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About My Research
Center/Research Area Affiliations
- AMD Center of Excellence
- Berman-Gund Laboratory for the Study of Retinal Degenerations
- Ocular Genomics Institute
Biography
Dr. Liu’s research focuses on improving the understanding of the genetic causes and molecular bases of inherited retinal degenerations (IRDs), and developing novel CRISPR/Cas-based gene editing therapeutic approaches to overcome hurdles of conventional AAV-mediated gene augmentation therapy for treating dominant IRDs and recessive IRDs that are caused by mutations in large genes.
Education
1988: MD, Xuzhou Medical College, China
1998: PhD, Molecular Ophthalmology, Peking Union Medical College, China
Postgraduate Training
1993: Residency, Ophthalmology, Xuzhou Medical College Hospital, China
1999: Postdoctoral Fellowship, Ocular Pharmacology, Institute of Ocular Pharmacology, Texas A & M University
2002: Postdoctoral Fellowship, Molecular Ophthalmology, Scheie Eye Institute, University of Pennsylvania
Academic Appointments
2002-2006: Research Associate, Ophthalmology, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
2006-2011: Research Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
2011-2013: Lecturer in Ophthalmology, Harvard Medcial School
2013-present: Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School
Professional Memberships
1998-present: Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO)
1998-1999: Association of Ocular Pharmacology and Therapeutics
2001-present: Society for Neuroscience
2017-present: American Society of Human Genetics
Honors
1994, 1996: Zhou Zizhuan Foundation Award, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences
1995, 1997: Excellent Graduate Fellowship Award, Peking Union Medical College
2000: Retina Research Foundation/Lawrence Travel Fellowship Grant, ARVO
2006: Jackson Laboratory Travel Award, Jackson Laboratory
2008, 2018: Young Investigator Award, XIIIth International Symposium on Retinal Degenerations
2008: ISER Young Investigator Fellowship Award, International Society for Eye Research
