Curriculum Vitae

Qian Yin

June 23, 2026

General Information

University address:	Biological Science
College of Arts and Sciences
91 Chieftan Way
Florida State University
Tallahassee, Florida 32306-4295
Phone: 8506441747

E-mail address:	yin@bio.fsu.edu

Professional Preparation

2008	PhD, Weill Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Cornell University, New York. Major: Biochemistry. Structural Biology, Chemical Biology. Supervisor: Hao Wu. 

2001	BS, Tsinghua University, Beijing. Major: Chemistry. cum laude. 

Nondegree Education and Training

2013–2016	Instructor, Harvard Medical School. 

2012–2016	Research Fellow and Research Associate, Program in Cellular and Molecular Medicine, Boston Children's Hospital. 

2008–2012	Postdoctoral Associate, Department of Biochemistry, Weill Cornell Medical College. 

Professional Experience

2023–present	Associate Professor, Department of Biological Science and Institute of Molecular Biophysics, Florida State University. 

2016–2023	Assistant Professor, Department of Biological Science and Institute of Molecular Biophysics, Florida State University. 

Language Proficiency

Chinese - native in speaking, reading, and writing.
English - fluent in speaking, reading, and writing.

Honors, Awards, and Prizes

The Developing Scholar Award, Florida State University (2026). ($10,000). 
ASBMB 2020 Annual Meeting Early Career Faculty Travel Award, American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (2020). 

Current Membership in Professional Organizations

American Association for the Advancement for Science (2008 - ) 
American Chemical Society (2018 - ) 
American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (2018 - ) 
American Society for Virology (2020 - ) 
Sigma Xi: The Scientific Research Honor Society (2021 - ) 

Teaching

I teach two major upper-level elective courses: Immunology PCB 4233 and Cell Structure & Function PCB 3134, and coordinate two sessions of Laboratory in Immunology PCB 4233L. Enrollments for the three courses are 40-140, 60-160, and 35-48 for the three courses. Aside from classroom teaching, I have been mentoring multiple Biology and Biomedical Science Directed Individual Study (DIS) students (BSC4900/4901 & BMS4901) and Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program (UROP) students. 

Courses Taught

Characterization of GBPs (BSC4970)
Visualization of XL-MS results (BSC4900)
Characterization of GBPs (BSC4901)
Phylogenetic Analysis (BSC4900)
Phylogenetic Analysis of APs (BSC4900)
Immunology (PCB5936)
Phylogenetic Analysis (BSC4901)
Characterization of Chaperones (BSC4900)
Characterization of GBP2 (BSC4970)
Characterization of GBPs (BSC4900)
Characterization of TRAF6 CC (BSC4900)
Membrane Trafficking Proteins (BSC4901)
Literature review on GBP1 (BSC4900)
Membrane Trafficking Proteins (BSC4900)
DENV Protease Cleavage of cGAS (BSC4970)
Membrane Transport Regulation (BSC4901)
Membrane Transport Regulation (BSC4900)
Characterization of GBP2 (BSC4900)
Directed Individual Study (BSC4900)
Directed Individual Study (BSC4901)
Directed Individual Study (MOB5905)
Directed Individual Study II (BSC4901)
Immunology (PCB4233)
Laboratory in Immunology (PCB4233L)
Selected Topics in Biological Science - Immunology (BSC5936)
Cell Structure & Function (PCB3134)
Review skin disease mutations (BSC4900)
DIS in Biomedical Sciences (BMS 4901)
Directed Individual Study (BSC5900)
Cell Structure and Function (PCB3134)
cGAS binding to DNA (BSC4900)
DNA BINDING AFFINITY OF HIN (BSC4900)
DNA BINDING AFFINITY OF HIN (BSC4901)
PURIFICATION OF BMT2 PROTEIN (BSC4900)
PURIFICATION OF BMT2 PROTEIN (BSC4901)
Study on TRAF6 CC domain (BSC4900)
CHARACTERIZATION LONGIN DOMAIN (BSC4901)
Immunology (BSC5936)
INFLUENZA NS1 INHIBITION (BSC4900)
NS3 SMALL MOLECULE INHIBITOR (BSC4900)
STRUCTURAL STUDY ON CdnP (BSC4900)
ANALYSIS OF HIN DOMAINS (BSC4900)
Structural Studies on GTPases (BSC4900)

Management of Multiple Course Sections

Laboratory in Immunology (PCB4233L)

Doctoral Committee Chair

Roy, K., graduate. (2026). Dissecting human GBP2 and GBP3 through biophysical and biochemical approaches.  [Molecular Biophysics]
Yang, R., graduate. (2025). Assembly of Protein Complexes in Intracellular Vesicle Trafficking.  [Cell & Molecular Biology]
Bhattacharya, M., graduate. (2023). Controlling the Activation Threshold of Innate Immunity: Regulation of cGAS and GBP2.  Retrieved from http://purl.flvc.org/fsu/fd/Bhattacharya_fsu_0071E_18325 [Molecular Biophysics]
Roy, S., graduate. (2023). Structural and Biochemical Characterization of Guanylate Binding Protein 2.  Retrieved from http://purl.flvc.org/fsu/fd/Roy_fsu_0071E_18406 [Cell & Molecular Biology]
Adewole, T. S., doctoral candidate.  [Cell & Molecular Biology]
Banerjee, D., doctoral candidate.  [Molecular Biophysics]
Williams, S. J., doctoral candidate.  [Molecular Biophysics]

Doctoral Committee Cochair

Tyagi, M., doctoral student.  [Cell & Molecular Biology; Major Professor Dr. Ashwanth Francis]

Doctoral Committee Member

Shu, Y., graduate. (2025). The Role of Metal Ions in the Structure and Modification of Nucleic Acids.  [Molecular Biophysics; Major Professor Dr. Hong Li]
Shi, Y., graduate. (2025). Studies on Camponotus Floridanus Mandibular Muscle and An Initial Mammalian Model for Cardiac Troponin C Missing the Amino-Termial Alpha-Helix.  [Cell & Molecular Biology; Major Professor Dr. Bryant Chase]
Garg, Y., graduate. (2024). Investigating Conserved Pathways in Siroheme Biosynthesis: A Comparative Study.  [Cell & Molecular Biology; Major Professor Dr. Beth Stroupe]
Goswami, H. N., graduate. (2024). Mechanism and Application of RNA-Targeting Type III CRISPR-Cas Systems.  [Molecular Biophysics; Major Professor Dr. Hong Li]
Sengupta, A., graduate. (2024). Structural Insights into Clathrin-Coated Vesicles: Cryo-EM Analysis of Mini-Coat Geometry.  [Molecular Biophysics; Major Professor Dr. Scott Stagg]
Chen, L., graduate. (2024). C-Zone Structures of the Human Cardiac Thick Filaments by Cryo-Electron Tomography.  [Molecular Biophysics; Major Professor Dr. Ken Taylor]
Li, J., graduate. (2024). Structural insights into asynchronous flight muscle thick filament in insects.  [Molecular Biophysics; Major Professor Dr. Ken Taylor]
Rastegarpouyani, H., graduate. (2024). Exploring Striated Muscle: Cryo Electron Microscopy Insights into Thick Filaments in Drosophila and Vertebrates.  [Cell & Molecular Biology; Major Professor Dr. Ken Taylor]
Walia, N., graduate. (2024). Understanding the Effects of Higher-Order Assembly on the Structure of Sulfite Reductase.  [Cell & Molecular Biology; Major Professor Dr. Beth Stroupe]
Hojjatian, A., graduate. (2023). The structure of biological filaments using cryo-EM: Filamentous actin decorated with smooth muscle myosin and synthetic fibrils of alpha-synuclein promoted by Tau.  [Molecular Biophysics; Major Professor Dr. Ken Taylor]
Medina Farias, M. A., graduate. (2022). Modeling Flavivirus Pathogenesis in a Stem Cell Derived Blood-Brain Barrier Endothelial Cell System.  Retrieved from http://purl.flvc.org/fsu/fd/2022_MedinaFarias_fsu_0071E_17093 [Cell & Molecular Biology; Major Professor Dr. Hengli Tang]
Das, A., graduate. (2021). Structural and Biochemical Characterization of a Novel Methylation Sensitive Cas9.  [Molecular Biophysics; Major Professor Dr. Hong Li]
Hand, T. H., graduate. (2019). Mechanistic Studies of CRISPR-Cas9 Using Directed Evolution.  Retrieved from http://purl.flvc.org/fsu/fd/2019_Fall_Hand_fsu_0071E_15470 [Molecular Biophysics; Major Professor Dr. Hong Li]
Abotsi, A. M., doctoral candidate.  [Cell & Molecular Biology; Major Professor Dr. Scott Stagg]
Douglas, A. W., doctoral candidate.  [Cell & Molecular Biology; Major Professor Dr. Ashwanth Francis]
Hiott, D. E., doctoral candidate.  [Cell & Molecular Biology; Major Professor Dr. David Thoms]
Osuya, I. O., doctoral candidate.  [Cell & Molecular Biology; Major Professor Dr. Scott Stagg]
Tocci, V. M., doctoral candidate.  [Cell & Molecular Biology; Major Professor Dr. Steve Lenhert]
Andino, J. R., doctoral candidate.  [Molecular Biophysics; Major Professor Dr. Ashwanth Francis]
Chang, A. H., doctoral candidate.  [Biomedical Science Program; Major Professor Dr. Robb Tomko]
Remedies, C. E., doctoral candidate.  [Neuroscience; Major Professor Dr. Lisa Lyons]

Doctoral Committee University Representative

Syme, D., graduate. (2026). Engineering a Mechanistic Model for Exploring the Synergy of Combination Immunotherapy Treatments Applied to Triple-negative and HER2+ Breast Cancers in Preclinical Data.  [Biomathematics; Major Professor Dr. Cogan]
Freye, C., graduate. (2026). Mechanisms and Evolutionary Origins of Allostetic Regulation in Vertebrate Hexokinases.  [Chemistry & Biochemistry; Major Professor Dr. Brian Miller]
Milam, S. N., doctoral candidate. 
Taklifi, P., doctoral candidate.  [Biomedical Science; Major Professor Dr. Xiaofei Jiang]
Pearce, L. A., doctoral candidate.  [Chemistry and Biochemistry; Major Professor Dr. Wen Zhu]
Fan, J., doctoral candidate.  [Chemistry & Biochemistry; Major Professor Dr. Yan-Yan Hu]
Zalenski, N. P., doctoral candidate.  [Biomedical Science; Major Professor Dr. Zucai Suo]
Saravanan, A. M., doctoral student.  [Chemistry and Biochemistry; Major Professor Dr. Yan-Yan Hu]
Bui, H. T., doctoral student.  [Chemistry and Biochemistry; Major Professor Dr. Yan-Yan Hu]
Sterling, M. D., doctoral student.  [Biomedical Science; Major Professor Dr. Jarrod Mousa]

Master's Committee Chair

Bice, A. M., graduate. (2023). [Nee Allen]

Master's Committee Cochair

Antonyan, S., student.  [Chair Dr. Wen Zhu]

Master's Committee Member

Van Dyk, M., graduate. (2025). [Chemistry & Biochemistry; Major Professor Dr. Wei Yang]

Bachelor's Committee Chair

Dabrowski, C., graduate. (2024). Characterization of Guanylate Binding Protein 2 Enzymatic Regulation and Activity.  Retrieved from http://purl.flvc.org/fsu/fd/honors_thesis_submission-af9005d5-ea86-479b-ab28-28bf92d19870
Theophilopoulos, T., graduate. (2023). DENV-Protease Cleavage of cGAS.  Retrieved from http://purl.flvc.org/fsu/fd/honors_thesis_submission-ddc6287e-c1b8-4116-add9-66db84e5cf3b [Honors Thesis]
Andrade, S., student.  Biochemical Characterization of Guanylate-Binding Proteins 3 and 5. 

Bachelor's Committee Member

Patterson, C., graduate. (2024). Protein Adsorption at Hydrophobic Interfaces.  [Biomedical Engineering]
Coca, N., graduate. (2022). Mechanistic Insights behind the Different Response of Pancreatic Cancer Cells to Various ECMs.  [Biology Honors Student]
Jarnagin, J., graduate. (2021). Investigating the Role of Gankyrin in Breast Cancer and its Potential as a Novel Therapeutic Target.  [Biomedical Science Honors Student]
Ferguson, W., graduate. (2020). Evaluating the Stability of Protein Complexes and Protein-Ligand Interactions using Tandem-Trapped Ion Mobility Spectrometry/Mass Spectrometry (Tandem-TIMS/MS).  [Biochemistry Honors Student]
Padurean, E., student. 

Supervision of Student Research Not Related to Thesis or Dissertation

Roberts, B. (Oct 2025–present). 

Wisdom, G. (Sep 2025–present). 

Dong, L. (Sep 2023–present). 

Garcia, N. (Sep 2024–May 2025). 

Nunna, V. (Sep 2022–Apr 2023). 

Tian, Z. ". (Sep 2022–Apr 2023). 

Brasington, A. (Jul–Dec 2022). 

Dabrowski, C. (Sep 2021–Dec 2022). 

Zhang, S. (Sep–Dec 2021). 

Chmara, M. (Oct 2020–Apr 2021). 

Diab, L. (Oct 2020–Apr 2021). 

Krishnan, A. (Oct 2020–Apr 2021). 

Martinez, M. (Oct 2020–Apr 2021). 

Zak, W. (Oct 2019–Apr 2020). 

Kabir, F. (Oct 2018–May 2019). 

Kassebaum, E. (Oct 2018–Apr 2019). 

Grisell, D. (Aug–Dec 2017). 

Additional Teaching Not Reported Elsewhere

Yin, Q. (2021). Guest Lecture. Florida State University Freshman Interest Groups (FIG). 

Yin, Q. (2021). Guest Lecture "Between Hosts and Pathogens: A Constant Tug of War". Florida State University Department of Biological Science. 

Yin, Q. (2016). Guest Lecture. Florida State University Freshman Interest Groups (FIG). 

Supervision of High School Student Research

Williams, S., Roy, K., & Yin, Q. (2023–2024). Lincoln High School Externship. 

Yin, Q. (2016–2017). Supervision of a High School student, Alana Du, to carry out preliminary molecular cloning experiments. 

Research and Original Creative Work

I use combined tools of biochemistry, structural biology, and cell biology to investigate the assembly and activation mechanisms of macromolecular complexes in innate immunity, inflammation, host-pathogen interactions, and membrane trafficking. 

Program of Research and/or Focus of Original Creative Work

Currently there are two main projects developing in my lab: 1. Activation mechanism of interferon-inducible GTPases and their regulation by host and pathogen factors; 2. Mechanistic studies on AAGAB-controlled AP2 adaptor complex by structural, biological, and cellular means. A side project in collaboration with Dr. Fanxiu Zhu is to investigate cGAS inhibition mechanisms by both DNA and RNA viruses. 

Publications

Refereed Journal Articles

Wan, C., Wu, J., Ouyang, Y., Puscher, H., Tian, Y., Li, S., Yin, Q., & Shen, J. (in press). Regulation of AP1 adaptor assembly by the bi-handed chaperone MEA1. Nature Communications, 46 pages.

Wu, J., Wan, C., Tian, Y., Ouyang, Y., Puscher, H., Li, S., Yin, Q., & Shen, J. (2025). Bi-handed assembly chaperones regulate protein complex assembly through an intramolecular handover mechanism. Science Advances, 11(37), eadw9158. doi:10.1126/sciadv.adw9158

Wang, B., Yang, R., Wan, C., Tian, Y., Wu, J., Adewole, T. S., Roy, S., Li, S., Shen, J., & Yin, Q. (2025). Structural basis of pseudoGTPase-mediated protein-protein interactions. Structure. doi:10.1016/j.str.2025.07.009

Roy, S., Wang, B., Roy, K., Tian, Y., Bhattacharya, M., Williams, S., & Yin, Q. (2025). Crystal structures reveal nucleotide-induced conformational changes in G motifs and distal regions in guanylate-binding protein 2. Communications Biology, 8, 282. Retrieved from https://www.nature.com/articles/s42003-025-07727-3 doi:10.1038/s42003-025-07727-3

Wan, C., Puscher, H., Ouyang, Y., Wu, J., Tian, Y., Li, S., Yin, Q., & Shen, J. (2024). An AAGAB-to-CCDC32 handover mechanism controls the assembly of AP2 adaptor complex. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA, 121, e2409341121. doi:10.1073/pnas.2409341121

Bhattacharya, M., Bhowmik, D., Tian, Y., He, H., Zhu, F., & Yin, Q. (2023). The Dengue virus protease NS2B3 cleaves cyclic GMP-AMP synthase (cGAS) to suppress cGAS activation. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 299(3), 102986. Retrieved from https://www.jbc.org/article/S0021-9258(23)00118-7/fulltext doi:10.1016/j.jbc.2023.102986

Wang, S., Chen, X., Crisman, L., Dou, X., Winborn, C. S., Wan, C., Puscher, H., Yin, Q., Kennedy, M. J., & Shen, J. (2023). A Reps1-Ralbp1-RalA module regulates cargo exocytosis and promotes neurite outgrowth in neurons. Sci Advances, 9(8), eade254. Retrieved from https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.ade2540 doi:10.1126/sciadv.ade2540

Tian, Y., Datta, I., Yang, R., Wan, C., Wang, B., Crisman, L., He, H., Brautigam, C. A., Li, S., Shen, J., & Yin, Q. (2023). Oligomer-to-Monomer Transition Underlies the Chaperone Function of AAGAB in AP1/AP2 Assembly. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 120, e2205199120. Retrieved from https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2205199120 doi:10.1073/pnas.2205199120

Bhowmik, D., Tian, Y., Wang, B., Zhu, F., & Yin, Q. (2022). Structural basis of higher order oligomerization of KSHV Inhibitor of cGAS. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 119, e2200285119. Retrieved from https://www.pnas.org/doi/full/10.1073/pnas.2200285119 doi:10.1073/pnas.2200285119

Wan, C., Crisman, L., Wang, B., Tian, Y., Wang, S., Yang, R., Datta, I., Nomura, T., Li, S., Yu, H., Yin, Q., & Shen, J. (2021). AAGAB is an assembly chaperone regulating AP1 and AP2 clathrin adaptors. Journal of Cell Science, 134(19), 1-10. Retrieved from https://journals.biologists.com/jcs/article/134/19/jcs258587/272394/ doi:10.1242/jcs.258587

Bhowmik, D., Du, M., Tian, Y., Ma, S., Wu, J., Chen, Z., Yin, Q., & Zhu, F. (2021). Cooperative DNA binding mediated by KicGAS/ORF52 oligomerization allows inhibition of DNA-induced phase separation and activation of cGAS. Nucleic Acids Research, 49, 9389-9403. Retrieved from https://academic.oup.com/nar/article/49/16/9389/6350772 doi:10.1093/nar/gkab689

Wang, S., Crisman, L., Miller, J., Datta, I., Gulbranson, D. R., Tian, Y., Yin, Q., Yu, H., & Shen, J. (2019). Inducible adipocyte genome editing reveals a critical role of exocyst in insulin-regulated GLUT4 exocytosis. Journal of Biological Science, 294(52), 19988-19996. Retrieved from http://www.jbc.org/content/294/52/19988.long doi:10.1074/jbc.RA119.010821

Rathore, S. S., Liu, Y., Yu, H., Wan, C., Lee, M., Yin, Q., Stowell, M. H. B., & Shen, J. (2019). Intracellular vesicle fusion requires a membrane-destabilizing peptide located at the juxtamembrane region of the v-SNARE. Cell Reports, 29(13), 4583-4592. Retrieved from https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31875562 doi:10.1016/j.celrep.2019.11.107

Tian, Y., & Yin, Q. (2019). Structural analysis of the HIN1 domain of interferon-inducible protein 204. Acta Crystallogr F Struct Biol Commun, 75, 455-460. Retrieved from http://scripts.iucr.org/cgi-bin/paper?ek5016 doi:10.1107/S2053230X19007167

Lu, A., Li, Y., Schmidt, F., Yin, Q., Chen, S., Fu, T., Tong, A., Ploegh, H., Mao, Y., & Wu, H. (2016). Molecular basis of caspase-1 polymerization and its inhibition by a new capping mechanism. Nature Structural & Molecular Biology, 23, 416-25. Retrieved from http://www.nature.com/nsmb/journal/v23/n5/full/nsmb.3199.html doi:10.1038/nsmb.3199

Zhang, L., Chen, S., Ruan, J., Wu, J., Tong, A., Yin, Q., Li, Y., David, L., Lu, A., Wang, W., Marks, C., Ouyang, Q., Zhang, X., Mao, Y., & Wu, H. (2015). Cryo-EM structure of the activated NAIP2-NLRC4 inflammasome reveals nucleated polymerization. Science, 350, 404-9. Retrieved from http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4640189/ doi:10.1126/science.aac5789

Lu, A., Li, Y., Yin, Q., Ruan, J., Yu, X., Egelman, E., & Wu, H. (2015). Plasticity in PYD assembly revealed by cryo-EM structure of the PYD filament of AIM2. Cell Discovery, 1, 15013. Retrieved from http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4646227/ doi:10.1038/celldisc.2015.13

Li, L., Yin, Q., Kuss, P., Maliga, Z., Millán, J., Wu, H., & Mitchison, T. (2014). Hydrolysis of 2'3'-cGAMP by ENPP1 and design of nonhydrolyzable analogs. Nature Chemical Biology, 10, 1043-8. Retrieved from http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4232468/ doi:10.1038/nchembio.1661

Lu, A., Magupalli, V., Ruan, J., Yin, Q., Atianand, M., Vos, M., Schröder, G., Fitzgerald, K., Wu, H., & Egelman, E. (2014). Unified polymerization mechanism for the assembly of ASC-dependent inflammasomes. Cell, 156, 1193-206. Retrieved from http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4000066/ doi:10.1016/j.cell.2014.02.008

Yin, Q., Sester, D. P., Yuan, T., Hsiao, Y. S., Lu, A., Cridland, J. A., Sagulenko, V., Thygesen, S. J., Choubey, D., Hornung, V., Walz, T., Stacey, K. J., & Wu, H. (2013). Molecular mechanism for p202-mediated specific inhibition of AIM2 inflammasome activation. Cell Reports, 4, 327-39. Retrieved from http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211124713003161 doi:10.1016/j.celrep.2013.06.024

Kim, S., Li, L., Maliga, Z., Yin, Q., Wu, H., & Mitchison, T. (2013). Anticancer flavonoids are mouse-selective STING agonists. ACS Chemical Biology, 8, 1396. Retrieved from http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3815523/ doi:10.1021/cb400264n

Lu, T., Onizawa, M., Hammer, G., Turer, E., Yin, Q., Damko, E., Agelidis, A., Shifrin, N., Advincula, R., Barrera, J., Malynn, B., Wu, H., & Ma, A. (2013). Dimerization and ubiquitin mediated recruitment of A20, a complex deubiquitinating enzyme. Immunity, 38, 896-905. Retrieved from http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1074761313001465 doi:10.1016/j.immuni.2013.03.008

Yin, Q., Tian, Y., Kabaleeswaran, V., Jiang, X., Tu, D., Eck, M. J., Chen, Z. J., & Wu, H. (2012). Cyclic di-GMP Sensing via the Innate Immune Signaling Protein STING. Molecular Cell, 46, 735-45. Retrieved from http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1097276512004455 doi:10.1016/j.molcel.2012.05.029

Tian, Y., Simanshu, D., Ascano, M., Diaz-Avalos, R., Park, A., Juranek, S., Rice, W., Yin, Q., Robinson, C., Tuschl, T., & Patel, D. (2011). Multimeric assembly and biochemical characterization of the Trax-translin endonuclease complex. Nature Structural & Molecular Biology, 18, 658-64. Retrieved from http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3109869/ doi:10.1038/nsmb.2069

Megas, C., Hatzivassiliou, E., Yin, Q., Marinopoulou, E., Hadweh, P., Vignali, D., & Mosialos, G. (2011). Mutational analysis of TRAF6 reveals a conserved functional role of the RING dimerization interface and a potentially necessary but insufficient role of RING-dependent TRAF6 polyubiquitination towards NF-κB activation. Cellular Signaling, 23, 772-7. Retrieved from http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3061821/ doi:10.1016/j.cellsig.2010.12.004

Wang, L., Yang, J., Kabaleeswaran, V., Rice, A., Cruz, A., Park, A., Yin, Q., Damko, E., Jang, S., Rausner, S., Robinson, C., Siegel, R., Walz, T., & Wu, H. (2010). The Fas-FADD death domain complex structure reveals the basis of DISC assembly and disease mutations. Nature Structural & Molecular Biology, 17, 1324-9. Retrieved from http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2988912/ doi:10.1038/nsmb.1920

Yin, Q., Lamothe, B., Darnay, B., & Wu, H. (2009). Structural basis for the lack of E2 interaction in the RING domain of TRAF2. Biochemistry, 48, 10558-67. Retrieved from http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2830148/ doi:10.1021/bi901462e

Yin, Q., Lin, S., Lamothe, B., Lu, M., Lo, Y., Hura, G., Zheng, L., Rich, R., Campos, A., Myszka, D., Lenardo, M., Darnay, B., & Wu, H. (2009). E2 interaction and dimerization in the crystal structure of TRAF6. Nature Structural & Molecular Biology, 16, 658-66. Retrieved from http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2834951/ doi:10.1038/nsmb.1605

Pan, W., da Graca, L., Shao, Y., Yin, Q., Wu, H., & Jiang, X. (2009). PHAPI/pp32 suppresses tumorigenesis by stimulating apoptosis. The Journal of Biological Chemistry, 284, 6946-54. Retrieved from http://www.jbc.org/content/284/11/6946.long doi:10.1074/jbc.M805801200

Gao, Z., Tian, Y., Wang, J., Yin, Q., Wu, H., Li, Y., & Jiang, X. (2007). A dimeric Smac/diablo peptide directly relieves caspase-3 inhibition by XIAP. Dynamic and cooperative regulation of XIAP by Smac/Diablo. The Journal of Biological Chemistry, 2007, 30718-27. Retrieved from http://www.jbc.org/content/282/42/30718.long doi:doi: 10.1074/jbc.M705258200

Yin, Q., Park, H., Chung, J., Lin, S., Lo, Y., da Graca, L., Jiang, X., & Wu, H. (2006). Caspase-9 holoenzyme is a specific and optimal procaspase-3 processing machine. Molecular Cell, 22, 259-68. Retrieved from http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1097276506002206 doi:doi:10.1016/j.molcel.2006.03.030

Invited Book Chapters

Adewole, T. S., & Yin, Q. (contract). In vitro prenylation of guanylate binding proteins for membrane-association studies. Manuscript under contract for publication, Springer. 

Bhattacharya, M., Bhowmik, D., & Yin, Q. (2024). In vitro cleavage assay to characterize DENV NS2B3 antagonism of cGAS. In Chunfu Zheng (Ed.), Antiviral Innate Immunity (pp. 153-170). Springer. Retrieved from https://link.springer.com/protocol/10.1007/978-1-0716-4108-8_16

Wang, B., Yang, R., Tian, Y., & Yin, Q. (2022). Reconstituting and purifying assembly intermediates of clathrin adaptors AP1 and AP2. In Jingshi Shen (Ed.), Membrane Trafficking (Methods in Molecular Biology, Volume 2473) (pp. 195-212). Humana Press (an imprint of Springer Science). Retrieved from https://link.springer.com/protocol/10.1007/978-1-0716-2209-4_15

Wang, B., Tian, Y., & Yin, Q. (2019). AIM2 Inflammasome Assembly and Signaling. In Tengchuan Jin, & Qian Yin (Eds.), Structural Immunology (pp. 143-155). Springer. 

Yin, Q., Lin, S., Lo, Y., Damo, S., & Wu, H. (2009). Tumor Necrosis Factor Receptor-Associated Factors in Immune Receptor Signal Transduction. In Ralph A. Bradshaw, & Edward A. Dennis (Eds.), Handbook of Cell Signaling (Second Edition) (pp. 339-45). Elsevier. Retrieved from http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/book/9780123741455

Invited Reviews

Wang, B., Bhattacharya, M., Roy, S., Tian, Y., & Yin, Q. (2020). Immunobiology and Structural Biology of AIM2 Inflammasome. Molecular Aspects of Medicine, 76, 100869. Retrieved from https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32660715/

Yin, Q., Fu, T., Li, J., & Wu, H. (2015). Structural biology of innate immunity. Annual Reviews of Immunology, 33, 393-416. Retrieved from http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4394028/

Li, J., Yin, Q., & Wu, H. (2013). Structural basis of signal transduction in the TNF receptor superfamily. Advances in Immunology, 119, 135-53. Retrieved from http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3781945/

Zheng, C., Yin, Q., & Wu, H. (2011). Structural studies of NF-κB signaling. Cell Research, 21, 183-95. Retrieved from http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3044936/

Chung, J., Lu, M., Yin, Q., Lin, S., & Wu, H. (2007). Molecular basis for the unique specificity of TRAF6. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, 597, 122-30. Retrieved from http://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007%2F978-0-387-70630-6_10

Chung, J., Lu, M., Yin, Q., & Wu, H. (2007). Structural revelations of TRAF2 function in TNF receptor signaling pathway. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, 597, 93-113. Retrieved from http://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007%2F978-0-387-70630-6_8

Refereed Reviews

Wang, B., & Yin, Q. (2017). AIM2 inflammasome activation and regulation: A structural perspective. Journal of Structural Biology, 200, 279-82. Retrieved from http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1047847717301326?via%3Dihub

Nonrefereed Journal Articles

Bhattacharya, M., Tian, Y., & Yin, Q. (submitted). Crystal structure of Dengue virus protease NS2B3 reveals active conformation. ActaD. Manuscript submitted for publication, 10 pages.

Roy, S., Bhattacharya, M., Tian, Y., Murray, D. T., Roy, K., Williams, S., Yang, W., & Yin, Q. (submitted). The GBP2 effector domain doubles as a safety mechanism via intramolecular interaction. Manuscript submitted for publication, 50 pages.

Khan, M., Yang, R., & Yin, Q. (2025). TRAF6 coiled-coil domain mediates its trimerization. bioRxiv. doi:10.64898/2025.12.24.696318

Wang, B., Yang, R., Wan, C., Tian, Y., Wu, J., Roy, S., Li, S., Shen, J., & Yin, Q. (2024). Structural basis of pseudoGTPase-mediated protein-protein interactions. bioRxiv. Retrieved from https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2024.10.30.620932v1 doi:10.1101/2024.10.30.620932

Lee, J. H., Yin, Q., & Park, H. H. (2023). Editorial: Structural Immunology of Molecular Innate Immunity. Frontiers in Immunology, 4. Retrieved from https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fimmu.2023.1284121/full doi:10.3389/fimmu.2023.1284121

Roy, S., Wang, B., Tian, Y., & Yin, Q. (2023). Crystal structures reveal nucleotide-induced conformational changes in G motifs and distal regions in guanylate-binding protein 2. bioRxiv. Retrieved from https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2023.06.28.546747v1 doi:10.1101/2023.06.28.546747v1

Tian, Y., Datta, I., Yang, R., Wan, C., Wang, B., Crisman, L., He, H., Li, S., Shen, J., & Yin, Q. (2022). Oligomer-to-Monomer Transition Underlies the Chaperone Function of AAGAB in AP1/AP2 Assembly. bioRxiv https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2022.03.11.483825v1.full, 41. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.1101/2022.03.11.483825 doi:10.1101/2022.03.11.483825

Nonrefereed Proceedings

Yin, Q., Tian, Y., Chrisman, L. C., Wang, B., Li, S., & Shen, J. (2020). The C-terminal Domain of AAGAB Mediates Tetramerization and Stability. In American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Annual Meeting 2020. The FASEB Journal. Retrieved from https://faseb.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1096/fasebj.2020.34.s1.00668

Yin, Q., Roy, S., Wang, B., Tian, Y., & Yang, W. (2019). Structural And Functional Versatility of Interferon‐Inducible GTPases. In American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biochemistry Annual Meeting 2019. The FASEB Journal. Retrieved from https://faseb.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1096/fasebj.2019.33.1_supplement.779.51

Wu, H., Lo, Y., & Yin, Q. (2011). Structural studies of NEMO and TRAF6: implications in NF-κB activation. In David Wallach, Andrew Kovalenko, & Marc Feldmann (Eds.), 12th International TNF Conference, Spain (pp. 89-91). SpringerLink. Retrieved from http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3189383/

Presentations

Invited Presentations at Conferences

Yin, Q. (accepted). TBA. Presentation to be given at EMBO Workshop - Pseudoenzymes: New Frontiers in Protein Function and Regulation, EMBO Workshop Organizing Committee, Bordeaux, France. (International)

Yin, Q. (presented 2025, August). Structural Snapshots Capture AAGAB-Driven Adaptor Complex Assembly in Action. Presentation at 2025 Rocky Mountain Membrane Trafficking Meeting, The RMMT Meeting Committee, Denver, CO. (National)

Yin, Q. (presented 2024, May). AAGAB-orchestrated adaptor complex assembly in snapshots. Presentation at FAME2024, American Chemistry Society, Florida Section, Tampa, FL. (State) Retrieved from https://fame2024.fl-acs.org/

Yin, Q. (presented 2018, May). Structural and Functional Versatility of Interferon-Inducible GTPases. Presentation at FAME2018, American Chemical Society - Florida Section, Tampa. (State) Retrieved from https://fame2018.fl-acs.org/

Invited Presentations at Symposia

Yin, Q. (presented 2024, April). Assembly chaperones in membrane trafficking of immune mediators. In Qian Yin, Tian-Min Fu (Chair), Symposium on Structural Biology and Immunity. Presentation at the meeting of Symposium on Structural Biology and Immunity organization committee, Boston, MA. (International)

Yin, Q. (presented 2022, May). AAGAB chaperones step-wise assembly of adaptor complexes. In Scott Stagg, M. Elizabeth Stroupe (Chair), The Kenneth A. Taylor Symposium in Cryo-EM and Muscle Biology. Presentation at the meeting of Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida. (National)

Yin, Q. (presented 2017, February). Structural Basis of AIM2 inflammasome Activation and Regulation. In D. Meckes (Chair), Fighting the Invisible Enemies: Host-Pathogen Interactions in Infectious Diseases. Presentation at the meeting of Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL. (National) Retrieved from http://med.fsu.edu/index.cfm?page=biomedicalSciences.lifeSciencesSymposium

Refereed Presentations at Conferences

Yin, Q., Wang, B., Yang, R., Wan, C., Tian, Y., Wu, J., Roy, S., Li, S., & Shen, J. (presented 2025, April). A pseudoGTPase mediates chaperone-substrate interaction in membrane trafficking complex assembly. Poster presentation at ASBMB Annual Meeting '25, American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Chicago, IL. (International)

Nonrefereed Presentations at Conferences

Yin, Q., Tian, Y., Crisman, L. C., Li, S., & Shen, J. (accepted). The C‐terminal Domain of AAGAB Mediates Tetramerization and Stability. Poster presentation to be given at the meeting of American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, San Diego, CA. (International). (Cancelled due to COVID-19)

Adewole, T. S., Williams, S., Roy, K., Tian, Y., & Yin, Q. (presented 2025, April). Biochemical characterization of an interferon-inducible GBP4Δ12-13. Poster presentation at The 15th Southeast Enzyme Conference, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA. (National)

Yang, R., Tian, Y., Wang, B., Wan, C., Li, S., Shen, J., & Yin, Q. (presented 2024, March). Molecular Mechanism of AAGAB-Regulated AP1/AP2 Assembly. Presentation at DiscoverBMB 2024, American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, San Antonio, TX. (International)

Roy, S., Wang, B., Tian, Y., & Yin, Q. (presented 2023, September). Structural and biochemical characterization of an interferon-inducible GTPase, human guanylate binding protein 2 (GBP2). Poster presentation at Microbial Pathogenesis & Host Response, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Cold Spring Harbor, NY. (International) Retrieved from https://meetings.cshl.edu/abstracts.aspx?meet=HOST&year=23

Bhattacharya, M., Bhowmik, D., Tian, Y., He, H., Zhu, F., & Yin, Q. (presented 2023, September). The Dengue virus protease NS2B3 cleaves cyclic GMP-AMP synthase to suppress cGAS activation. Poster presentation at Microbial Pathogenesis & Host Response, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Cold Spring Harbor, NY. (International) Retrieved from https://meetings.cshl.edu/meetings.aspx?meet=HOST&year=23

Zhu, F., Yin, Q., & Bhowmik, D. (presented 2023, July). Mechanism of cGAS inhibition by KicGAS. Presentation at International Herpesvirus Workshop 2023, IHW 2023, Missoula, Montana. (International)

Yin, Q., Tian, Y., Datta, I., Yang, R., Wan, C., Wang, B., Crisman, L., He, H., Brautigam, C. A., Li, S., & Shen, J. (presented 2023, July). Structural and mechanistic basis of AAGAB-chaperoned assembly of adaptor complexes. Poster presentation at Function of Proteins and Lipids at Organelle Membranes in Health and Disease, Gordon Research Conference Molecular Membrane Biology, Andover, NH. (International) Retrieved from https://www.grc.org/molecular-membrane-biology-conference/2023/

Bhattacharya, M., Bhowmik, D., Tian, Y., & Yin, Q. (presented 2022, July). Dengue virus evades host immune system by restricting DNA sensor cGAS. Presentation at American Society for Virology Annual Meeting 2022 (ASV 2022), American Society for Virology, Madison, Wisconsin. (International)

Roy, S., Tian, Y., Wang, B., & Yin, Q. (presented 2022, July). Structural and biochemical characterization of an interferon inducible GTPase, human guanylate binding protein 2 (GBP2). Presentation at 72nd ACA Annual Meeting, American Crystallographic Association, Portland, Oregon. (International)

Yin, Q., Bhattacharya, M., Tian, Y., Bhowmik, D., & Zhu, F. (presented 2020, June). Molecular mechanism of cGAS inhibition by Dengue virus protease NS2B3Pro. Presentation at American Society for Virology 39th Annual Meeting (ASV 2020), American Society for Virology, Fort Collins, Colorado. (International)

Bhowmik, D., Tian, Y., Yin, Q., & Zhu, F. (presented 2019, July). Mechanism of Inhibition of cGAS by KicGAS. Presentation at The 22nd International Workshop on Karposi Sarcoma Herpesvirus (KSHV) and Related Agents, KSHV 2019 Conference, New York, NY. (International)

Yin, Q. (presented 2019, April). Structural And Functional Versatility of Interferon-Inducible GTPases. Presentation at Experimental Biology 2019, American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Orlando, FL. (International) Retrieved from https://experimentalbiology.org/2019/Program/2019-Program.aspx

Bhowmik, D., Tian, Y., Wu, J., Yin, Q., & Zhu, F. (presented 2018, July). Biophysical and Structural and perspective of the inhibition of cGAS by KicGAS, KSHV inhibitor of cGAS. Poster presentation at International Conference on EBV & KSHV 2018, KSHV 2018 Conference, Madison, Wisconsin. (International)

Invited Lectures and Readings of Original Work

Yin, Q. (2026, February). Building Adaptor Complexes: Chaperones, Trafficking, and Innate Immune Sensing. Delivered at Case Western Reserve University College of Medicine. (Regional)

Yin, Q. (2025, April). Structural Insights into Guanylate-Binding Protein Activation and Conformational Dynamics. Delivered at Illinois Institute of Technology, Zoom. (Regional)

Yin, Q. (2023, May). Higher order oligomerization of KSHV KicGAS is essential for DNA-induced phase separation and cGAS inhibition. Delivered at Fred Hutch Cancer Center, Seattle, WA. (Regional)

Yin, Q. (2022, November). Higher order oligomerization of KicGAS is essential for DNA-induced phase separation and cGAS inhibition. Delivered at Texas A&M University, College Station, TX. (Regional)

Yin, Q. (2022, September). Visualizing AAGAB-chaperoned assembly of adaptor complexes. Delivered at Protein Trafficking & Organelle Interest Group, Virtual. (International)

Yin, Q. (2021, September). Structural Basis of AAGAB-controlled AP Complex Assembly. Delivered at FSU Institute of Molecular Biophysics, Tallahassee, FL. (Local)

Yin, Q. (2021, April). Structural Basis of Antimicrobial Activities of Interferon-inducible GTPases. Delivered at Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio. (State)

Yin, Q. (2021, April). Structural Basis of Interferon-Induced Host Defense and Viral Counteracts. Delivered at FSU Department of Biological Science, Tallahassee, FL. (Local)

Yin, Q. (2021, February). Between Hosts and Pathogens: A Constant Tug of War. Delivered at FSU Department of Biological Science. (Local)

Yin, Q. (2019, March). Interferon-inducible GTPases in Innate Immunity and Autophagy. Delivered at Florida State University College of Medicine, Tallahassee, FL. (Local)

Yin, Q. (2016, September). Polymerization in Inflammasome Assembly and Activation. Delivered at Florida State University, Florida State University. (Local)

Contracts and Grants

Contracts and Grants Funded

Somasundaram, T., Tomko, R., Andrei, P., Lenhert, S., Yin, Q., Jia, X., Randolph, P., Rao, Q., Silvers, R., Miller, B., Stagg, S., & Kalkreuter, E. (Dec 2025–Jun 2026). Acquisition of a Mass Photometer. Funded by FSU Office of Research. Total award $249,268. 

Yin, Q. (Jan 2025–Dec 2025). Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program (UROP) Materials Grant. Funded by FSU Center for Undergraduate Research and Academic Engagement. Total award $625. 

Yin, Q. (Dec 2024–Dec 2025). Mechanistic studies of CCDC32 in adaptor complex assembly. Funded by Institutes for Pediatric Rare Diseases, FSU College of Medicine. Total award $12,500. 

Taylor, Kenneth A (Co-PI), Li, Hong (Co-PI), Stagg, Scott (PI), Stroupe, Margaret Elizabeth (Co-PI), Yin, Qian (Co-PI), & Francis, Ashwanth Christopher (Co-PI). (Jul 2023–Jul 2025). Acquisition of a Glacios Cryo-TEM for the Biological Sciences Imaging Resource. Funded by National Institutes of Health. (S10OD034277). Total award $2,000,000. 

Yin, Q. (Jul 2020–May 2024). Structural and mechanistic basis of AAGAB-controlled AP2 adapter assembly. Funded by National Institutes of Health/National Institute of General Medical Sciences. (R01GM138685). Total award $1,389,137. 

Yin, Qian (PI). (May 2020–Apr 2025). Mechanistic Insights into Activation and Regulation of Interferon-inducible GTPase GBP2. Funded by National Institutes of Health/National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases. (R01AI146330). Total award $1,864,378. 

Zhu, F., & Yin, Q. (Jul 2016–May 2021). Subversion of cGAS DNA Sensing by KSHV: Roles of ORF52/KicGAS. Funded by National Institutes of Health/National Institute of Dental & Craniofacial Research. (R01DE026101). Total award $1,849,300. 

Yin, Qian (PI). (May 2016–Aug 2016). FYAP: Mechanistic and structural studies of IFN-inducible GTPases in inflammation. Funded by FSU CRC. (None). Total award $20,000. 

Yin, Qian (PI). (Sep 2015–Nov 2018). Dissecting Inflammasome Anatomy: Mechanistic Studies and Potential Intervention. Funded by National Institutes of Health. (R00AI108793). Total award $491,936. 

Resource Grant

Tomko, R., Li, Y., Stagg, S., Washburn, B., Yin, Q., Contreras, P., & Ritter, T. (2025, January–2026, January). A grant of $40,862. Acquisition of the human ORFeome collection. Sponsored by FSU Council of Research & Creativity. 

Randolph, P. S., Yin, Q., Zhu, F., Ma, B., Xiong, P., & Tomko, R. (2021, October). A grant of $53,655. Acquisition of Circular Dichroism (CD) Spectrometer for Biological and Materials Research. Sponsored by FSU Council of Research & Creativity. 

Stroupe, Margaret (PI), Taylor, Kenneth A (Co-PI), Stagg, Scott (Co-PI), Jones, Kathryn (Co-PI), & Yin, Qian (Co-PI). (2020, August–2023, July). A grant of 347,692.00. MRI: Acquisition of a room-temperature transmission electron microscope for FSU. Sponsored by National Science Foundation. 

Zhou, Huan-xiang, Li, H., Bleiholder, C., Stagg, S., Stroupe, E., Yin, Q., Zhu, F., Blaber, M., Pinto, J., & Li, Y. (2016, June). A grant of $60,000. Acquisition of a Microscale Thermophoresis Instrument for Binding Affinity Measurements. Sponsored by FSU Council of Research & Creativity. 

Contracts and Grants Pending

Yin, Q., Shen, J., & Li, S. (Nov 2025). Structural and mechanistic basis of chaperone-orchestrated adaptor protein complex assembly. Submitted to NIH/NIGMS. Total award $3,600,435. 

Yin, Qian (PI). (Jan 2025). Multisubunit complex assembly and regulation in endocytosis and exocytosis. Submitted to National Institutes of Health. Total award $2,434,975. 

Contracts and Grants Denied

Yin, Q., Randolph, P., Rao, Q., Tomko, R., Jia, X., Zhu, W., Schlenoff, J., Stagg, S., Andrei, P., Silvers, R., & Kalkreuter, E. (Nov 2025). Acquisition of Small Volume Isothermal Titration Calorimeter. Submitted to FSU Office of Vice President of Research. Total award $190,352. 

Yin, Q. (Nov 2025). Mechanistic studies of CCDC32 in adaptor complex assembly. Submitted to Florida Institute for Pediatric Rare Diseases, FSU College of Medicine. Total award $50,000. 

Yin, Q. (Feb 2020). Stepwise assembly of the clathrin adaptor AP1. Submitted to National Institutes of Health. Unspecified award amount. 

Yin, Q. (Oct 2019). Molecular Investigation on GBP2 Activation Mechanism and Interaction with DRP1. Submitted to Florida Department of Health. Unspecified award amount. 

Stroupe, M. E., Stefanovic, B., Li, H., Jones, K., Taylor, K., Yin, Q., Tomko, R., Stagg, S., Fu, X., & Suo, Z. (Oct 2019). EIEG: Purchase of an EMS002 Plunge Freezer Apparatus. Submitted to Florida State University. Unspecified award amount. 

Yin, Qian (Co-PI), & Bhattacharya, Madhurima (PI). (Aug 2019). Unravelling the Molecular Mechanism by Which Dengue Virus Protease NS2B3pro Inhibits cGAS. Submitted to American Heart Association. Unspecified award amount. 

Yin, Qian (PI). (Jul 2019). CAREER: Structural and Biochemical Analyses on Guanylate-Binding Protein 2 Activation and Regulation Mechanisms. Submitted to National Science Foundation. Unspecified award amount. 

Yin, Qian (PI). (Jun 2019). Molecular mechanism of cGAS Inhibition by Dengue Virus Protease NS2B3Pro. Submitted to National Institutes of Health. Unspecified award amount. 

Yin, Qian (Co-PI), & Wang, Bing (PI). (Apr 2019). Structure and function study of Gator2 in upstream regulation network of amino acid sensing mTORC1 pathway. Submitted to Cancer Research Institute. Unspecified award amount. 

Stagg, Scott (Co-PI), & Yin, Qian (PI). (Feb 2019). Cryo-electron microscopy studies on GATOR2 complex. Submitted to National Institutes of Health. Unspecified award amount. 

Yin, Q. (Oct 2018). Mechanistic Insights into Activation and Regulation of Interferon-inducible GTPases. Submitted to National Institutes of Health. Unspecified award amount. 

Yin, Q. (Jan 2018). Molecular Mechanisms of Rag GTPases Activation and Regulation. Submitted to Oak Ridge Associated Universities (ORAU). Unspecified award amount. 

Yin, Q. (Oct 2017). Molecular Mechanisms of Rag GTPases Activation and Regulation. Submitted to The Pew Charitable Trusts. Unspecified award amount. 

Yin, Q. (Aug 2017). Molecular Mechanisms of Rag GTPases Activation and Regulation in Amino Acid Sensing. Submitted to Arnold and Mabel Beckman Foundation. Unspecified award amount. 

Postdoctoral Supervision

Zhang, R. (Sep–Dec 2023). 

Bhowmik, D. (Nov 2017–Jul 2023). 

Wang, B. (Dec 2016–Aug 2022). 

Service

I have been actively serving in committees in the Departmental and University levels. In the past year, my services have extended to external professional organizations as well as more Departmental and University activities. 

Florida State University

FSU University Service

Senator, FSU Faculty Senate (2024–2025).

Senator Alternative, FSU Faculty Senate (2023–2024).

Member, Postdoctoral Scholars Career Development Travel Awards Review Panel (2017–2024).

Reviewer, NIH Mock Review Panel (2023).

Member, Provost Postdoctoral Fellowship Program (PPFP) Review Panel (2022).

Member, Faculty Senate Elections Committee (2020–2022).

Senator, FSU Faculty Senate (2020–2022).

FSU College Service

Member, Academic Honor Policy Hearing Panel (2017–2021).

FSU Department Service

Member, Promotion & Tenure Committee (2025–present).

Member, Margaret Menzel Fellowship and Student Publication Committee (2021–present).

Member, Faculty Evaluation Committee (2021–2025).

External Member, Molecular Bio-design Search Committee (2024–2025).

Area Representative, Cell & Molecular Biology Area (2023–2024).

Appointed Member, Executive Committee (2023–2024).

Panelist, Faculty Life Panel (2024).

Member, Cellular and Molecular Biology Publicity Committee (2020–2021).

Member, Grade Appeal Board (2019).

Member, Cellular and Molecular Biology Graduate Program Admission Committee (2016–2019).

Leader, Elections Committee (2016–2018).

Member, Neuroscience Search Committee (2017–2018).

Leader, Loretta Ellias Teaching Award Selection Committee (2016–2017).

FSU Institute or Center Service

Member, Caspar Award (2025–present).

Member, Institute of Molecular Biophysics Physical Biochemistry Facility Advisory Committee (2021–present).

Member, Committee for Advising Students Without a Major Professor (2021–present).

Member, Molecular Biophysics Graduate Program Admission Committee (2020–present).

Member, Institute of Molecular Biophysics X-ray Crystallography Facility Advisory Committee (2019–present).

Member, Kasha Award (2019–present).

Member, Institute of Molecular Biophysics Protein Expression Facility Advisory Committee (2018–present).

Chair, Member, Institute of Molecular Biophysics Specialized Faculty Evaluation Committee (2019–2021).

FSU Program Service

Speaker, Biological Science/Neuroscience Postdoctoral Mentoring Workshop & Lunch (2018).

The Profession

Guest Editing for Refereed Journals

Park, H. H., & Yin, Q. (Eds.). (2023). Immunological Implications of Structural Biology [Special Issue]. Frontiers in Immunology.

Guest Reviewer for Refereed Journals

Science Advances (Sep 2025–present).

BMC Microbiology (Feb 2025–present).

Cell Reports (Oct 2024–present).

PLoS Pathogens (Mar 2023–present).

Nature Communications (Sep 2020–present).

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (2017–25).

mBio (Nov–Dec 2024).

Biomolecules (Mar–Apr 2024).

Reviews in Medical Virology (Jan–Mar 2024).

Nature Structural and Molecular Biology (Apr 2023–Jan 2024).

Frontiers in Immunology (2022–24).

Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy (Jan–Nov 2023).

MedComm (Mar–Aug 2023).

Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology (Mar–Jul 2023).

Journal of Structural Biology (Jun 2017–Jul 2023).

Neuroscience Letters (Mar–Apr 2023).

Communications Biology (Sep 2022–Jan 2023).

Nucleic Acids Research (Nov 2020–Jan 2023).

International Journal of Biological Macromolecules (Jun–Dec 2020).

Lipids in Health and Disease (Nov 2019–Jan 2020).

Acta Crystallographica Section F (2018–19).

Biochemistry and Cell Biology (2018–19).

Bioscience Reports (2018–19).

Scientific Report (2017–18).

Chair of a Symposium

Yin, Q., & Fu, T. (Chair). (2024, April). Symposium on structural biology and immunity. Symposium conducted at the meeting of Structural biology and immunity symposium organization committee, Boston, MA. 

Reviewer or Panelist for Grant Applications

UK Research and Innovation, Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) (2024–present).

Fondation pour la Recherche Médicale (2023–2024).

UK Research and Innovation, Medical Research Council (2022–2023).

National Science Foundation (2022).

National Science Foundation (2019–2021).

Service to Professional Associations

Faculty Member, H1 Connect (previously known as Faculty Opinions, F1000Prime) (2019–present).

The Community

Interviewee, Commenting on COVID-19 interventions, WTXL ABC 27 (2020–2021).

Consultation

Boston Molecules. consulting, advising on company products and services, especially protein and antibody production (2017–2018).

Co-editor for a Book

Yin, Q. (2017–2019). Structural Immunology (Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology 1172). Springer Publisher. 

Recommendation letters

Yin, Q. (2017). Recommendation Letters for undergraduate students, graduate students, and specialized faculty members. Florida State University. 

Scientific Education

Yin, Q. (2021). Brief Summary of Current COVID-19 Vaccine Development. Chinese Professors Association at FSU.