Areas of Focus
- Molecular mechanisms of pathogen-host interactions
- Molecular mechanisms of pathogen resistance
Work Experience
- 2019-11~Present - Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences - Deputy Director, Key Laboratory of Pathogenic Microorganisms and Immunology
- 2014-07~Present - Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences - Researcher
- 2010-10~2014-07 - Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences - Associate Researcher
- 2009-05~2010-10 - Tuberculosis Research Center, 309th Hospital of PLA - Associate Researcher
- 2008-06~2008-09 - Department of Cell Biology, Harvard Medical School - Senior Visiting Scholar
- 2007-01~2009-05 - State Key Laboratory of Medical Molecular Biology, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences - Associate Researcher
Academic Background & Achievements
- 2006-05--2006-12 Postdoctoral: Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
- 2003-04--2006-04 Joint PhD/Postdoctoral: Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Harvard Medical School
- 2000-08--2005-06 PhD: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Southern Medical University
- 1997-09--2000-06 Bachelor's: Medical Laboratory Science, Third Military Medical University
Publications
- Mucosal immune responses in the lung during respiratory infection: the organization and regulation of iBALT structure, Cuihua Liu, 2023
- Research progress on lung regional immunity and its regulatory mechanisms in infectious diseases, Cuihua Liu, 2023
- TRIM27 maintains gut homeostasis by promoting intestinal stem cell self-renewal, Cuihua Liu, 2023
- A Golgi-resident GPR108 cooperates with E3 ubiquitin ligase Smurf1 to suppress antiviral innate immunity, Cuihua Liu, 2023
- Pyroptosis modulation by bacterial effector proteins, Cuihua Liu, 2023
- A mycobacterial effector promotes ferroptosis-dependent pathogenicity and dissemination, Cuihua Liu, 2023
- Science and Technology Facilitates Tuberculosis Prevention and Control:Current Situation,Progress and Countermeasures, Cuihua Liu, 2022
- A bacterial phospholipid phosphatase inhibits host pyroptosis by hijacking ubiquitin, Cuihua Liu, 2022
- The deubiquitinase OTUD1 inhibits colonic inflammation by suppressing RIPK1-mediated NF-κB signaling, Cuihua Liu, 2022
- M. tuberculosis PknG manipulates host autophagy flux to promote pathogen intracellular survival, Cuihua Liu, 2022
Awards
- 2023: Outstanding Staff, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
- 2023: Special Award, 25th Director's Award for Teaching Excellence, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
- 2023: Outstanding Editorial Board Member, Life Medicine
- 2023: Silver Award for Leading Teachers, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
- 2023: Zhu Li Yuehua Excellent Teacher Award, Chinese Academy of Sciences
- 2023: Outstanding Expert, Chinese Journal of Immunology
- 2022: Excellent Mentor Award, Chinese Academy of Sciences
- 2022: Outstanding Staff, Institute of Microbiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
- 2021: Excellent Graduate Course, University of Chinese Academy of Sciences
- 2019: Qiu Shi Outstanding Scientific Achievement Collective Award
