Areas of Focus
- RNA research including site-selective modification of RNA, tracking RNA dynamic structures, and RNA drugs and vaccines
Work Experience
- Current - Shanghai Jiao Tong University - Leader of an independent research group and doctoral supervisor
Academic Background & Achievements
- Bachelor in Chemistry from Beijing Normal University
- PhD in Analytical Chemistry from Wayne State University, USA
- Postdoctoral researcher at the National Institutes of Health, USA
- Selected for the National Youth Thousand Talents Plan in 2016
Publications
- Incorporation of isotopic, fluorescent, and heavy-atom-modified nucleotides into RNAs by position-selective labeling of RNA, Y. Liu, E. Holmstrom, et al., 2018
- Structures of riboswitch RNA reaction states by mix-and-inject XFEL serial crystallography, J. Stagno, Y. Liu, et al., 2017
- Synthesis and applications of RNAs with position-selective labeling and mosaic composition, Y. Liu, E. Holmstrom, et al., 2015
- An unusual topological structure of the HIV-1 Rev response element, X. Fang, et al., Y. Liu, et al., 2013
- Optimization and characterization of position-selective labelling of RNA (PLOR) for diverse RNA and DNA sequences, Xiaoyu Zhang, Mengyang Li, and Yu Liu, 2020
- Thermal adaptation of structural dynamics and regulatory function of adenine riboswitch, Lin Wu, Zhijun Liu, and Yu Liu, 2021
- A transient conformation facilitates ligand binding to the adenine riboswitch, Lin Wu, Dian Chen, Jineyu Ding, and Yu Liu, 2021
- Incorporation of a FRET Pair into a Riboswitch RNA to Measure Mg2+ Concentration and RNA Conformational Change in Cell, Yanyan Xue and Yu Liu, 2022
- Short Oligonucleotides Facilitate Co-transcriptional Labeling of RNA at Specific Positions, S. Wang, D. Chen, L. Gao, and Y. Liu, 2022
- Observation of structural switch in nascent SAM-VI riboswitch during transcription at single-nucleotide and single-molecule resolution, Yanyan Xue, Jun Li, Dian Chen, Xizhu Zhao, Liang Hong, and Yu Liu, 2023
Awards
- National Youth Thousand Talents Plan (2016)
