Qiangrong Liang

Qiangrong Liang

Title: Professor

Department: Biomedical Sciences

Campus: Long Island

Area(s) of Expertise: Molecular and Cellular Biology, Cardiac Physiology

Education Credentials: M.D., Ph.D.

Joined New York Tech: 2013


Qiangrong Liang obtained his medical degree from Xian Medical University in China and Ph.D. degree with Dr. Paul Epstein at the University of North Dakota. He did postdoctoral research under the guidance of Dr. Jeff Molkentin at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center.

Liang’s teaching is in receptor physiology and signal transduction mechanisms. His research interest has been focusing on the cellular and molecular mechanisms that underlie acquired heart disease, cardiac hypertrophy, and heart failure. His past research has provided novel insight into the pathophysiological roles of several signaling pathways in the heart, including transcription factor GATA4, c-Jun N-terminal kinase, and p21-activated kinase (PAK1). Current research in his laboratory is addressing three questions: why diabetic patients are more susceptible to heart failure, how a widely used anti-cancer drug may contribute to heart failure, and how caloric restriction can protect the heart. Central to each question is the role of mitochondria. Using both cell culture and genetically modified animal models, Liang is investigating the molecular underpinnings and coordination of mitochondrial quality control processes including mitochondrial biogenesis, fission/fusion, and mitophagy.

His students have won research awards including, American Medical Association Research Award in 2017, American Osteopathic Association Research Award in 2019, finalist for Jay N. Cohn New Investigator Award and Heart Failure Society of America (HFSA) 23rd Annual Scientific Meeting in 2019, and the American Osteopathic Association Research Award in 2021.

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