Areas of Focus
- Cellular autophagy
- Non-classical secretion
- Organelle interaction
Work Experience
- 2015-2017 - University of California, Berkeley - Research Specialist
- 2017-present - Tsinghua University, School of Life Sciences - Associate Professor
Academic Background & Achievements
- 2001-2005 Bachelor: Shandong Normal University, School of Life Sciences
- 2005-2011 PhD in Biochemistry: Shanghai Institute for Biological Sciences, CAS
- Postdoctoral Researcher at University of California, Berkeley (2011-2015)
Publications
- CCT2 is an aggrephagy receptor for clearance of solid protein aggregates, Liang Ge et al., 2022
- A new type of ERGIC-ERES membrane contact mediated by TMED9 and SEC12 is required for autophagosome biogenesis, Liang Ge et al., 2022
- A translocation pathway for vesicle-mediated unconventional protein secretion, Liang Ge et al., 2020
- Remodeling of ER-exit sites initiates a membrane supply pathway for autophagosome biogenesis, Liang Ge et al., 2017
- Translocation of interleukin-1β into a vesicle intermediate in autophagy-mediated secretion, Liang Ge et al., 2015
- Phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase and COPII generate LC3 lipidation vesicles from the ER-Golgi intermediate compartment, Liang Ge et al., 2014
- The ER-Golgi intermediate compartment is a key membrane source for the LC3 lipidation step of autophagosome biogenesis, Liang Ge et al., 2013
Awards
- NIH Pathway to Independence Award (K99/R00) (2015-2017)
- Jane Coffin Child Foundation Fellowship (2013-2015)
- Human Frontier Science Program Fellowship (2012)
