Dr Jun Liu - Researcher Profile

Jun Liu

Address

Monash Institute of Medical Research
Monash Medical Centre, Clayton

Biography

Jun works in the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing & Health Sciences at Monash University as a Research Fellow.

Jun is a academic-scientist who is a biolgoist. His long-term standing research interests have focused on the mechanisms in embyronic stem cell derivation from inner cell mass of blastocysts, reprogramming of somatic cells to a pluripotent state.

Keywords

Reproduction, infertility, Stem Cell Biology

Qualifications

PHD
Institution: Ghent University/Ghent, Belgium
Year awarded: 2002
MEDICINE AND PHAMACEUTICAL RESEARCH
Institution: Vrije Universiteit Brussel/Brussels, Beligum
Year awarded: 1998
HUMAN HISTOLOGY AND EMBRYOLOGY
Institution: Beijing Medical University/Beijing, China
Year awarded: 1995
BIOLOGY AND HUMAN PHYSIOLOGY
Institution: Hebei Normal Uni/Shijiazhuang, China
Year awarded: 1987

Publications

Journal Articles

Liu, J., Balehosur, D., Murray, B., Kelly, J., Sumer, H., Verma, P., 2012, Generation and characterization of reprogrammed sheep induced pluripotent stem cells, Theriogenology [P], vol 77, issue 2 (Art. No: e1), Elsevier Inc., United States, pp. 338-346.

Malaver, L.O., Sumer, H., Liu, J., Verma, P.J., 2012, The state of the art for pluripotent stem cells derivation in domestic ungulates, Theriogenology [P], vol 78, issue 8, Elsevier Inc., United States, pp. 1749-1762.

Sumer, H., Liu, J., Verma, P., 2011, Cellular reprogramming of somatic cells, Indian Journal of Experimental Biology [P], vol 49, issue 6, National Institute of Science Communication and Information Resources, India, pp. 409-415.

Liu, J., Verma, P., Evans-Galea, M., Delatycki, M., Michalska, A., Leung, J., Crombie, D., Sarsero, J., Williamson, R., Dottori, M., Pebay, A., 2011, Generation of induced pluripotent stem cell lines from Friedreich ataxia patients, Stem Cell Reviews [P], vol 7, issue 3, Humana Press Inc., United States, pp. 703-713.

Liu, J., Ashton, M., Sumer, H., O'Bryan, M., Brodnicki, T., Verma, P., 2011, Generation of stable pluripotent stem cells from NOD mouse tail-tip fibroblasts, Diabetes [P], vol 60, issue 5, American Diabetes Association, United States, pp. 1393-1398.

Liu, J., Sumer, H., Leung, J., Upton, K., Dottori, M., Pebay, A., Verma, P., 2011, Late passage human fibroblasts induced to pluripotency are capable of directed neuronal differentiation, Cell Transplantation [P], vol 20, issue 2, Cognizant Communication Corp., United States, pp. 193-203.

Sumer, H., Liu, J., Malaver, L., Lim, M., Khodadad, K., Verma, P., 2011, NANOG is a key factor for induction of pluripotency in bovine adult fibroblasts, Journal of Animal Science [P], vol 89, issue 9, American Society of Animal Science, United States, pp. 2708-2716.

Portales-Casamar, E., Swanson, D., Liu, L., de Leeuw, C., Banks, K., Ho Sui, S., Fulton, D., Ali, J., Amirabbassi, M., Arenillas, D., Babyak, N., Black, S., Bonaguro, R., Brauer, E., Candido, T., Castellarin, M., Chen, J., Chen, Y., Cheng, J., Chopra, V., Docking, T., Dreolini, L., D'Souza, C., Flynn, E., Glenn, R., Hatakka, K., Hearty, T., Imanian, B., Jiang, S., Khorasan-zadeh, S., Komljenovic, I., Laprise, S., Liao, N., Lim, J., Lithwick, S., Liu, F., Liu, J., Lu, M., McConechy, M., McLeod, A., Milisavljevic, M., Mis, J., O'Connor, K., Palma, B., Palmquist, D., Schmouth, J., Swanson, M., Tam, B., Ticoll, A., Turner, J., Varhol, R., Vermeulen, J., Watkins, R., Wilson, G., Wong, B., Wong, S., Wong, T., Yang, G., Ypsilanti, A., Jones, S., Holt, R., Goldowitz, D., Wasserman, W., Simpson, E., 2010, A regulatory toolbox of MiniPromoters to drive selective expression in the brain, Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America [P], vol 107, issue 38, National Academy of Sciences, United States, pp. 16589-16594.

Sumer, H., Nicholls, C., Liu, J., Tat, P., Liu, J., Verma, P., 2010, Comparison of reprogramming ability of mouse ES and iPS cells measured by somatic cell fusion, International Journal of Developmental Biology [P], vol 54, issue 11-12, Universidad del Pais Vasco, Spain, pp. 1723-1728.

Sumer, H., Jones, K.L., Liu, J., Heffernan, C., Tat, P.A., Upton, K.R., Verma, P.J., 2010, Reprogramming of somatic cells after fusion with induced pluripotent stem cells and nuclear transfer embryonic stem cells, Stem Cells and Development [P], vol 19, issue 2, Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. Publishers, United States, pp. 239-246.

Sumer, H., Liu, J., Verma, P., 2010, The use of signalling pathway inhibitors and chromatin modifiers for enhancing pluripotency, Theriogenology [P], vol 74, issue 4, Elsevier Inc., United States, pp. 525-533.

Sumer, H., Nicholls, C., Pinto, A.R.I., Indraharan, D., Liu, J., Lim, M.L., Liu, J., Verma, P.J., 2009, Chromosomal and telomeric reprogramming following ES-somatic cell fusion, Chromosoma [P], vol 5.111, Springer Berlin, Germany, pp. 1-10.

Sumer, H., Liu, J., Tat, P.A., Heffernan, C., Jones, K.L., Verma, P.J., 2009, Somatic cell nuclear transfer: Pros and cons, Journal of Stem Cells [P], vol 4, issue 2, Nova Science Publishers, Inc., United States, pp. 85-93.

Liu, J., Jones, K.L., Sumer, H., Verma, P.J., 2009, Stable transgene expression inhumanembryonic stem cells after simple chemical transfection, Molecular Reproduction And Development [P], vol 76, John Wiley & Sons, Inc, US, pp. 580-586.

Sumer, H., Jones, K.L., Liu, J., Rollo, B., van Boxtel, A.L., Pralong, D.J., Verma, P.J., 2009, Transcriptional changes in somatic cells recovered from embryonic stem-somatic heterokaryons, Stem Cells and Development [P], vol 18, issue 9, Mary Ann Liebert Inc, United States, pp. 1361-1368.

Lierman, S., de Sutter, P., Liu, J., Gerris, J., Dhont, M., Van Der Elst, J., 2007, Co-culture of pre-antral ovarian follicles does not increase the yield of in-vitro-matured oocytes in the mouse, Reproductive Biomedicine Online [P], vol 14, issue 4, Elsevier Ltd, United Kingdom, pp. 436-443.

Liu, J., Schoonjans, L., Tielens, S., Speleman, F., Cornelissen, M., de Sutter, P., Dhont, M., Van Der Elst, J., 2006, Culturing in vitro produced blastocysts in sequential media promotes ES cell derivation, Molecular Reproduction And Development [P], vol 73, issue 8, John Wiley & Sons, Inc, United States, pp. 1017-1021.

Tielens, S., Verhasselt, B., Liu, J., Dhont, M., Van Der Elst, J., Cornelissen, M., 2006, Generation of embryonic stem cell lines from mouse blastocysts developed in vivo and in vitro: relation to Oct-4 expression, Reproduction [P], vol 132, issue 1, BioScientifica Ltd, United Kingdom, pp. 59-66.