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96
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430

Medicine

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4372

Overview

Chun-Yu Liu is affiliated with Boston University in the United States and has a research profile that spans multiple aspects of biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. Their work integrates several specialized subfields including molecular biology, genetics, electrical and electronic engineering, cancer research, and clinical psychology.

The scientist's research topics cover diverse areas such as:

  • Epigenetics and DNA Methylation
  • Genetic Associations and Epidemiology
  • Gene expression and cancer classification
  • Bioinformatics and Genomic Networks
  • Single-cell and spatial transcriptomics
  • Genetics and Neurodevelopmental Disorders
  • RNA modifications and cancer

Their recent significant publications include:

  • A unified framework for joint-tissue transcriptome-wide association and Mendelian randomization analysis (2020, Nature Genetics)
  • Ultrafast Luminescent Light-Up Guest Detection Based on the Lock of the Host Molecular Vibration (2020, Journal of the American Chemical Society)
  • ALOX15-launched PUFA-phospholipids peroxidation increases the susceptibility of ferroptosis in ischemia-induced myocardial damage (2022, Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy)
  • Microglia-containing human brain organoids for the study of brain development and pathology (2022, Molecular Psychiatry)
  • Neuronal and glial 3D chromatin architecture informs the cellular etiology of brain disorders (2021, Nature Communications)

Chun-Yu Liu has collaborated frequently with a group of co-authors, including Chao Chen, Rujia Dai, Yi Jiang, Yan Xia, and Xusheng Wang. This network reflects sustained partnerships in research endeavors.

Their work has been published predominantly in venues such as bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Molecular Psychiatry, European Neuropsychopharmacology, Research Square, and Remote Sensing, indicating a broad dissemination of research findings across multiple scientific forums.

Best Publications

  • Abdominal visceral and subcutaneous adipose tissue compartments: association with metabolic risk factors in the Framingham Heart Study.

    Caroline S. Fox;Joseph M. Massaro;Udo Hoffmann;Karla M. Pou

  • Genetic relationship between five psychiatric disorders estimated from genome-wide SNPs

    S. Hong Lee;Stephan Ripke;Stephan Ripke;Benjamin M. Neale;Benjamin M. Neale;Stephen V. Faraone

  • Sequencing of 53,831 diverse genomes from the NHLBI TOPMed Program.

    Daniel Taliun;Daniel N. Harris;Michael D. Kessler;Jedidiah Carlson;Jedidiah Carlson

  • Genome-wide association study identifies 30 loci associated with bipolar disorder

    Eli A. Stahl;Eli A. Stahl;Gerome Breen;Andreas J. Forstner;Andrew McQuillin

  • Large-scale genome-wide association analysis of bipolar disorder identifies a new susceptibility locus near ODZ4

    Pamela Sklar;Pamela Sklar;Stephan Ripke;Stephan Ripke;Laura J. Scott;Ole A. Andreassen

  • Transcriptome-wide isoform-level dysregulation in ASD, schizophrenia, and bipolar disorder

    Michael J. Gandal;Pan Zhang;Evi Hadjimichael;Rebecca L. Walker

  • TRAF1–C5 as a Risk Locus for Rheumatoid Arthritis — A Genomewide Study

    Robert M. Plenge;Mark Seielstad;Leonid Padyukov;Annette T. Lee

  • Epigenetic Signatures of Cigarette Smoking

    Roby Joehanes;Allan C. Just;Riccardo E. Marioni;Luke C. Pilling

  • Shared molecular neuropathology across major psychiatric disorders parallels polygenic overlap

    Michael J. Gandal;Jillian R. Haney;Neelroop N. Parikshak;Virpi Leppa

  • Genomic Dissection of Bipolar Disorder and Schizophrenia, Including 28 Subphenotypes

    Douglas M. Ruderfer;Stephan Ripke;Stephan Ripke;Stephan Ripke;Andrew McQuillin;James Boocock

  • Psychiatric genome-wide association study analyses implicate neuronal, immune and histone pathways

    Colm O'Dushlaine;Lizzy Rossin;Phil H. Lee;Laramie Duncan;Laramie Duncan

  • Galectin-3, a marker of cardiac fibrosis, predicts incident heart failure in the community.

    Jennifer E. Ho;Chunyu Liu;Asya Lyass;Paul Courchesne

  • Mutations in the gene encoding gap junction protein beta-3 associated with autosomal dominant hearing impairment.

    Jia Hui Xia;Chunyu Liu;Bei Sha Tang;Qian Pan

  • Removing batch effects in analysis of expression microarray data: an evaluation of six batch adjustment methods.

    Chao Chen;Chao Chen;Kay Grennan;Judith Badner;Dandan Zhang

  • Genome-wide association analysis identifies novel blood pressure loci and offers biological insights into cardiovascular risk

    Helen R Warren;Evangelos Evangelou;Evangelos Evangelou;Claudia P Cabrera;He Gao

  • Sequencing of 53,831 diverse genomes from the NHLBI TOPMed Program

    Daniel Taliun;Daniel N. Harris;Michael D. Kessler;Jedidiah Carlson;Jedidiah Carlson

  • Coding Variation in ANGPTL4, LPL, and SVEP1 and the Risk of Coronary Disease

    Nathan O. Stitziel;Kathleen E. Stirrups;Nicholas G. D. Masca;Jeanette Erdmann

  • Genetic control of individual differences in gene-specific methylation in human brain.

    Dandan Zhang;Lijun Cheng;Judith A. Badner;Chao Chen

  • Genome-wide association study of obsessive-compulsive disorder.

    S. E. Stewart;D. Yu;J. M. Scharf;B. M. Neale

  • Genome-wide association study of bipolar disorder in European American and African American individuals.

    E. N. Smith;E. N. Smith;C. S. Bloss;J. A. Badner;T. Barrett

Frequent Co-Authors

Daniel Levy
Daniel Levy National Institutes of Health
Elliot S. Gershon
Elliot S. Gershon University of Chicago
Judith A. Badner
Judith A. Badner Rush University Medical Center
Eric Boerwinkle
Eric Boerwinkle The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Bruce M. Psaty
Bruce M. Psaty University of Washington
Roby Joehanes
Roby Joehanes National Institutes of Health
Thomas G. Schulze
Thomas G. Schulze Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Nicholas J. Schork
Nicholas J. Schork Translational Genomics Research Institute
L. Adrienne Cupples
L. Adrienne Cupples Boston University
Francis J. McMahon
Francis J. McMahon National Institutes of Health

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