Wei Liu, Ph.D.

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Wei Liu​ Member Jianjun Chen Lab
Visiting Scholar, Department of Systems Biology
Research Area
Cancer Immunology
Research Teams
Systems Biology
Wei Liu, Ph.D., came from China and acquired his doctorate degree in immunology from Peking University in 2012. Before coming to City of Hope, he worked as an assistant professor at Hebei Medical University’s School of Basic Medicine; his work primarily focused on cancer immunology. Dr. Liu joined the Department of Systems Biology at Beckman Research Institute of City of Hope in October 2019 as a visiting scholar. He is currently conducting research in the area of breast cancer biology with a focus on the mechanism of breast cancer cell metastasis.

Education & Experience

Degrees

  • 2006-2011, Ph.D, Department of Immunology, Peking University Health Science Center

  • 2002-2006, M.D, Department of Immunology, Guizhou Medical University, China

Professional Experience

  • 2020-present, Visiting Scholar, Department of Systems Biology, Beckman Research Institute of City of Hope, Duarte, California

  • 2011-present, Assistant Professor, Department of Immunology, Hebei Medical University, China

Publications

Lu J1, Wu QQ, Zhou YB, Zhang KH, Pang BX, Li L, Sun N, Wang HS, Zhang S, Li WJ, Zheng W, Liu W. Cancer Research Advance in CKLF-like MARVEL Transmembrane Domain Containing Member Family (Review). Asian Pac J Cancer Prev. 2016;17(6):2741- 4. PMID:27356683

Liao* Q, Liu* W, Liu* Y, Wang F, Wang C, Zhang J, Chu M, Jiang D, Xiao L, Shao W, Sheng Z, Tao X, Huo L,  Yin CC, Zhang Y, Lee G, Huang J, Li Z, Qiu X. Aberrant high expression of immunoglobulin G in epithelial stem/progenitor-like cells contributes to tumor initiation and metastasis. Oncotarget. 2015 Nov 24;6(37):40081-94.

Huang J, Zhang L, Liu W, Liao Q, Shi T, Xiao L, Hu F, Qiu X. CCDC134 interacts with hADA2a and functions as a regulator of hADA2a in acetyltransferase activity, DNA damage-induced apoptosis and cell cycle arrest. Histochem Cell Biol. 2012 Jul;138(1):41- 55.

Wang Y, Li J, Cui Y, Li T, Ng KM, Geng H, Li H, Shu X-S, Li H, Liu W, Luo B, Zhang Q, Mok TSK, Zheng W, Qiu X, Srivastava G, Yu J, Sung JJY, Chan ATC, Ma D, Tao Q, Han W. CMTM3, located at the tumor suppressor locus 16q22.1, is frequently silenced by CpG methylation in multiple carcinomas and inhibits tumor cell growth through inducing apoptosis. Cancer Res 2009; 69: (12), 5194-5201.

Huang J, Shi T, Ma T, Zhang Y, Ma X, Lu Y, Song Q, Liu W, Ma D, Qiu X. CCDC134, a novel secretory protein, inhibits activation of ERK and JNK, but not p38 MAPK. J Cell Mol Life Sci. 2008 Jan;65(2):338-49.

Liu W, Zuo L, Zhou Y. The distribution of DEN infected people in Dushan and Xingyi area of Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau, China. Cell Mol Immunol. 2006 Dec;3(6):473-6.