Areas of Focus
- Developmental regulation of Eimeria
- Genetic and epigenetic mechanisms in parasitic reproduction
Work Experience
- 2009-2013 Lecturer, Department of Preventive Veterinary Medicine, China Agricultural University
- 2012-2013 Postdoctoral Researcher, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, USA
- 2013- Associate Professor, Department of Preventive Veterinary Medicine, China Agricultural University
Academic Background & Achievements
- 1999-2004 Bachelor in Veterinary Medicine: China Agricultural University
- 2004-2009 PhD in Veterinary Biomedical Sciences: China Agricultural University
- Published 18 SCI papers as first or corresponding author
- Published 47 papers as co-author
- Published 31 articles in Chinese journals
- Translated 1 monograph, co-edited 5 textbooks and monographs
- Filed 19 national invention patents, 8 granted
Publications
- Internal daughter formation of Toxoplasma gondii tachyzoites is coordinated by transcription factor TgAP2IX-5, Liu X*, 2021
- Efficient Single-Gene and Gene Family Editing in the Apicomplexan Parasite Eimeria tenella Using CRISPR-Cas9, Liu X*, 2020
- Selection and identification of a precocious line of Eimeria intestinalis with enlarged oocysts and deletion of one generation of schizogony, Liu X*, 2019
- Influence of Eimeria falciformis Infection on Gut Microbiota and Metabolic Pathways in Mice, Liu X*, 2018
- Development of transgenic lines of Eimeria tenella expressing M2e-enhanced yellow fluorescent protein (M2e-EYFP), Liu X, 2013
Awards
- Veterinary Parasitology awarded as a Model Course by the Ministry of Education (2021)
- Second Prize for Modern Distance Education Course Construction in Veterinary Parasitology, Beijing (2012)
- Selected for the 'Young Star A' Talent Development Support Plan at China Agricultural University (2019-2023)