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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
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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Education/Academic qualification
PhD in Neuroscience, PhD, Rutgers - The State University of New Jersey, Camden
2006
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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)
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
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Living Active Protein Materials for Axon Regeneration
WU, A. R. (CoPI), LIU, K. (CoPI), SUN, F. (PI), DUAN, L. (CoPI) & ZHANG, R. (CoPI)
30/06/24 → 29/06/27
Project: Research
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SIAT-HKUST Joint Laboratory for Brain Science
WU, A. R. (CoPI), WU, Z. (CoPI), FU, K. Y. (CoPI), IP, F. C. F. (CoPI), IP, N.Y.-Y. (CoPI), QU, J. (CoPI), BU, G. (CoPI), LIU, K. (PI) & CHEUNG, T. (CoPI)
1/01/24 → 31/12/28
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., 2 Jan 2026, In: Nature Computational Science.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal Article › peer-review
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A subtype of T cells impedes tissue repair in aged spinal cord after injury
Zhang, C. & Liu, K., 5 Mar 2025, In: Neuron. 113, 5, p. 643-645 3 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate
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Clickable, Thermally Responsive Hydrogels Enabled by Recombinant Spider Silk Protein and Spy Chemistry for Sustained Neurotrophin Delivery
Li, Y., Yang, C., Fang, S., Zhou, Y., Li, M., Liu, Z., Zhang, X., Duan, L., Liu, K. & Sun, F., 12 Jun 2025, In: Advanced Materials. 37, 23, 2413957.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal Article › peer-review
Open Access6 Citations (Scopus) -
Correction to: 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, 4279.Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate
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Functional optic tract rewiring via subtype- and target-specific axonal regeneration and presynaptic activity enhancement
Zhang, X., Yang, C., Zhang, C., Wu, J., Zhang, X., Gao, J., Wang, X., Chan, L. T., Zhou, Y., Chen, Y., Tam, S. S. T., Chen, S., Ma, Y., Yung, W. H., Duan, L., Jiang, L., Wang, Y. & Liu, K., Dec 2025, In: Nature Communications. 16, 1, 2174.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal Article › peer-review
1 Citation (Scopus)
Activities
- 15 Editorial work
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Neuron (Journal)
LIU, K. (Reviewer)
1 Jun 2024 → 1 Aug 2024Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Editorial work
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Nature (Journal)
LIU, K. (Reviewer)
1 May 2024 → 1 Jul 2024Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Editorial work
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Cell (Journal)
LIU, K. (Reviewer)
1 Feb 2024 → 1 May 2024Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Editorial work
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Advanced Materials (Journal)
LIU, K. (Reviewer)
1 Jan 2024 → 1 Feb 2024Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Editorial work
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Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience (Journal)
LIU, K. (Editorial Board Member)
1 Mar 2018 → …Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Editorial work