Yao-Zhong Liu, MD, PhD

Associate Professor

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Yao-Zhong Liu, MD PhD Associate Professor

Education & Affiliations

Postdoctorate, University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, TX, 2006
PhD, Creighton University, NE, USA, 2005
MD, Capital University of Medical Sciences, Beijing, China, 1993

Biography

Dr. Liu's areas of expertise and research interest include next generation sequencing data analyses, e.g., bulk and single cell RNA-seq data analyses (Hepatol Commun. 2022 Aug;6(8):2170-2181.; Biochem Biophys Rep. 2022 Mar;29:101200.), meta-genomics (Brief Bioinform. 2022 May 13;23(3)) and other high-dimensional clinical data analyses (Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2022 Nov 1;206(9):1174-1177.; Virchows Arch. 2022 Jul;481(1):49-61.). His latest research is focused on spatial transcriptomics and machine learning-based digital pathology analyses on liver, pancreatic and other gastrointestinal diseases.

Research Areas

  • Next generation sequencing data analysis
  • Meta-genomics
  • Spatial transcriptomics
  • Digital pathology

Honors & Awards

  • 2016-2017: Tulane-Xavier Center for Bioenvironmental Research Faculty Fellowship 
  • 2003: Alice L. Jee Memorial Young Investigator Award, 33rd International Sun Valley Hard Tissue Workshop

Publications

View Dr. Liu's publications at his NCBI profile page.

Courses

SPHL 6050 Biostatistics for Public Health
BIOS 6290 Data Management and Statistical Computing
BIOS 7400 Clinical Trials