R*, Barathi VA*, Hysi PG*, Guggenheim JA, Hohn R et al.  Meta-analysis of gene-environment-wide association scans accounting for education level identifies additional loci for refractive error: The CREAM consortium. Nature Communication 2016, 29(7):11008 doi: 10.1038/ncomms 11008

  9. Fan Q,*, Guo X,*, Tideman J.WL*, Williams KM, Yazar S, Hosseini M, Howe LD, Pourcain BS, Evans D.M et al. Childhood gene-environment interactions and age-dependent effects of genetic variants associated with refractive error and myopia: The CREAM Consortium. Scientific Reports, 2016 13;6:25853

  10. Tideman JWL, Fan Q, Polling JR, Guo X, …, Guggenheim JA, Klaver CCW and the CREAM Consortium. When do myopia genes have their effect? Comparison of genetic risks between children and adults. Genet. Epidemiol., 2016, 40: 756–766

  11. Fan Q, Wojciechowski R, Ikram KM, Cheng CY, Chen P, Zhou X, Pan CW, Khor CC, Tai ES, Aung T, Wong TY, Teo YY, Saw SM. Education influences the association between genetic variants and refractive error: a meta-analysis of five Singapore studies. Human Molecular Genetics 2014. 15, 23(2)

  12. Verhoeven VJM*, Hysi PG.*, Wojciechowski R*, Fan Q*, Guggenheim JA*, Hohn R*, MacGregor S, Hewitt A et al Genome-wide meta-analyses of multiancestry cohorts identify multiple new susceptibility loci for refractive error and myopia. Nature Genetics 2013, 45(3): 314-317

  13. Fan Q, Barathi VA, Cheng CY, Zhou X, Meguro A, Nakata I, Khor CC, Goh LK, Li YJ et al. Genetic variants on chromosome 1q41 influence ocular axial length and high myopia. PLoS Genet 2012, 8, e1002753

    *Joint first author