Liu Qiang
Professor
School of Life Sciences
University of Science and Technology of China
China
Biography
Qiang Liu is the Professor in the School of Life Sciences of University of Science & Technology of China.
Research Interest
One of the central questions in Neuroscience is how the brain learns, receives and stores information as memory. My laboratory is interested in elucidating the physiological mechanisms underlying learning and memory, and also pathogenic mechanisms underlying neurological disorders affecting learning and memory. To achieve this, we’re combining multidisciplinary tools to investigate the processes underlying learning and memory in molecular, cellular, circuit and animal levels. Specifically, we’re exploring 1) how lipid metabolism in the brain affects learning and memory in both physiological and pathological conditions; 2) whether the non-coding RNA network is involved in the regulation of learning and memory; 3) the relationship between brain energy homeostasis and learning and memory.
Publications
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Liu D., Vader G., Vromans M.J., Lampson M.A., Lens S.M. Sensing chromosome bi-orientation by spatial separation of aurora B kinase from kinetochore substrates. Science. 2009 Mar; 323:1350-1353.
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Liu Q, Zhang J, Zerbinatti C, Zhan Y, Kolber BJ, Herz J, Muglia LJ, Bu G. Lipoprotein receptor LRP1 regulates leptin signaling and energy homeostasis in the adult central nervous system. PLoS Biology. 9(1): e1000575, 2011.
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Liu D., Davydenko O., Lampson M.A. Polo-like kinase-1 regulates kinetochore-microtubule dynamics and spindle checkpoint silencing. J Cell Biol. 2012 Aug; 198:491-499.
