Qing-Jun Meng

University of Manchester

Qing-Jun Meng (MD & PhD) is a Professor of Chronobiology, Versus Arthritis Senior Research Fellow, and Associate Dean for Internationalisation (Research and Innovation) at the University of Manchester. His earlier research has contributed to the understanding of the molecular circadian clocks and their pharmacological regulation (Neuron, PNAS, Genes & Dev, Current Biology, Nucleic Acids Res, PLoS Genetics, Elife). His current interest is the interface between circadian biology, extracellular matrix homeostasis and age-related diseases, including osteoarthritis and intervertebral disc degeneration(Nature, Nature Cell Biology, Nature Comms, J Clin Invest, Annals Rheum Dis, Arthritis & Rheum, Osteoarthritis & Cartilage, Matrix Biology). He is also interested in a “circadian medicine” approach to tailor existing therapies according to the patient’s internal body clocks for better clinical outcomes. He has received research funding from the MRC, BBSRC sLoLa, Wellcome Trust, Versus Arthritis, Breast Cancer Now and industries (GSK, Walgreens Boots Alliance, No.7 Beauty Company). His research has received extensive media coverage including BBC Breakfast (TV), BBC Radio Stoke, BBC Radio 5, BBC Radio Manchester. He has recently been elected as the Secretary of the British Society for Matrix Biology, Council Member of the International Society for Matrix Biology, and Conference Vice-Chair of the GRC Cartilage Biology and Pathology 2025 (Conference Chair in 2027).