Meet Our Associate Editor
Current Molecular Medicine, 2016, Vol. 16, No. 1
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Meet Our Associate Editor
Prof. Yizhi Liu
State Key Laboratory of Ophthalmology, Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center,
Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou 510060, Guangdong, P.R. China
Yizhi Liu, M.D., Ph.D. is a Distinct Professor of Ophthalmology & Visual Science, and Director
of Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center of Sun Yat-sen University. He is currently serving as the
standing committee member of Asia-Pacific Academy of Ophthalmology (APAO), the VicePresident of the Chinese Ophthalmological Society (COS), the Deputy Director of the
Cataract and Intraocular Lenses Division of COS, and a committee member of the
Guangdong Ophthalmological Society.
Dr. Liu’s research focuses on the molecular architectures controlling ocular stem cells’ selfrenewal and differentiation, and how these stem cells affect homeostasis and senescence of
cornea, lens and retina, as well as the genomic and epigenetic mechanisms of cataract and
Yizhi Liu
many other age-related eye diseases. He has published over one hundred research articles
and case reports in leading scientific journals such as Nature, Science, New England Journal of Medicine and
PNAS. As principal investigator, he has received multiple grants from the National Basic Research Program of
China, the Chinese Ministry of Health Key Clinical Program, the Chinese National Natural Science Foundation and
the Natural Science Foundation’s Key Program in Guangdong. As a clinical ophthalmologist, he is recognized as
one of the pioneer ophthalmologists in China who perform phacoemulsification and intraocular lens implantation. He
has so far carried out approximately 200,000 surgical operations for cataract patients.
Dr. Liu is the recipient of numerous awards, including the National Award for Science and Technology Progress,
Guangdong Provincial Science and Technology Award, Arthur Lim Award by Asia-Pacific Academy of
Ophthalmology (APAO), Chinese Young Science and Technology Award, National Youth Star of Medical Science
and Technology, Chinese Government Award of Excellence in Healthcare, Chinese Ministry of Health Outstanding
Youth Scientist, and Guangdong Provincial Top Ten Outstanding Youth Award.
KEY PUBLICATIONS
Dr. Liu is currently serving as the Co-Editor-in-Chief of Molecular Vision, and Associate Editor of Current Molecular
Medicine. His most recent publications are listed below:
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Lin H, Long E, Chen W, Liu Y. Documenting rare disease data in China. Science 2015; 349(6252): 1064.
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Zhao L, Chen XJ, Zhu J, Xi YB, Yang X, Hu LD, Ouyang H, Patel SH, Jin X, Lin D, Wu F, Flagg K, Cai H, Li G, Cao G, Lin
Y, Chen D, Wen C, Chung C, Wang Y, Qiu A, Yeh E, Wang W, Hu X, Grob S, Abagyan R, Su Z, Tjondro HC, Zhao XJ,
Luo H, Hou R, Perry JJ, Gao W, Kozak I, Granet D, Li Y, Sun X, Wang J, Zhang L, Liu Y, Yan YB, Zhang K. Lanosterol
reverses protein aggregation in cataracts. Nature 2015; 523(7562): 607-11.
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Liu Y, Wu F, Lu L, Lin D, Zhang K. VIDEOS IN CLINICAL MEDICINE. Examination of the Retina. N Engl J Med 2015;
373(8): e9.
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Liu Y, Congdon N, Chen W, Jiang Y. China's overuse of inpatient treatment and routine preoperative testing. BMJ 2015;
350: h2918.
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Skowronska-Krawczyk D, Zhao L, Zhu J, Weinreb RN, Cao G, Luo J, Flagg K, Patel S, Wen C, Krupa M, Luo H, Ouyang
H, Lin D, Wang W, Li G, Xu Y, Li O, Chung C, Yeh E, Jafari M, Ai M, Zhong Z, Shi W, Zheng L, Krawczyk M, Chen D, Shi
C, Zin C, Zhu J, Mellon PL, Gao W, Abagyan R, Zhang L, Sun X, Zhong S, Zhuo Y, Rosenfeld MG, Liu Y, Zhang K.
P16INK4a Upregulation Mediated by SIX6 Defines Retinal Ganglion Cell Pathogenesis in Glaucoma. Mol Cell 2015;
59(6): 931-40.
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Xie SQ, Nie P, Wang Y, Wang H, Li H, Yang Z, Liu Y, Ren J, Xie Z. RPFdb: a database for genome wide information of
translated mRNA generated from ribosome profiling. Nucleic Acids Res 2015; pii: gkv972.
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Ouyang H, Xue Y, Lin Y, Zhang X, Xi L, Patel S, Cai H, Luo J, Zhang M, Zhang M, Yang Y, Li G, Li H, Jiang W, Yeh E,
Lin J, Pei M, Zhu J, Cao G, Zhang L, Yu B, Chen S, Fu XD, Liu Y, Zhang K. WNT7A and PAX6 define corneal epithelium
homeostasis and pathogenesis. Nature 2014; 511(7509): 358-61.
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Gong L, Ji WK, Hu XH, Hu WF, Tang XC, Huang ZX, Li L, Liu M, Xiang SH, Wu E, Woodward Z, Liu YZ, Nguyen QD, Li
DW. Sumoylation differentially regulates Sp1 to control cell differentiation. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2014; 111(15): 55749.
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Lee C, Zhang F, Tang Z, Liu Y, Li X. PDGF-C: a new performer in the neurovascular interplay. Trends Mol Med 2013;
19(8): 474-86.
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Luo L, Lin H, He M, Congdon N, Yang Y, Liu Y. Clinical evaluation of three incision size-dependent phacoemulsification
systems. Am J Ophthalmol 2012; 153(5): 831-9.