Dr. Chen Liu's research expertise encompasses Developmental Biology and Immunology. The primary research interests are focused on the development of human innate lymphoid cells (ILCs) and T cells, as well as the functional remodeling of ILCs in different tumor microenvironments. During her postdoctoral fellowship, Dr. Liu was selected for two national-level talent programs: the Postdoctoral Innovative Talents Support Program and the National Ten Thousand Talents Program for Outstanding Young Talents. Subsequently, she was appointed as a tenure-track Assistant Professor at Peking Union Medical College (PUMC) to conduct independent research.
Ph.D., Cell Biology, Academy of Military Sciences, Beijing, China, 2016-2022
B.A., Chinese Medicine Resource and Development, Nanjing University Of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, China, 2012-2016
Assistant Professor, Institute of Hematology and Blood Diseases Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, 2026-
Postdoc., Institute of Hematology and Blood Diseases Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, 2022-2026
PRINCIPAL HONORS, AWARDS:
2022 Ray Wu Prize
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS:
1. Su X#, Deng Z#, Lan Y*, Liu B*, Liu C*. Helper ILCs in the human hematopoietic system. Trends Immunol. 2025.
2. Ni Y#, You G#, Gong y#, Su X#, Du Y#, Wang X#, Ding X, Fu Q, Zhang M, Cheng T*, Lan Y*, Liu B*, Liu C*. Human yolk sac-derived innate lymphoid-biased multipotent progenitors emerge prior to hematopoietic stem cell formation. Dev Cell. 2024.
3. Liu C#, Gong Y#, Zhang H#, Yang H, Zeng Y, Bian Z, Xin Q, Bai Z, Zhang M, He J, Yan J, Zhou J, Li Z, Ni Y, Wen A*, Lan Y*, Hu H*, Liu B*. Delineating spatiotemporal and hierarchical development of human fetal innate lymphoid cells. Cell Res. 2021.
4. Liu C#, Lan Y, Liu B, Zhang H*, Hu H*. T Cell Development: Old Tales Retold By Single-Cell RNA Sequencing. Trends Immunol. 2021.
5. Zeng Y#, Liu C#, Gong Y#, Bai Z#, Hou S#, He J, Bian Z, Li Z, Ni Y, Yan J, Huang T, Shi H, Ma C, Chen X, Wang J, Bian L, Lan Y*, Liu B*, Hu H*. Single-Cell RNA Sequencing Resolves Spatiotemporal Development of Pre-thymic Lymphoid Progenitors and Thymus Organogenesis in Human Embryos. Immunity. 2019.