Li Liu

Biography

Education and Professional Experience 1985 -1989: B. Sc. in Biophysics, Nankai University, Tianjin 1991 -1996: Ph. D. in Biophysics, Institute of Biophysics of CAS, Beijing 1996 -1997: Assistant Professor, Institute of Biophysics of CAS, Beijing 1997 -1999: Postdoctoral Research in Wuerzburg University, Germany 1999 - Present: Professor of Institute of Biophysics of CAS, Beijing Education and Professional Experience 1985 -1989: B. Sc. in Biophysics, Nankai University, Tianjin 1991 -1996: Ph. D. in Biophysics, Institute of Biophysics of CAS, Beijing 1996 -1997: Assistant Professor, Institute of Biophysics of CAS, Beijing 1997 -1999: Postdoctoral Research in Wuerzburg University, Germany 1999 - Present: Professor of Institute of Biophysics of CAS, Beijing

Research Interest

In response to the environmental stimuli, fruit fly-Drosophila melanogaster exhibits a diversity of behavioral activities from feeding and locomotion to cognitive processes. Using a variety of experimental approaches, ranging from behavioral to molecular, our lab seeks to study how the central nervous system translates environmental stimuli to behavior. We attempt to elucidate the structure and function of the brain in relation to the production of specific behavior in Drosophila.