Hang Liu, Ph.D.

Postdoctoral Scholar – Research Associate
Center for Craniofacial Molecular Biology
Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry of USC

2250 Alcazar St.
CSA 103 – HSC 9062
Los Angeles, CA 90033-9062
Phone: (323) 442-3170
Fax: (323) 442-2981
hliu7048@usc.edu

Education
Experience
Publications

Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, China
M.B., 2013
Preventive Medicine

Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, Hubei, China
Ph.D., 2018
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

  • 2024 – present – Postdoctoral Scholar – Center for Craniofacial Molecular Biology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
  • 2020 – 2024 – Postdoctoral Researcher – Department of Neurology, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
  • 2018 – 2020 – Postdoctoral Researcher – Department of Cancer Biology, College of Medicine, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH

  1. Zhang J, Jiang Z, Chen C, Yao L, Gao Z, Cheng Z, Yan Y, Liu H, Shi A. (2023) Age-associated decline in RAB-10 efficacy impairs intestinal barrier integrity. Nat Aging. 2023 Sep;3(9):1107-1127. doi: 10.1038/s43587-023-00475-1. Epub 2023 Aug 28. PMID: 37640905.

  2. Liu H, Wang C, Yi F, Yeo S, Haas M, Tang X, Guan JL. (2021) Non-canonical function of FIP200 is required for neural stem cell maintenance and differentiation by limiting TBK1 activation and p62 aggregate formation. Sci Rep. 2021 Dec 13;11(1):23907. doi: 10.1038/s41598-021-03404-7. PMID: 34903812; PMCID: PMC8668875.

  3. Liu H, Wang S, Hang W, Gao J, Zhang W, Cheng Z, Yang C, He J, Zhou J, Chen J, Shi A. (2018) LET-413/Erbin acts as a RAB-5 effector to promote RAB-10 activation during endocytic recycling. J Cell Biol. 2018 Jan 2;217(1):299-314. doi: 10.1083/jcb.201705136. Epub 2017 Oct 27. PMID: 29079669; PMCID: PMC5748983.

  4. Wang P*, Liu H*, Wang Y, Liu O, Zhang J, Gleason A, Yang Z, Wang H, Shi A, Grant BD. (2016) RAB-10 Promotes EHBP-1 Bridging of Filamentous Actin and Tubular Recycling Endosomes. PLoS Genet. 2016 Jun 6;12(6):e1006093. doi: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1006093. PMID: 27272733; PMCID: PMC4894640.