Areas of Focus
- Transposons: DNA elements capable of moving and integrating into new positions within the genomes of living organisms. They are considered 'dark matter' of the genome.
Work Experience
- 2015-2019 - Stanford University: Postdoctoral Researcher
- 2019-2022 - Tsinghua University, School of Life Sciences - Joint Center for Life Sciences: Assistant Professor
- 2022-Present - Tsinghua University, School of Life Sciences - Joint Center for Life Sciences: Associate Professor
Academic Background & Achievements
- 2010 - Bachelor: University of Science and Technology of China
- 2015 - PhD: University of Chicago
Publications
- LINE-1 transcription activates long-range gene expression, Liu N et al., 2023
- SAFB restricts contact domain boundaries associated with L1 chimeric transcription, Liu N et al., 2024
- Selective silencing of euchromatic L1s revealed by genome-wide screens for L1 regulators, Liu N et al., 2018
- N6-methyladenosine-dependent RNA structural switches regulate RNA–protein interactions, Liu N et al., 2015
- N6-methyladenosine-coded RNA Epigenetics, Liu N et al., 2016
- N6-methyladenosine alters RNA structure to regulate binding of a low-complexity protein, Liu N et al., 2017
- Probing N6-methyl-adenosine RNA modification status at single nucleotide resolution in mRNA and long noncoding RNA, Liu N et al., 2013
Awards
- Benyuan Fund – Young Investigator Exploration Fellowship in Life Sciences (2024)
- Bayer Investigator Award (2020)
- Jane Coffin Child Foundation Fellowship (2016-2019)
- RNA Society / Scaringe Graduate Student Award (2016)
- Award for Outstanding Self-financed Students Abroad (2016)
- Aldrich Alfred R. Bader Award for Student Innovation (2015)
