Yiqin (“E-chin”) Xiong, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor, Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
Biography
Dr. Yiqin Xiong is an Assistant Professor of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine at Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine and an Attending Pathologist at Boston Medical Center. She earned her Medical Doctorate (MD) from Shandong Medical University, China, a Master of Science in Physiology from Shandong University, and a PhD in Neurobiology from the University of Kentucky. Dr. Xiong completed her Anatomic and Clinical Pathology residency at the University of Massachusetts, Worcester, and a Gastrointestinal Pathology fellowship at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York.
Dr. Xiong’s clinical expertise focuses on gastrointestinal and genitourinary pathology, with a commitment to precise diagnosis and patient care. Her research explores molecular mechanisms in cancer and inflammatory diseases, with over 20 peer-reviewed publications in journals such as Nature, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, and Human Pathology. Her work on topics like gastric carcinoma and psoriasis has been supported by grants, including an NCI U01, and recognized with awards such as the American Heart Association Postdoctoral Fellowship and the Association of Molecular Pathology Best Poster Travel Award.
A dedicated educator, Dr. Xiong serves as the Resident GI Rotation Director and mentors pathology trainees. She is actively involved in professional organizations, including the College of American Pathologists, United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology, and Gastrointestinal Pathology Association, and reviews for journals like American Journal of Clinical Pathology.
Publications
- Published on 11/28/2024
Nguyen TN, Xiong Y, Li S, Abdalkader M, Chen HS. Current gaps in acute reperfusion therapies. Curr Opin Neurol. 2025 Feb 01; 38(1):3-9. PMID: 39607026.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 3/23/2024
Wang Y, Gao JZ, Sakaguchi T, Maretzky T, Gurung P, Narayanan NS, Short S, Xiong Y, Kang Z. LRRK2 G2019S Promotes Colon Cancer Potentially via LRRK2-GSDMD Axis-Mediated Gut Inflammation. Cells. 2024 Mar 23; 13(7). PMID: 38607004.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 3/1/2024
Xiong Y, Millones AK, Farroñay S, Torres I, Acosta D, Jordan DR, Jimenez J, Wippel C, Jenkins HE, Lecca L, Yuen CM. Impact of the private sector on spatial accessibility to chest radiography services in Lima, Peru. IJTLD Open. 2024 Mar 01; 1(3):144-146. PMID: 38698907.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 11/23/2023
Jing F, Ye Y, Zhou Y, Ni Y, Yan X, Lu Y, Ong J, Tucker JD, Wu D, Xiong Y, Xu C, He X, Huang S, Li X, Jiang H, Wang C, Dai W, Huang L, Mei W, Cheng W, Zhang Q, Tang W. Identification of Key Influencers for Secondary Distribution of HIV Self-Testing Kits Among Chinese Men Who Have Sex With Men: Development of an Ensemble Machine Learning Approach. J Med Internet Res. 2023 Nov 23; 25:e37719. PMID: 37995110.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 11/15/2023
Hao J, Yu J, Yorek MS, Yu CL, Pope RM, Chimenti MS, Xiong Y, Klingelhutz A, Jabbari A, Li B. Keratinocyte FABP5-VCP complex mediates recruitment of neutrophils in psoriasis. Cell Rep. 2023 Nov 28; 42(11):113449. PMID: 37967009.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 8/2/2023
Durham K, Zhang X, Xiong Y, Reddy A, Polyak S. Plaque-Like Lesions in the Gastrointestinal Tract. ACG Case Rep J. 2023 Aug; 10(8):e01115. PMID: 37539376.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 3/24/2022
Xiong Y, Zeng J, Xia F, Cui Q, Deng X, Xu X. Conformations and binding pockets of HRas and its guanine nucleotide exchange factors complexes in the guanosine triphosphate exchange process. J Comput Chem. 2022 May 15; 43(13):906-916. PMID: 35324017.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 3/7/2022
Karlikow M, da Silva SJR, Guo Y, Cicek S, Krokovsky L, Homme P, Xiong Y, Xu T, Calderón-Peláez MA, Camacho-Ortega S, Ma D, de Magalhães JJF, Souza BNRF, de Albuquerque Cabral DG, Jaenes K, Sutyrina P, Ferrante T, Benitez AD, Nipaz V, Ponce P, Rackus DG, Collins JJ, Paiva M, Castellanos JE, Cevallos V, Green AA, Ayres C, Pena L, Pardee K. Field validation of the performance of paper-based tests for the detection of the Zika and chikungunya viruses in serum samples. Nat Biomed Eng. 2022 03; 6(3):246-256. PMID: 35256758.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 5/26/2021
Zong Y, Xiong Y, Dresser K, Yang M, Bledsoe JR. Polyclonal PAX8 expression in carcinomas of the biliary tract - Frequent non-specific staining represents a potential diagnostic pitfall. Ann Diagn Pathol. 2021 Aug; 53:151762. PMID: 34102541.
Read at: PubMed - Published on 5/3/2021
Jones DL, Meridew JA, Link PA, Ducharme MT, Lydon KL, Choi KM, Caporarello N, Tan Q, Diaz Espinosa AM, Xiong Y, Lee JH, Ye Z, Yan H, Ordog T, Ligresti G, Varelas X, Tschumperlin DJ. ZNF416 is a pivotal transcriptional regulator of fibroblast mechanoactivation. J Cell Biol. 2021 05 03; 220(5). PMID: 33625469.
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