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Liu Dong
liud@sustech.edu.cn
Chinese, English
Guangdong
Southern University of Science and Technology
Life Sciences
  • 1999-2004 Oregon University, Postdoctoral in Developmental Biology
  • 1992-1999 University of Toronto, Master's and PhD in Molecular Endocrinology
  • 1987-1990 Chinese Academy of Sciences, Master's in Genetics
  • 1983-1987 Wuhan University, Bachelor of Science in Biology
  • 2017-Present Southern University of Science and Technology, Associate Professor
  • 2008-2017 Peking University, Researcher and Doctoral Supervisor
  • 1999-2008 Oregon University, Postdoctoral to Senior Research Associate
  • 1990-1991 Institute of Hydrobiology, CAS, Research Assistant
  • Travel Award, International Zebrafish Society, 2017
  • Roche Fellowship Award, School of Life Sciences, PKU 2012
  • Peking University Talents Program, 2008-2011
  • Hundred Talent Program nominee, Institute of Hydrobiology, CAS, 2008 (declined)
  • Hundred Talent Program nominee, Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, CAS, 2004 (declined)
  • Travel Award, Society of Chinese Bioscientists in America, 2004
  • Travel award, Association for Research in Otolaryngology, 2003
  • Postdoctoral Fellowship, Canadian Institutes of Health Research, 2000-2003
  • JSPS Postdoctoral Fellowship, 1999-2001 (declined)
  • Restracom Trainee Fellowship, HSC, Toronto, 1994-1999
  • University of Toronto Open Fellowship, 1991-1992
Comparative organ development and regeneration
Animal models for human diseases
  • Mutation in ε-sarcoglycan induces myoclonus dystonia syndrome by increasing the numbers of excitatory synapses, Li J, Liu Y, Qin L, Huang X, Zhou D, Xu H, Zhao F, Mi X, Jia F, Xu F, Yang J, Li C, Liu D, Deng X, Zhang Y, 2017
  • Regenerating neuromast hair cells directly from proliferative supporting cells in zebrafish, Wu YT, Mi X, Guo H, Zhao F, Zhang Y, Tang G, Yu K, Zhao J, Su X, Zhu Z, Raible DW, Liu D, 2017
  • Claudin7b is required for the formation and function of inner ear in zebrafish, Li X, Song G, Zhao Y, Zhao F, Liu C, Liu D, Li Q, Cui Z, 2017
  • A new locus regulating MICALL2 expression was identified for association with executive inhibition in children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, Yang L, Chang S, Lu Q, Zhang Y, Wu Z, Sun X, Cao Q, Qian Y, Jia T, Xu B, Duan Q, Li Y, Zhang K, Schumann G, Liu D, Wang J, Wang Y, Lu L, 2017
  • Mecp2 regulates neural cell differentiation by suppressing the Id1-Her2/Hes5 axis in zebrafish, Gao H, Bu Y, Wu Q, Wang X, Chang N, Lei L, Chen S, Liu D, Zhu X, Hu K, Xiong J, 2015
  • Regulation of transcriptionally active genes via the catalytically inactive Cas9 in elegans and D. rerio, Long L, Guo H, Yao D, Xiong K, Li Y, Liu P, Zhu Z, Liu D, 2015
  • Fgf signaling dependent Sox9a and Atoh1a regulate otic neural development in zebrafish, Wang J, Zhao F, Wu Y, Wu YT, Yao D, Dong W, Zhao J, Zhu Z, Liu D, 2015
  • Dissecting the differentiation process of the pre-placodal ectoderm in zebrafish, Yao D, Zhao F, Wu Y, Wang J, Zhao J, Zhu Z, Liu D, 2014
  • Heritable/Conditional Genome Editing in elegans using a CRISPR-Cas9 Feeding System, Liu P, Long L, Xiong K, Yu B, Chang N, Xiong J-W, Zhu Z, Liu D, 2014
  • Ahsa1 and Hsp90 activity confers more severe craniofacial phenotypes in a zebrafish model of hypoparathyroidism, sensorineural deafness and renal dysplasia (HDR), Sheehan-Rooney K, Swartz ME, Zhao F, Liu D, Eberhart JK, 2013
  • Suppression of Rap1 impairs cardiac myofibril and conduction system in zebrafish, Dong W, Yang Z, Yang F, Wang J, Zhuang Y, Xu C, Zhang B, Tian X, Liu D, 2012
  • mir-35 is involved in control of intestine cell G1/S transition and germ cell proliferation in C. elegans, Liu M, Liu P, Zhang L, Gao G, Zhang W, Zhu Z, Liu D, Fan Q, 2011
  • A cascade of irx1a and irx2a controls shh expression during retinogenesis, Choy SW, Cheng CW, Lee ST, Li VWT, Hui MNY, Hui C, Liu D, Cheng SH, 2010
  • A pair of Sox: distinct and overlapping functions of zebrafish Sox9 co-orthologs in craniofacial and pectoral fin development, Yan Y-L, Willoughby J, Liu D, Crump JG, Wilson C, Miller CT, Singer A, Kimmel C, Westerfield M, Postlethwait JH, 2005
  • Pax8 and Pax2a function synergistically in otic specification, downstream of the Foxi1 and Dlx3b transcription factors, Hans S, Liu D, Westerfield M, 2004
  • Fgf3 and Fgf8 dependent and independent transcription factors are required for otic placode specification, Liu D, Chandy M, Lee SK, Le Dréan Y, Ando H, Xiong F, Woon Lee J, Hew CL, 2003
  • Zebrafish sox9 gene required for cartilage morphogenesis, Yan Y-L, Miller CT, Nissen R, Singer A, Liu D, Kirn A, Draper B, Willoughby J, Morcos PA, Amsterdam A, Chung B, Westerfield M, Haffter P, Hopkins N, Kimmel C, Postlethwait JH, 2002
  • A zebrafish ftz-F1 (Fushi tarazu factor 1) homologue requires multiple subdomains in the D and E regions for its transcriptional activity, Liu D, Le Dréan Y, Ekker M, Xiong F, Hew CL, 2000
  • Teleost FTZ-F1 homolog and its splicing variant determine the expression of salmon gonadotropin II beta gene, Liu D, Le Dréan Y, Ekker M, Xiong F, Hew CL, 1997
  • Induction of Chinook Salmon Growth Hormone Promoter Activity by the Adenosine 3′,5′-Monophosphate (cAMP)-Dependent Pathway Involves Two cAMP-Response Elements with the CGTCA Motif and the Pituitary-Specific Transcription Factor Pit-1, Wong AO, Dréan Y, Liu D, Hu Z, Xiong F, Hew CL, 1996
  • Steroidogenic factor 1 and estradiol receptor act in synergism to regulate the expression of the salmon gonadotropin II beta subunit gene, Dréan Y, Liu D, Wong AO, Xiong F, Hew CL, 1996
  • Functional analysis of estrogen-responsive elements in Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tschawytscha) gonadotropin II beta subunit gene, Liu D, Xiong F, Hew CL, 1995
  • Differential recruitment of steroid hormone response elements may dictate the expression of the pituitary gonadotropin II beta subunit gene during salmon maturation, Xiong F, Liu D, Dréan Y, Elsholtz HP, Hew CL, 1994
  • The Chinook salmon gonadotropin II beta subunit gene contains a strong minimal promoter with a proximal negative element, Xiong F, Liu D, Dréan Y, Hew CL, 1994
  • Gene transfer via electroporation in fish, Xie Y, Liu D, Zou J, Li G, Zhu Z, 1993
Development Regeneration Zebrafish Genetics Molecular Endocrinology Transgenic Gene Editing Neurodegenerative Diseases Drug Development Mechanosensory Hair Cells

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