Chia-chi Liu
Senior Research Fellow
Chemistry and Biomolecular Science
The University of Sydney
Australia
Biography
Dr Liu is a Senior Research Fellow and Molecular Biologist with expertise in oxidative protein chemistry at University of Sydney. She was a Biochemistry Lecturer in Taipei Medical University Taiwan. Dr Liu completed MSc in Cell and Molecular Biology at Taipei Medical University Taiwan, followed by second MSc in Biotechnology, University of New South Wales. She then completed her PhD within the Department of Chemistry and Biomolecular Science, Macquarie University.
Research Interest
Dr Liu’s research interests are to translate fundamental molecular discoveries made in the laboratory, into novel pharmaceutical therapies and treatment strategies for heart failure; to establish novel oxidative stress biomarkers to diagnose and monitor the progression of cardiovascular disease and diabetics; and to pioneer therapeutic proteins to improve cancer treatments.
Publications
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Beta3 adrenergic stimulation restores nitric oxide/redox balance and enhances endothelial function in hyperglycemia.
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Glutathionylation-dependence of Na+ -K+ -pump currents can mimic reduced subsarcolemmal Na+ diffusion.
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Silencing overexpression of FXYD3 protein in breast cancer cells amplifies effects of doxorubicin and y -radiation on Na+/K+-ATPase and cell survival.
