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Research.com Recognitions

  • 2016 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Edison T. Liu is affiliated with The Jackson Laboratory in the United States. Their research predominantly spans the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Medicine, with focused subfields including Molecular Biology, Oncology, Cancer Research, Infectious Diseases, and Genetics.

The scientist's work encompasses a broad array of topics, primarily:

  • Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics
  • DNA Repair Mechanisms
  • Cancer Cells and Metastasis
  • Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics
  • BRCA gene mutations in cancer
  • SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
  • CRISPR and Genetic Engineering

Recent publications reflect the diversity and depth of Liu's research interests:

  • "Lipid-laden lung mesenchymal cells foster breast cancer metastasis via metabolic reprogramming of tumor cells and natural killer cells" (2022), published in Cell Metabolism
  • "FANCM regulates repair pathway choice at stalled replication forks" (2021), published in Molecular Cell
  • "Genomic and epigenomic BRCA alterations predict adaptive resistance and response to platinum-based therapy in patients with triple-negative breast and ovarian carcinomas" (2022), published in Science Translational Medicine
  • "Mouse models for immuno-oncology" (2023), published in Trends in Cancer
  • "High-throughput deconvolution of 3D organoid dynamics at cellular resolution for cancer pharmacology with Cellos" (2023), published in Nature Communications

Frequent co-authors contributing to their work include:

  • Francesca Menghi (14 co-authored publications)
  • Pooja Kumar (6 co-authored publications)
  • Patience Mukashyaka (4 co-authored publications)
  • Shadae Nicholas (4 co-authored publications)
  • Javad Noorbakhsh (4 co-authored publications)

Publication venues frequently featuring Edison T. Liu's research are diverse, with notable appearances in:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) - 11 publications
  • Cancer Research - 6 publications
  • Nature Communications - 2 publications
  • Journal of Clinical Oncology - 2 publications
  • UNC Libraries - 2 publications

Their recognition includes being named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2016.

Best Publications

  • The Transcriptional Landscape of the Mammalian Genome

    P. Carninci;T. Kasukawa;S. Katayama;J. Gough

  • Breast cancer classification and prognosis based on gene expression profiles from a population-based study

    Christos Sotiriou;Soek-Ying Neo;Lisa M McShane;Edward L Korn

  • International network of cancer genome projects

    Thomas J. Hudson;Thomas J. Hudson;Warwick Anderson;Axel Aretz;Anna D. Barker

  • Genome-wide analysis of mammalian promoter architecture and evolution

    Piero Carninci;Albin Sandelin;Boris Lenhard;Boris Lenhard;Shintaro Katayama

  • An expression signature for p53 status in human breast cancer predicts mutation status, transcriptional effects, and patient survival

    Lance D. Miller;Johanna Smeds;Joshy George;Vinsensius B. Vega

  • A global map of p53 transcription-factor binding sites in the human genome.

    Chia-Lin Wei;Qiang Wu;Vinsensius B. Vega;Kuo Ping Chiu

  • Gene expression profiling spares early breast cancer patients from adjuvant therapy: derived and validated in two population-based cohorts.

    Yudi Pawitan;Judith Bjöhle;Lukas Amler;Anna-Lena Borg

  • RNA Viral Community in Human Feces: Prevalence of Plant Pathogenic Viruses

    Tao Zhang;Mya Breitbart;Wah Heng Lee;Jin-Quan Run

  • High-fidelity mRNA amplification for gene profiling.

    Ena Wang;Lance D. Miller;Galen A. Ohnmacht;Edison T. Liu

  • Genetic Reclassification of Histologic Grade Delineates New Clinical Subtypes of Breast Cancer

    Anna V. Ivshina;Joshy George;Oleg Senko;Benjamin Mow

  • Mapping human genetic diversity in Asia

    Mahmood Ameen Abdulla;Ikhlak Ahmed;Anunchai Assawamakin;Anunchai Assawamakin;Jong Bhak

  • Comparative full-length genome sequence analysis of 14 SARS coronavirus isolates and common mutations associated with putative origins of infection

    Yijun Ruan;Chia Lin Wei;Ai Ee Ling;Vinsensius B Vega

  • Whole-Genome Cartography of Estrogen Receptor α Binding Sites

    Chin-Yo Lin;Vinsensius B. B. Vega;Jane S. Thomsen;Tao Zhang

  • Next-generation DNA sequencing of paired-end tags (PET) for transcriptome and genome analyses

    Melissa J. Fullwood;Chia-Lin Wei;Edison T. Liu;Yijun Ruan

  • A genome-wide association study of nasopharyngeal carcinoma identifies three new susceptibility loci.

    Jin Xin Bei;Yi Li;Wei Hua Jia;Bing Jian Feng;Bing Jian Feng

  • Gene expression profiles of BRCA1-linked, BRCA2-linked, and sporadic ovarian cancers.

    Amir Jazaeri;Cindy J Yee;Christos Sotiriou;Kelly R Brantley

  • Attenuation of the expression of the focal adhesion kinase induces apoptosis in tumor cells

    Li-hui Xu;Lewis V. Owens;Glenn C. Sturge;Xihui Yang

  • Intrinsic molecular signature of breast cancer in a population-based cohort of 412 patients.

    Stefano Calza;Stefano Calza;Per Hall;Gert Auer;Judith Bjöhle

  • Discovery of estrogen receptor α target genes and response elements in breast tumor cells

    Chin-Yo Lin;Anders M. Strom;Vinsensius Berlian Vega;Say Li Kong

  • Identification of c-myc responsive genes using rat cDNA microarray.

    Qingbin M. Guo;Renae L. Malek;Sunkyu Kim;Chia Chiao

Frequent Co-Authors

Lance D. Miller
Lance D. Miller Wake Forest University
Yijun Ruan
Yijun Ruan University of Connecticut Health Center
Christos Sotiriou
Christos Sotiriou Université Libre de Bruxelles
Per Hall
Per Hall Karolinska Institute
Carol J. Bult
Carol J. Bult European Bioinformatics Institute
Chia-Lin Wei
Chia-Lin Wei Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Jianjun Liu
Jianjun Liu Genome Institute of Singapore
Jonas Bergh
Jonas Bergh Karolinska Institute
Wing-Kin Sung
Wing-Kin Sung Chinese University of Hong Kong
David R. Gandara
David R. Gandara University of California, Davis

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