Qiushan Tao, MD

Research Assistant Professor, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

Publications

  • Published 5/1/2026

    Tao Q, Han J, Ang TFA, Hou L, Liu C, Murabito JM, Lunetta KL, Mez J, Alosco ML, Stein TD, Zhang X, Au R, Farrer L, Palmisano JN, Hamburg NM, Qiu WQ. Peripheral vascular function, including endothelium-dependent measures, and dementia risk: The Framingham Heart Study. Alzheimers Dement. 2026 May; 22(5):e71396. PMID: 42050369.

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  • Published 3/16/2026

    Huang J, Rehman H, Doan C, Stein TD, Mez J, Ang TFA, Tao Q, Au R, Farrer LA, Zhang X, Qiu WQ. Corrigendum to 'Circulating C-reactive protein influences polygenic risk of inflammatory genes expressed in brain endothelia for Alzheimer's disease' Neurobiology of Disease 219 (2026) Article Number 107257. Neurobiol Dis. 2026 May; 222:107348. PMID: 41846151.

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  • Published 2/22/2026

    Tao Q, Ang TFA, Huang J, Itchapurapu IS, Mez J, Alosco M, Au R, Farrer LA, Zhang X, Qiu WQ. Blood PCSK9 Impacts Alzheimer's Disease Risk in an APOE Genotype-Dependent Manner: A Prospective Cohort Study. Health Sci Rep. 2026 Feb; 9(2):e71810. PMID: 41737429.

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  • Published 1/13/2026

    Huang J, Rehman H, Doan C, Stein TD, Mez J, Ang TFA, Tao Q, Au R, Farrer LA, Zhang X, Qiu WQ. Circulating C-reactive protein influences polygenic risk of inflammatory genes expressed in brain endothelia for Alzheimer's disease. Neurobiol Dis. 2026 Feb; 219:107257. PMID: 41539445.

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  • Published 8/19/2025

    Huang J, Wang Y, Stein TD, Ang TFA, Zhu Y, Tao Q, Lunetta KL, Mez J, Au R, Farrer LA, Qiu WQ, Zhang X. The impact of blood MCP-1 levels on Alzheimer's disease with genetic variation at the NAV3 and UNC5C loci. Transl Psychiatry. 2025 Aug 19; 15(1):296. PMID: 40830334.

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Education

  • Henan Medical University, MD
  • Johns Hopkins University School of Public Health, MS
  • Huazhong University of Science and Techn, MS