Projects per year
Personal profile
Position Held
Director of SIAT-HKUST Joint Laboratory for Brain Science
Associate Director of Laboratory Animal Facility
Associate Director of Laboratory Animal Facility
Research interests
Biological Sciences - Molecular mechanisms regulating axon regeneration
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Education/Academic qualification
PhD in Neuroscience, PhD, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
2006
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Neuroimmune Mechanisms and Modulation in Alzheimer’s Disease
WU, A. R. (CoI), FU, K. Y. (CoPI), IP, N.Y.-Y. (CoPI), ZHU, B. D. (CoI), QU, J. (CoI), BU, G. (PI), LING, G. S. (CoI), CHOW, H. M. (CoI), KO, H. (CoPI), IP, Y. M. B. (CoI), WANG, J. (CoPI), LIU, K. (CoPI), LUI, K.O.-L. (CoPI), WANG, S. (CoPI) & MOK, V. C. T. (CoI)
RGC - Theme-based Research Scheme
1/01/26 → 31/12/30
Project: Research
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State Key Laboratory of Nervous System Disorders (SKLNSD)
WU, A. R. (CoI), WU, Z. (CoI), FU, K. Y. (CoPI), HUANG, P. (CoI), IP, N.Y.-Y. (PI), WONG, Y. H. (CoI), ZHU, B. D. (CoI), QU, J. (CoI), BU, G. (CoI), WANG, J. (CoI), CHEN, H. (CoI), LIU, K. (CoPI), YANG, C. (CoI), TANG, B. (CoI) & CHEUNG, T. (CoI)
Innovation and Technology Commission
1/07/25 → …
Project: Research
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Characterization and Molecular Mechanisms of IDH Mutant Mesenchymal Glioma: Implications for Diagnosis and Targeted Therapies
IAVARONE, A. (Team member), WANG, J. (PI), JIANG, T. (Team member), LIU, K. (CoPI), YANG, C. (CoPI) & YAO, S. (CoPI)
RGC - Collaborative Research Fund
30/06/25 → 29/06/28
Project: Research
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Enhance Locomotor Recovery by Transforming a Complete Spinal Cord Injury into an Incomplete Injury
LIU, K. (PI)
1/01/25 → 31/12/29
Project: Research
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Promote Axon Regeneration and Functional Recovery after Spinal Cord Injury by Lipin1 KD in Adult Mice
LIU, K. (PI)
1/07/24 → 30/06/27
Project: Research
Research output
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A generative spike prediction model using behavioral reinforcement for re- establishing neural functional connectivity
WU, S., SONG, Z., ZHANG, X., HUANG, Y., CHEN, S., SHEN, X., TAN, J., LI, M., WANG, Z., CHEN, Y., LIU, K., Farina, D., Principe, J. C. & WANG, Y., Feb 2026, In: Nature Computational Science. 6, 2, p. 179-192 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal Article › peer-review
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Coordinated phase separation and phase transition underlie synaptic ribbon condensate formation and plasticity
LIU, Y., WANG, X., Zheng, T., NIU, F., SUN, R., YANG, C., XU, S., ZHAO, Z., SHEN, Z., HUANG, W., WANG, X., LIU, K., CAI, S., ZHANG, M. & Wei, Z., 18 May 2026, In: Vita. 18 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal Article › peer-review
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Optical Windows for Transcranial Brain Imaging in Living Mice: Skull Thinning, Clearing, and Beyond
FU, Y., YAN, G., SHE, Z., HE, Y., LIU, K. & QU, J., 25 Jun 2026, (Submitted) In: Advanced Science. p. 1-18 18 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal Article › peer-review
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Optogenetic Activation for Signal Transduction: [Hong Kong]
LIU, K. (Key Inventor), YANG, C. (Inventor), DUAN, L. (Inventor) & HUANG, P. (Inventor), 24 Jul 2026, IPC No. C07K 19/00, C07K 14/415, C07K 14/705, 24 May 2025, Priority date 26 May 2023, Priority No. US63/469,144Research output: Patent
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Author Correction: In vivo imaging in mouse spinal cord reveals that microglia prevent degeneration of injured axons (Nature Communications, (2024), 15, 1, (8837), 10.1038/s41467-024-53218-0)
Wu, W., He, Y., Chen, Y., Fu, Y., He, S., Liu, K. & QU, J. Y., Dec 2025, In: Nature Communications. 16, 1, 1 p., 4279.Research output: Contribution to journal › Erratum
Open Access
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Axon Regeneration and Functional Rewiring After Central Nervous System Injury
LIU, K. (Invited speaker)
10 Oct 2025Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited
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Axon Regeneration and Functional Rewiring After Central Nervous System Injury
LIU, K. (Invited speaker)
26 Sept 2025Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited
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Axon Regeneration and Functional Rewiring After Central Nervous System Injury
LIU, K. (Invited speaker)
18 Sept 2025 → 19 Sept 2025Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited
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Axon Regeneration and Functional Rewiring After Central Nervous System Injury
LIU, K. (Invited speaker)
26 Aug 2025Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited
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Neuron (Journal)
LIU, K. (Reviewer)
1 Jun 2024 → 1 Aug 2024Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Editorial work
Awards
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International Exhibition of Inventions of Geneva (Switzerland) – Gold Medal Award
LIU, K. (Recipient), Apr 2025
Prize: Other Research Award and Prize
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