Areas of Focus
- Blood-brain barrier stability
- Neuronal differentiation in schizophrenia
Work Experience
- 2019-2022 - New York Medical College, Dr. Chung lab - Postdoctoral Researcher
- 2019-2022 - McLean Hospital, Dr. Kim Lab - Postdoctoral Researcher
- 2022-Present - China Medical University, School of Life Sciences - Researcher
Academic Background & Achievements
- 2009 - PhD: Institution not mentioned
- Identified Caspr1 as a receptor for meningitis-causing E. coli, published in Nature Communications
Publications
- Impact of schizophrenia GWAS loci converge onto distinct pathways in cortical interneurons vs glutamatergic neurons during development, Dongxin Liu*, Sangmi Chung*, 2022
- Caspr1 is a host receptor for meningitis-causing Escherichia coli, Weidong Zhao#, Dongxin Liu#, 2018
- Co-transplantation of autologous Treg cells in a cell therapy for Parkinson's disease, Tae-Yoon Park, Jeha Jeon, Nayeon Lee, Jisun Kim, Bin Song, Jung-Ho Kim, Sang-Kyou Lee, Dongxin Liu, Young Cha, Minseon Kim, Pierre Leblanc, Todd M Herrington, Bob S Carter, Jeffrey S Schweitzer, Kwang-Soo Kim, 2023
- Human cortical interneurons optimized for grafting specifically integrate, abort seizures, and display prolonged efficacy without over-inhibition, Qian Zhu, Akanksha Mishra, Joy S Park, Dongxin Liu, Derek T Le, Sasha Z Gonzalez, Morgan Anderson-Crannage, James M Park, Gun-Hoo Park, Laura Tarbay, Kamron Daneshvar, Matthew Brandenburg, Christina Signoretti, Amy Zinski, Edward-James Gardner, Kelvin L Zheng, Chiderah P Abani, Carla Hu, Cameron P Beaudreault, Xiao-Lei Zhang, Patric K Stanton, Jun-Hyeong Cho, Libor Velíšek, Jana Velíšková, Saqlain Javed, Christopher S Leonard, Hae-Young Kim, Sangmi Chung, 2023
- Activated microglia cause metabolic disruptions in developmental cortical interneurons that persist in interneurons from individuals with schizophrenia, Gun-Hoo Park, Haneul Noh, Zhicheng Shao, Peiyan Ni, Yiren Qin, Dongxin Liu, Cameron P Beaudreault, Joy S Park, Chiderah P Abani, James M Park, Derek T Le, Sasha Z Gonzalez, Youxin Guan, Bruce M Cohen, Donna L McPhie, Joseph T Coyle, Thomas A Lanz, Hualin S Xi, Changhong Yin, Weihua Huang, Hae-Young Kim, Sangmi Chung, 2020
- A CASPR1-ATP1B3 protein interaction modulates plasma membrane localization of Na+/K+-ATPase in brain microvascular endothelial cells, Shuhong Zhang#, Dongxin Liu#, 2019
Awards
- National Natural Science Foundation of China Youth Fund
- National Natural Science Foundation of China General Fund