Xiao-Qing Liu, MD, MSc

Research summary

Dr. Xiao-Qing Liu, MD, MSc, is an assistant professor at the Max Rady College of Medicine, specializing in obstetrics, gynecology, and reproductive sciences. His research focuses on applying epidemiological and biostatistical methods to gene mapping of monogenic and complex human traits/disorders.

Research interests

• Autism gene mapping and comorbidity studies
• Genome-wide DNA methylation profiles of newborn twins
• Identity-by-descent mapping
• Multivariate analysis
• Twins in multi-omic data research

Research affiliations

Children's Hospital Research Institute of Manitoba:

• Research scientist

Brief bio

Dr. Liu holds a master of science from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and a master of science from Peking Union Medical College. He earned his bachelor of medicine from the Medical College of Jiamusi University. Dr. Liu's current research focuses on gene mapping for autism and autism-related quantitative traits, utilizing multi-omic data from twins and provincial data repositories.

Cross-appointments

• Biochemistry and medical genetics, Max Rady College of Medicine

Education

• Master of Science, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
• Master of Science, Peking Union Medical College
• Bachelor of Medicine, Medical College of Jiamusi University