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Journal Publications

2025
30. Sreenan B, Kafil V, Wells D, Kharal G, Hunt T, Gulbag A, Park J, Xu H, Sanad, M, Fadali, MS, Jia Y, Cheng Q, AuCoin D, Miller LW, Zhu X. Development of time-resolved luminescence measurement instruments for biosensing and bioimaging-An overview. Measurement. 2025. 250, 117201. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.measurement.2025.117201.

2024
29. Kuhn K, Strnad C, Bowman P, Young K, Kroll E, DeBruine A, Knudson I, Navin M, Cheng Q, Swedish M, Zhang W. Validation of a Passive Solar Dehydration System Using Pineapple. Foods. 2024, 13(19), 3081. https://doi.org/10.3390/foods13193081
28. Shrestha A, Bao X, Cheng Q, McRoy S, CNN-Modified Encoders in U-Net for Nuclei Segmentation and Quantification of Fluorescent Images. IEEE Access. 2024. DOI: 10.1109/ACCESS.2024.3436509.
27. Zhang L, Cheng Q, Wnag C, Huang C, Lin W. Energy-saving and low-carbon leather production: AI-assisted chrome tanning process optimization. Journal of Cleaner Production. 2024. 457: 142464. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2024.142464.

2022
26. Jabbari K, Cheng Q, Winkelmaier G, Furuta S, Parvin B. CD36⁺ fibroblasts secrete protein ligands that growth-suppress triple negative breast cancer cells while elevating adipogenic markers for a model of cancer-associated fibroblast. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 2022. 23(21):12744. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms232112744. PMID36361532.

2021
25. Jabbari K, Winkelmaier G, Andersen C, Yaswen P, Quilici D, Furuta S, Cheng Q*, Parvin B*. Protein ligands in the secretome of CD36+ fibroblasts induce growth suppression in a subset of breast cancer cell lines. Cancers. 2021. 13(18):4521. https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers13184521.

2020
24. Cheng Q, Parvin B. Rapid identification of a subset of foodborne bacteria in live-cell assays. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. 2020, 104(24):10571. Doi:10.1007/s00253-020-10970-9. PMID33185701.
23. Cheng Q, Jabbari K, Winkelmaier G, Andersen C, Yaswen P, Khoshdeli M, Parvin B. Overexpression of CD36 in mammary fibroblasts suppresses colony growth in breast cancer cell lines. Biochemical and Biophysical, 2020, 526(1): 41:47. doi: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2020.03.061. PMID32192771
22. Cheng Q, Parvin B. Organoid model of mammographic density displays a higher frequency of aberrant colony formations with radiation exposure. Bioinformatics. 2020. 36(7):1989-1993. doi:10.1093/bioinformatics/btz888. PMIF31778145.
21. Hu J, Liu S, Cheng Q, Pu S, Mao M, Mu Y, Dan F, Yang J, Ma M. Novel method for improving ardicrenin content in hairy roots of Ardisia crenata Sims plants. J Biotechnol. 2020; 311:12-18. doi: 10.1016/j.jbiotec.2020.02.009. PMID32084416.
20. Cheng Q, Khoshdeli M, Ferguson BS, Jabbari K, Zhang C, Parvin B. YY1 is a cis-regulator in the organoid models of high mammographic density. Bioinformatics. 2020. 36(6):1663-1667. doi: 10.1093/bioinformatics/btz812. PMID31688895.

2017
19. Cheng Q, Parvin B. Buckyballs conjugated with nucleic acid sequences identifies microorganisms in live cell assays. J Nanobiotechnology. 2017. 15(1):78. doi:10.1186/s12951-017-0315-0. PMID29121930.

2016
18. Cheng Q, Bilgin CC, Fontenay G, Chang H, Han J, Parvin B, Stiffness of the microenvironment upregulates ERBB2 expression in 3D cultures of MCF10A within the range of mammographic density. Scientific Report. 2016. 6:31680. doi:10.1038/srep28987. PMID27383056.
17. Liu S, Yang R, Pan Y, Ren B, Li X, Xiong X, Tao J, Cheng Q, Ma M. Beneficial Behavior of nictric oxide in copper-treated medical plants J. Hazard Mater. 2016. 314(1):140-154. doi:10.1016/j.jhazmat.2016.04.042. PMID27131454.
16. Bilgin CC, Fontenay G, Cheng Q, Chang H, Han J, Parvin B, BioSig3D: High content screening of 3D cell culture models. PLoS One, 2016. 11(3):e0148379, doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0148379. PMID26978095.
15. Rutledge KE, Cheng Q, Jabbarzadeh E, Modulation of Inflammatory Response and Induction of Bone Formation Based on Combinatorial Effect of Resveratrol. J Nanomed Nanotech. 2016. 7(1): 350. DOI: 10.4172/2157-7439.1000350. PMID27175310.

2015
14. Cheng Q, Aravind A, Buckley M, Gifford A, Parvin B. Functionalized Buckyballs for Visualizing Microbial Species in Different States and Environments. Scientific Reports. 2015. 5:13685. doi: 10.1038/srep13685. PMID26347365.
13. Liu S, Yang R, Pan Y, Ma, Pan J, Zhao Y, Cheng Q, Wu M, Wang M, Zhang L. Nitric oxide contributes to minerals absorption, proton pumps and hormone equilibrium under cadmium excess in Trifolium repens L. plants. Ecotoxicol Environ Saf. 2015. 119:35-46. doi:10.1016/j.ecoenv.2015.04.053. PMID25966334.
12. Liu S, Luo Y, Yang R, He C, Cheng Q, Tao J, Ren B, Wang M, Ma M. High resource capture and use efficiency, and effective antioxidant protection contribute to the invasiveness of Alnus formosana plants. Plant Physio Biochem. 2015 96: 436-447. doi:101016/j.plaphy.2015.08.022. PMID26433486.

2014
11. Pryzhkova MV, Aria I, Cheng Q, Harris GM, Zan X, Gharib M, Jabbarzadeh E. Carbon nanotube-based substrates for modulation of human pluripotent stem cell fate. Biomatierlas. 2014. 35(19): 5098-5109. doi:10.1016/j.biomaterial.2014.03.011. PMID24690530.
10. Rutledge KE, Cheng Q, Jabbarzadeh E. Enhanced Osteogenic Differentiation of Human Embryonic Stem Cells on ECM-Containing Osteomimetic Scaffolds for Bone Tissue Engineering. Tissue Eng Part C Methods. DOI: 10.1089/ten.TEC.2013.0411. 2014. 20(11): 865-874. doi:10.1089/ten.TEC.2013.0411. PMID24634988.
9. Cheng Q, Harris GM, Blais MO, Rutledge KE, Jabbarzadeh E. Alignment of Carbon Nanotubes: An Approach to Modulate Cell Orientation and Asymmetry. Nanolife. 2014. 4(1): 1450002. doi: 10.1142/S1793984414500020. PMID27170837.

2013
8. Cheng Q, Blais MO, Harris GM, Jabbarzadeh E. PLGA-Carbon Nanotube Conjugates for Intercellular Delivery of Caspase-3 into Osteosarcoma Cells. PLoS ONE. 2013. 8(12): e81947. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0081947. PMID24312611.
7. Cheng Q, Jabbarzadeh E. Carbon Nanotube-Poly(lactide-co-glycolide) Composite Scaffolds for Bone Tissue Engineering Applications. Ann Biomed Eng. 2013. 41(5): 904-916. doi:10.1007/s10439-012-0728-8. PMID23283475.
6. Harris GM, Rutledge KE, Cheng Q, Blanchette JO, Jabbarzadeh E. Strategies to Direct Angiogenesis within Scaffolds for Bone Tissue Engineering. Curr Pharm Des. 2013. 19(19):3456-3465. doi:10.2174/1381612811319190011. PMID23432671.

2010
5. Cheng Q, Wang S, Li Q, Chen J, Liu H, Mu C. Preparation and Property Research of Collagen/Dialdehyde Starch Blending Membrane. Chinese J Leather Chem Eng. 2010. 20(6): 8-12.
4. Mu C, Liu F, Cheng Q, Li H, Wu B, Zhang G, Lin W. Collagen Cryogel Cross-Linked by Dialdehyde Starch. Macromol Mater Eng. 2010, 295(2):100-107. doi: 10.1002/mame.200900292.

2009
3. Ma Y, Pu S, Cheng Q, Ma M. Isolation and Characterization of ardicrenin from Ardisia crenata Sims. Plant Soil Environ. 2009. 55(7):305-310. DOI: 10.17221/62/2009-PSE.
2. Li F, Lin W, Cheng Q, Mu C. Synthesis and Characterization of pH Sensitive Collagen/Poly(Acrylic Acid) IPN Hydrogel. Chinese J Materials Review. 2009. 23(2):46-48.
1. Li F, Lin W, Cheng Q, Mu C. Synthesis and Characterization of pH Sensitive CollagenBased Hydrogel. Chinese J Chem Ind Eng Pro 2009, 28(3):441-444.

Patent

2020
1. Rapid identification of microorganisms. #10626469.

Conference Proceedings

2018
1. Winkelmaier G, Khoshdeli M, Cheng Q, Borowsky A, Parvin B. Quantum cascade laser infrared microscopy differentiates malignant phenotypes in breast histology sections. 2018 IEEE 15^th International Symposium on Biomedical Imaging. 2018, April 04-07, Washington DC, USA, Doi:10.1109/ISBI.2018.8363700

Conference Presentations

2024
13.   Jinwei Fang, Ashique Rahman, Zeyun Yu, and Qingsu Cheng. From Supervised Learning to Semi-Supervised Learning for Improved Efficiency of Nuclei Segmentation. DOE BSSD PI Meeting, Crystal City, VA, USA, 2025.

2023
12.   Shrestha A, Bao X, Cheng Q, Mcroy S. Improved Nuclei Segmentation by CNN-Modified Encoders in U-Net. NIBIB Building Bridges Across NIH and the Broader Engineering Community, Bethesda MA, USA, 2024.
11. Jabbari, Q, Cheng Q, Winkelmaier G, Furuta S, Parvin B. ecreted Factors by CD36+ Fibroblasts induce Tumor Suppression in Breast Cancer. NCI patient-derived models of cancer and cancer tissue engineering joint annual meeting. Portland OR, USA, 2023
10. Shrestha A, Cheng Q. Self-supervised Learning (SSL) Assisted UNet Framework Improves the Efficiency of Nuclei Segmentation. Biomedical Engineering Society 2023 Annual Meeting. Seattle, WA, USA, 2023

2013
9. Cheng Q, Jabbarzadeh E. Carbon Nanotubes as Protein/Gene Delivery Carriers. 245th ACS National Meeting & Exposition. New Orleans LA, USA, 2013.
8. Rutledge KE, Cheng Q, Harris GM, Jabbarzadeh E. Osteomimetic Scaffolds for Bone Repair. 245th ACS National Meeting & Exposition. New Orleans LA, USA, 2013.

2012
7. Cheng Q, Jabbarzadeh E. Polymer Wrapped Carbon Nanotubes for Controlled Gene Delivery. Biomedical Engineering Society 2012 Annual Meeting. Atlanta GA, USA, 2012.
6. Pryzhkova MV, Cheng Q, Jabbarzadeh E. Carbon Nanotube Based Substrates for Maintenance and Differentiation of Human Pluripotent Stem Cells. Biomedical Engineering Society 2012 Annual Meeting. Atlanta GA, USA, 2012.
5. Rutledge KE, Cheng Q, Jabbarzadeh E. Enhanced Osteogenic Differentiation of Human Embryonic Stem Cells on Bone ECM Containing Osteomimetic Scaffolds for Bone Tissue Engineering. Biomedical Engineering Society 2012 Annual Meeting. Atlanta GA, USA, 2012.

2011
4. Cheng Q, Jabbarzadeh E. In-vitro evaluation of poly(lactide-co-glycolide)/carbon nanotube scaffolds for bone tissue engineering Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine International Society Northern America 2011 Annual Meeting. Houston TX, USA, 2011.
3. Cheng Q, Jabbarzadeh E. Poly (lactide-co-glycolide)/Carbon Nanotube Composite Scaffolds for Bone Tissue Engineering Applications. American Institute of Chemical Engineers 2011 Annual Meeting. Minneapolis MN, USA. 2011.

2008
2. Cheng Q, Li F, Lin W, Mu C. Research of Isolation and Purification of diesel from Waste Oil. 2008 Seminars of Research of Industrial Biotechnology in Bio-Energy Production and Communication and Development of Biological and Chemical
Technology of Chinese Chemical Society. Guiyang, Guizhou, China, 2008.
1. Li F, Cheng Q, Shen S, Mu C. pH Sensitive IPN Hydrogel Synthesized via Collagen and Poly(Acrylic Acid). 5th Chinese National Chemical and Biochemical Engineering. Annual Meeting. Xi’an, Shaanxi, China, 2008.