Qinghua Liu

Biography

I was born and grew up in Wuhan, China. I obtained my B.S. degree in Biochemistry from Wuhan University. I received my Ph.D. training with Professor Steve Elledge at Baylor College of Medicine (Houston), where I studied the DNA damage checkpoints and developed a novel cloning method called UPS. I went on to do my postdoctoral fellowship with Professor Xiaodong Wang, from whom I learn the art of classical biochemistry. I joined the faculty at UT Southwestern in 2004. My research group currently focuses on understanding the molecular circuits of RNAi/microRNA and sleep regulation by combining genetics and biochemistry. I was born and grew up in Wuhan, China. I obtained my B.S. degree in Biochemistry from Wuhan University. I received my Ph.D. training with Professor Steve Elledge at Baylor College of Medicine (Houston), where I studied the DNA damage checkpoints and developed a novel cloning method called UPS. I went on to do my postdoctoral fellowship with Professor Xiaodong Wang, from whom I learn the art of classical biochemistry. I joined the faculty at UT Southwestern in 2004. My research group currently focuses on understanding the molecular circuits of RNAi/microRNA and sleep regulation by combining genetics and biochemistry.

Research Interest

Molecular Mechanism of Fear in Mammals Molecular Mechanism of Sleep in Mammals Molecular Mechanisms of RNA Interference and MicroRNAs