Tian (Autumn) Qiu

Tian (Autumn) Qiu
  • Assistant Professor
  • PFAS, contaminants, mass spectrometry, toxicology
  • Department of Chemistry
  • College of Natural Science
  • Chemistry Building
  • 578 S. Shaw Lane
  • East Lansing, MI 48824
  • 517-353-1122

WEBSITE

https://www.chemistry.msu.edu/faculty-research/faculty-members/qiu-autumn.aspx

BIOGRAPHY

Tian (Autumn) Qiu is an assistant professor in the Department of Chemistry at MSU. She received her Ph.D. in chemistry at the University of Minnesota in 2018 and completed her postdoctoral training at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 2022 as a Beckman Postdoctoral Fellow. With tools from analytical chemistry, toxicology, microbiology and neuroscience, the Qiu lab is interested in elucidating the chemical basis of environment-host-microbe interactions with an emphasis on the microbiome-gut-brain axis.

AREA OF EXPERTISE

Dr. Qiu's lab focuses on using cutting-edge analytical chemistry tools to investigate the molecular mechanisms of the interactions among environmental contaminant exposure, microbiome, and animals. Currently, our research focuses on (1) developing new mass spectrometry methods for the analysis of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), (2) elucidating PFAS interaction with microbes and model animals, and (3) revealing spatial metabolism at the gut-microbiome interface. The lab's expertise includes mass spectrometry, microbiology, toxicity assays and animal models (C. elegans and rodents).