Faculty Bio Detail

Qun Wu

Qun Wu, MD, PhD

  • Instructor
  • Department of Medicine
  • Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine

Profile

Research Areas

  • Asthma and Infections
  • Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) and Infections

Education & Training

Education

1998
Hubei Medical University (Wuhan, China), MD
2004
Wuhan University School of Medicine (Wuhan, China), PhD

Special Interests

Dr. Wu is a basic scientist with interest in the pathogenesis of infectious exacerbations of chronic lung diseases. Her research focuses on investigating the role of airway mucosal immunity against bacterial and viral infections in chronic lung diseases, especially asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD).

Professional Memberships

2010-Present: American Physiological Society
2007-Present: American Thoracic Society
1998-Present: Chinese Society of Immunology

Publications

Qun Wu, Di Jiang, Maisha N. Minor, Richard J. Martin and Hong Wei Chu. In vivo function of airway epithelial TLR2 in host defense against bacterial infection. The American Journal of Physiology - Lung Cellular and Molecular Physiology. 2011, 300(4): L579-86. PMID: 21239529
 
Hong Wei Chu, Fabienne Gally, Jyoti Thaikoottathil, Yvonne M Janssen-Heininger, Qun Wu, Gongyi Zhang, Nichole Reisdorph, Stephanie Case, Maisha Minor, Sean Smith, Di Jiang, Nicole Michels, Glenn Simon and Richard J Martin. SPLUNC1 regulation in airway epithelial cells: role of Toll-like receptor 2 signaling. Respiratory Research. 2010, 11(1): 155. PMID: 21054862

Qun Wu, Richard J. Martin, Spencer LaFasto, and Hong Wei Chu. Low dose of Mycoplasma pneumoniae (Mp) infection enhances an established allergic inflammation in mice: Role of prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) pathway. Clinical & Experimental Allergy. 2009, 39(11): 1754-1763. PMID: 19552640

Qun Wu, Richard J. Martin, Spencer LaFasto, Benjamin J. Efaw, John G. Rino, Ronald J. Harbeck, and Hong Wei Chu. Toll-like Receptor 2 down-regulation in established mouse allergic lungs contributes to decreased mycoplasma clearance. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 2008, 177(7): 720-729. PMID: 18202345

Hong Wei Chu, Jyoti Thaikoottathil, John G. Rino, Gongyi Zhang, Qun Wu, Taylor Moss, Yosef Refaeli, Russell Bowler, Sally E. Wenzel, Zhongzhou Chen, Jeffrey Zdunek, Rachel Breed, Ryan Young, Erin Allaire and Richard J. Martin. Function and regulation of SPLUNC1 protein in Mycoplasma infection and allergic inflammation. The Journal of Immunology. 2007, 179(6): 3995-4002. PMID: 17785838

Office Information

Doctor's Contact Information

  • Office: 877.225.5654
  • Fax: 303.270.2319
  • Email: wuq@njhealth.org

Locations

  • Main Campus
    1400 Jackson St.
    Denver, CO 80206
    Main: 877.225.5654