UNCUniversity of North Carolina at Greensboro · Chemistry
Zhang Lab
Qibin Zhang · Greensboro, North Carolina
Research Focus
Dr. Qibin Zhang's lab at UNC Greensboro focuses on advancing lipidomics, the study of fats and oils in biological systems. The team is developing innovative, cost-effective methods to identify and analyze the position of double bonds in unsaturated lipids, which is crucial for understanding lipid metabolism in diseases like cancer and diabetes. Their work aims to create tools that make lipid analysis more accessible and accurate, benefiting researchers across various fields.
lipidomicsunsaturated lipidsmass spectrometryion chemistrylipid analysisbiological samplesdisease biomarkershigh-throughput screeninglipid isomerism
Research Aims
5AIM 01Develop cost-effective workflows for lipid analysis.
AIM 02Create algorithms to improve lipid isomer quantification.
AIM 03Extend novel ion chemistry to various lipid types.
AIM 04Establish robust methods for masses of unsaturated lipids.
AIM 05Investigate the relationship between lipid structure and disease.
Skills the Lab Values
mass spectrometryliquid chromatographylipid extraction from biological samplesdata analysis with software toolsalgorithm development for lipid quantification
Output against the department
Publications211top 50% of dept.108th of 216
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Citations4.2kbottom 31% of dept.149th of 216
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