Xia Laboratory

Zongqi Xia, MD, PhD

Zongqi Xia, MD, PhD

Associate Professor of Neurology, Biomedical Informatics, Bioengineering, Clinical and Translational Science, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

Director of Research, Division of Neuroimmunology, Department of Neurology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

Principal Investigator, Pittsburgh Institute of Neurodegenerative Diseases & Institute of Multiple Sclerosis Research and Care, University of Pittsburgh

Director, Translational and Computational Neuroimmunology Research Program, University of Pittsburgh

Director, Clinical Neuroimmunology / Multiple Sclerosis Training Program, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
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Interests

The Translational and Computational Neuroimmunology research program lies at the intersection between data science (e.g., biostatistics, machine learning, artificial intelligence) and clinical and translational neuroimmunology. Our mission is to advance precision medicine for patients with neuroimmunological and neurodegenerative disorders.

Ongoing research initiatives include:

Research Focus 1. Individual Differences in Multiple Sclerosis
Investigation of the multi-modal drivers of individual differences in disease onset, disease progression and treatment response will pave the way to ultimately test primary prevention strategies and provide individually tailored management.

Research Focus 2. Real-World Evidence Generation
Robust real-world evidence generated from integrated analyses of clinical data (eg, electronic health records, insurance claims) and research data will improve outcome prediction and bridge comparative effectiveness gaps due to absent randomized clinical trial evidence.

Research Focus 3: Informatics for Clinical Discovery
Tools that leverage real world clinical data for improving outcomes in chronic neurological disorders such as multiple sclerosis and Alzheimer's disease have the potential for widespread dissemination at the point of care.

We seek highly motivated individuals to join our team:

1. Clinical research assistant
2. Laboratory research scientist
3. Data scientist
4. Post-doctoral fellow: data science, physician-scientist

Training

BA Biology Swarthmore College 1997
PhD Neuroscience Case Western Reserve University 2003
MD Medicine Case Western Reserve University 2005
Internship Internal Medicine University Hospitals of Cleveland 2005-2006
Residency Neurology Brigham and Women's Hospital & Massachusetts General Hospital 2006-2009
Post-doc Translational Neuroimmunology and Genomics Brigham and Women's Hospital 2009-2013
M.M.Sc Clinical Investigation Harvard Medical School 2011-2013

Positions Held

Visiting Scientist Broad Institute 2009-
Instructor Harvard Medical School 2010-2013
Assistant Professor Harvard Medical School 2013-2015
Lecturer Harvard Medical School 2016-
Collaborator Scientist Brigham and Women's Hospital 2016-2024
Assistant Professor University of Pittsburgh 2016-2021
Associate Professor University of Pittsburgh 2021-

Honors and awards

1993-1994 Merit Award (City of Philadelphia)

1993-1997 Senator Robert C. Byrd Honors Scholarship

1997-2005 National Research Service Award (Medical Scientist Training Program at Case Western Reserve University)

2003 Dean’s Prize for MD/PhD Candidate (Case Western Reserve University)

2005 Benjamin Kean Traveling Fellowship (American Society for Tropical Medicine and Hygiene)

2005 Frederick C. Robbins MD Travel Fellowship (Case Center for Global Health and Diseases)

2005 Neurology Department Graduation Award (Case Western Reserve University)

2009 Board certification (American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology)

2009-2010 National Research Service Award (Harvard Medical School Autoimmunity Training Program)

2010-2013 Clinician Scientist Development Award (National Multiple Sclerosis Society and American Academy of Neurology)

2016 European Committee for Treatment and Research in Multiple Sclerosis, 32nd Congress (London, UK), Best Poster Award

2017 Americas Committee for Treatment and Research in Multiple Sclerosis Forum, 2nd Annual Meeting, Young Investigator Award

Selected Publications

https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=Buxp9TkAAAAJ&view_op=list_works&sortby=pubdate

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