Qing Lin, PhD

Research Division, Adjunct Professor

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Davis Heart And Lung Research Institute
473 W 12th Ave
Columbus, OH 43210

Dr. Qing Lin is a research faculty member with a joint appointment in the Department of Ophthalmology & Vision Sciences and The Department of Surgery. He is is an immunologist focused on how inflammation shapes healing in the eye.

Dr. Lin's long-term goal is to restore vision by developing therapies that prevent harmful blood vessel growth and promote tissue regeneration.

Research Interests

  • Wound Healing and Regeneration
  • Inflammation-induced Vascular Remodeling

Publications

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Education and Training

Bachelor of Clinical Medicine: Shantou University Medical College, Shantou, China, 2005
M.S.: Pathophysiology, Shantou University Medical College, Shantou, China, 2008
PhD: Immunology, Shantou University Medical College, Shantou, China, 2011
Post-Doctoral Fellowship: Department of Surgery, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, 2012-2015
Post-Doctoral Fellowship: Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine,
Baltimore, MD, 2016

Society Memberships

  • Academy of Cardiovascular Research Excellence, 2025-present
  • Society for Investigative Dermatology, 2024-present
  • Pulmonary Hypertension Association, 2019-present
  • Pulmonary Vascular Research Institute, 2019-present
  • American Physiological Society, 2018-present
  • American Heart Association, 2017-present
  • American Thoracic Society, 2016-present
  • North American Vascular Biology Organization, 2016-present
  • Wound Healing Society, 2015-present

Honors and Awards

  • MSARF Mentor Award. Medical Student Anesthesia Research Fellowship (MSARF) Summer Program,
    Foundation for Anesthesia Education and Research (FAER), 2025
  • Gold Medal Award. Light the Research Torch Program, Miltenyi Biotec, 2024
  • Career Development Award. American Heart Association, 2022
  • First Place Award. “Immunology and Inflammation” Category, Johns Hopkins Annual ACCM Research
    Conference. Baltimore, MD, 2021
  • First Place Award. “Cardiovascular & Pulmonary” Category, Johns Hopkins Annual ACCM Research
    Conference. Baltimore, MD, 2020
  • StAAR Investigator Award, Johns Hopkins University. Baltimore, MD, 2018
  • Stimulating and Advancing ACCM Research (StAAR) Training Award, Johns Hopkins University, 2017
  • Young Investigator Award. Wound Healing Society (WHS). San Antonio, TX, 2015
  • Poster of Merit (top 10% of poster presentations). FOCIS. Washington D.C., 2011
  • Travel Award. Federation of Clinical Immunology Societies (FOCIS). Washington D.C., 2011
  • Outstanding Research Award. Society for Immunology. Guangzhou, China, 2010

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