University of Pittsburgh

Hongjun Liu, PhD

Assistant Professor





	
	


			

		Dr. Liu	
		

		

	
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		liuh4@pitt.edu	
		

		
			

		412-624-5089	
		

		
	
	
			

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Education
	
	

	
PhD in Biology, University of California, San Diego - San Diego State University (Joint Doctoral Program)
        

              
   
  
 
 


  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
         
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
 
 
   
   
















        









	
Research Lab Affiliation
	
	

	Liu Lab	
	













	
Publications
	
	

	
Liu, H; Fergusson, M. M; Wu, J. J; Rovira,, II; Liu, J; Gavrilova, O; Lu, T; Bao, J; Han, D; Sack, M. N; and Finkel, T. (2011) Wnt signaling regulates hepatic metabolism. Sci Signal. 4: ra6. |  View Abstract
Wu, J. J; Quijano, C; Chen, E; Liu, H; Cao, L; Fergusson, M. M; Rovira,, II; Gutkind, S; Daniels, M. P; Komatsu, M; and Finkel, T. (2009) Mitochondrial dysfunction and oxidative stress mediate the physiological impairment induced by the disruption of autophagy. Aging (Albany NY). 1: 425-437. |  View Abstract
Liu, J; Cao, L; Chen, J; Song, S; Lee, I. H; Quijano, C; Liu, H; Keyvanfar, K; Chen, H; Cao, L. Y; Ahn, B. H; Kumar, N. G; Rovira,, II; Xu, X. L; van Lohuizen, M; Motoyama, N; Deng, C. X; and Finkel, T. (2009) Bmi1 regulates mitochondrial function and the DNA damage response pathway. Nature. 459: 387-392. |  View Abstract
Liu, H; Fergusson, M. M; Castilho, R. M; Liu, J; Cao, L; Chen, J; Malide, D; Rovira,, II; Schimel, D; Kuo, C. J; Gutkind, J. S; Hwang, P. M; and Finkel, T. (2007) Augmented Wnt signaling in a mammalian model of accelerated aging. Science. 317: 803-806. |  View Abstract
Hao, Y; Miller, M. S; Swank, D. M; Liu, H; Bernstein, S. I; Maughan, D. W; and Pollack, G. H. (2006) Passive stiffness of Drosophila indirect flight muscle is affected by disrupting paramyosin phosphorylation but not by substitution of embryonic myosin S-2 hinge. Biophys J. 91: 4500-4506.  |  View Abstract
Liu, H; Colavitti, R; Rovira,, II; and Finkel, T. (2005) Redox-dependent transcriptional regulation. Circ Res. 97: 967-974. |  View Abstract
Maeda, S; Hsu, L. C; Liu, H; Bankston, L. A; Iimura, M; Kagnoff, M. F; Eckmann, L; and Karin, M. (2005) Nod2 mutation in Crohn’s disease potentiates NF-kappaB activity and Il-1 beta procession. Science. 307: 734-738. |  View Abstract