Email

meizhu.qi@bcm.edu

Positions

Postdoctoral Associate

Pediatrics - Neurology NRI
Baylor College of Medicine

Addresses

Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute (Office) (Office)

1250 Moursund St.
Room: 0950.21
Houston, TX 77030
United States
meizhu.qi@bcm.edu

Education

PhD from Florida State University

08/2025 - TALLAHASSEE, Florida United States

Professional Statement

I am a postdoctoral associate in Dr. Yang He’s lab. My research investigates how the brain integrates sensory and metabolic information to coordinate feeding behavior and energy homeostasis. I focus on hypothalamic circuits that communicate with the olfactory system to modulate odor-driven behaviors and metabolic responses. By combining neuroanatomical tracing, physiological recording, and behavioral analysis, I aim to elucidate the bidirectional interactions between sensory and metabolic systems and how these interactions become dysregulated in obesity and metabolic disorders.

Selected Publications

• Meizhu Qi, Debra Ann Fadool, Douglas A Storace "An anatomically distinct subpopulation of orexin neurons project from the lateral hypothalamus to the olfactory bulb." 2023 Oct;
• Brandon M Chelette, Ashley M Loeven, Destinee N Gatlin, Daniel R Landi Conde, Carley M Huffstetler, Meizhu Qi, Debra Ann Fadool "Consumption of dietary fat causes loss of olfactory sensory neurons and associated circuitry that is not mitigated by voluntary exercise in mice." 2022;
• Meizhu Qi, Julia Won, Catherine Rodriguez, Douglas A Storace "Glutamatergic heterogeneity in the neuropeptide projections from the lateral hypothalamus to the mouse olfactory bulb." ;

Languages

Chinese (Mandarin)