Prof. Dr. Qiuling Hou studied Biology Education at the Department of Biology, Shandong Normal University, from 1994 to 1998, receiving a Bachelor of Science degree. From 1998 to 2001, she studied Zoology at the Department of Biology, Shandong Normal University, receiving a Master of Science degree. From 2001 to 2004, she studied Neurobiology at the Institute of Neurobiology, Fudan University, receiving a Doctor of Science degree. From 2004 to 2005, she served as a Research Assistant at the Institute of Neurobiology, Fudan University. From April 2006 to December 2008, she conducted Postdoctoral Research in Neuroendocrinology and Cell Biology at the University of California, Riverside. Since 2010, she has been a Professor at the College of Animal Science and Technology, Shandong Agricultural University. Her research focuses on the regulatory mechanisms of mammary stem cells and on the signaling pathways that influence the self-renewal and differentiation of mammary stem cells, including stress, nutrition, hormones, and growth factors.