Associate Professor Qi Chen

Bachelor in Medicine, PhD in medicine

Associate Professor

In: Obstetrics and Gynaecology » School of Medicine » Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences

Research | Current

My research interests are in the area of reproductive biology with major focus on (1) placental development and the role of placental extracellular vesicles in normal and pathological pregnancies. (2) The role of micronutrients in placental extracellular vesicles and maternal vascular response. (3) Epidemology in women's health

Areas of expertise

Complications of pregnancy

gynaecological cancers

Selected publications and creative works (Research Outputs)

Zhao, M., Ding, J. X., Nie, G. Y., Wei, J., Li, Y., Yin, X. Y., & Chen, Q. (2014). HTRA3 is reduced in ovarian cancers regardless of stage. Cancer investigation, 32 (9), 464-469. 10.3109/07357907.2014.958496
Xiao, J., Shen, F., Xue, Q., Chen, G., Zeng, K., Stone, P., ... Chen, Q. (2014). Is ethnicity a risk factor for developing preeclampsia? An analysis of the prevalence of preeclampsia in China. J Hum Hypertens, 28 (11), 694-698. 10.1038/jhh.2013.148
Shen, F., Wei, J., Snowise, S., DeSousa, J., Stone, P., Viall, C., ... Chamley, L. (2014). Trophoblast debris extruded from preeclamptic placentae activates endothelial cells: A mechanism by which the placenta communicates with the maternal endothelium. Placenta, 35 (10), 839-847. 10.1016/j.placenta.2014.07.009
Other University of Auckland co-authors: Larry Chamley
Prossler, J., Chen, Q., Chamley, L., & James, J. L. (2014). The relationship between TGFβ, low oxygen and the outgrowth of extravillous trophoblasts from anchoring villi during the first trimester of pregnancy. Cytokine, 68 (1), 9-15. 10.1016/j.cyto.2014.03.001
Other University of Auckland co-authors: Jo James, Larry Chamley
Li, X. L., Chen, T. T., Dong, X., Gou, W. L., Lau, S., Stone, P., & Chen, Q. (2014). Early onset preeclampsia in subsequent pregnancies correlates with early onset preeclampsia in first pregnancy. Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol, 177, 94-99. 10.1016/j.ejogrb.2014.03.043
URL: http://hdl.handle.net/2292/43245
Other University of Auckland co-authors: Sandy Lau
Yin, Y., Zeng, K., Wu, M., Ding, Y., Zhao, M., & Chen, Q. (2014). The Levels of Ki-67 Positive are Positively Associated with Lymph Node Metastasis in Invasive Ductal Breast Cancer. Cell Biochemistry and Biophysics10.1007/s12013-014-0034-1
Li, X. L., Dong, X., Xue, Y., Li, C. F., Gou, W. L., & Chen, Q. (2014). Increased expression levels of E-cadherin, cytokeratin 18 and 19 observed in preeclampsia were not correlated with disease severity. Placenta10.1016/j.placenta.2014.04.010
Chamley, L. W., Holland, O. J., Chen, Q., Viall, C. A., Stone, P. R., & Abumaree, M. (2014). Review: where is the maternofetal interface?. Placenta, 35 Suppl, S74-S80. 10.1016/j.placenta.2013.10.014
Other University of Auckland co-authors: Larry Chamley