Dr. Wenjing Qi
Focus of research
- Genetics and biochemistry of ageing and stress response
- Post-transcriptional regulation of gene expression
- Tumorigenesis
CV
- Since 2017 Group leader, Institute of Biology III, University of Freiburg
- 2011–2016 Postdoc, Institute of Biology III, University of Freiburg
- 2006–2010 PhD in Bioinformatics and Molecular Genetics, Institute of Biology III, University of Freiburg (summa cum laude, excellent)
Recent publications
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Yang, W., Cong, S., Li, R., Schwarz, J. J., Schulze, T., Gevelhoff, R. A., Chen, X., Ullrich, S., Falkenstein, K., Ott, D., Eixmann, P., Trentino, A., Thien, A., Heidmann, T., Schulze, E., Warscheid, B., Baumeister, R., & Qi, W. (2025). Opposing roles of pseudokinases NRBP1 and NRBP2 in regulating L1 retrotransposition. Nature Communications, 16, 6327. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-025-61626-z
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Xu, F., Li, R., Donner von Gromoff, E., Drepper, F., Knapp, B., Warscheid, B., Baumeister, R., & Qi, W. (2023). Reprogramming of the transcriptome after heat stress mediates heat hormesis in Caenorhabditis elegans. Nature Communications, 14, 4176. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-39882-8
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Qi, W., Xu, F., Heimbucher, T., & Baumeister, R. (2021). Protection of germline immortality by the soma via a secreted endoribonuclease. BioEssays, 43(12), 2100195. https://doi.org/10.1002/bies.202100195
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Qi, W., Donner von Gromoff, E., Xu, F., Zhao, Q., Yang, W., Pfeifer, D., Maier, W., Long, L., & Baumeister, R. (2021). Author Correction: The secreted endoribonuclease ENDU-2 from the soma protects germline immortality in C. elegans. In Nature communications (Vol. 12, Issue 1, p. 3315). Nature Publishing Group UK. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-23820-7
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Qi, W., Donner von Gromoff, E., Xu, F., Zhao, Q., Yang, W., Pfeifer, D., Maier, W., Long, L., & Baumeister, R. (2021). The secreted endoribonuclease ENDU-2 from the soma protects germline immortality in C. elegans. Nature Communications, 12(1), 1262. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-21516-6