The Laboratory of Wanli Liu

Wanli Liu,  Ph.D.

Principal Investigator, Distinguished Young Scholar of National Natural Science Foundation of China, Distinguished Professor/Scholar of Ministry of Education, Youth Science and technology innovation leader of Ministry of Science and Technology, China.

Wanli Liu is a tenured professor and Ph.D supervisor of the School of Life Sciences of Tsinghua University, and a researcher at the Institute of Immunology of Tsinghua University and the Center for Life Sciences. Supported by the National Science Fund for Distinguished Youth, Changjiang Scholars Distinguished Professor of the Ministry of Education, and Science and Technology Innovation Leaders of the Ministry of Science and Technology. Focus on the fundamental immunology research of B lymphocytes, and devote to the integration of interdisciplinary platforms to study the pathogenic mechanism involving B cell immune recognition, immune activation and related immune diseases. Multiple corresponding paper (including co-corresponding) was published in the aspect of the regulation of lymphocyte activation and related diseases (Science, J Exp Med, Cell Research, Leukemia and eLife), new pathways of lipid metabolism network regulating lymphocyte activation (Cell, PLOS Biology, Science Immunology, Cell Reports and Nature Communications), the new mechanism of antigen receptor microclusters regulating lymphocyte activation (Science Advances, PNAS and eLife 2019b) and the new model of mechanical force sensing regulating B cell activation (J Cell Biol, Science Signaling and eLife15/17) and other research directions. Related results were selected as part of the top ten medical science and technology news in China in 2018. Won the China Youth Science and Technology Award, WuXi AppTec Life Chemistry Outstanding Achievement Award, Tan Jiazhen Life Science Innovation Award, Shulan Medical Youth Award and other awards. Invited to hold lectures at domestic and foreign academic conferences (Keystone B cell conference in 2022, Antigen Receptor Signal Transduction Biennial Conference in 2022, 2018 and 2016 EMBO Conference, 2018 American Rheumatism Annual Conference, etc.). Served as an editorial board member of the Chinese Journal of Immunology, Rheumatology & Autoimmunity, Frontiers in Immunology; reviewed scientific research projects for NSFC, MOST, NIH, UK Wellcome Trust Foundation, Dutch Research Council, etc.; by 2021, a total of 6 post-doctoral fellows and 11 graduated PhDs have been trained , 6 masters graduated.

Medical Science Building, RM-A103

Tsinghua University, Beijing, China, 100084

Tel: +86-10-62783617

Email：liulab@tsinghua.edu.cn

ProfessionalExperience

2011.12 – present , PrincipalInvestigator, School of Life Sciences, Institute for Immunology, Tsinghua University

2007 – 2011, Postdoc, NIAID, NIH, USA

2005 – 2007, Postdoc, Dept. of Microbiology/Immunology, UCSF, USA

2001 – 2005, Ph.D, Dept. of Biological Science and Biotechnology, Tsinghua University

1997 – 2001, Bachelor, School of Biology, China Agriculture University

Recognitions and Awards

2022  The second prize of China Medical Science and Technology Award 

2022  The second prize of natural science of Hubei Province (the second winner)

2021  The second prize of the natural science award of the Ministry of Education (the second winner)

2021  First prize of Beijing Medical Science and Technology Award (the second winner)

2021  2021 excellent patent of China bioengineering Society (first inventor)

2020  Young Science & Technology Award, China

2019  WuXi AppTec Outstanding Achievement Award, China

2019  C.C. Tan (Tan JZ) Life Science Innovation Award, China

2019  Newton Advanced Scholar/Fellowship, The Royal Society, UK

2019  Cheung Kong Distinguished Professor/Scholar

2019  Asian Universities Alliance Scholar, Asian Universities Alliance

2019  Tsinghua-Bayer Investigator Award

Post-Docs

Na Kang

Postdoctoral fellow of Wanli Liu’s lab~ Sport girl who loves experiments.

Zhenglin Ji 

Cuifeng Li

Shaocun Zhang

Color my life with the chaos of trouble. 

Students

Yu Wang

We're all playing the same game,waiting on our loan.

Ji Gao

From Zhuzhou, Hunan province, still studying.

Qinghui Duan 

Qinghui Duan (2020 class)

Email:dqh20@mails.tsinghua.edu.cn

Shandong University, B.S.(2016-2020)

Center for Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, (2020- )

Research Areas: Molecular immunology, cell biology

Ruiyu Gao

Comes from Jinan, Shandong province. She graduated from Shandong Normal University with a bachelor's degree in biological science. She graduated from Peking Union Medical College with a master's degree in biochemistry and molecular biology. In 2020, she entered Tsinghua University through the PTN program to study for a doctorate, and was assigned to Wanli Liu's lab. Her current research interest is tumor antigen specific antibody response.

Yuxiao Zhang

Grade 2020

 Xin Min

Grade 2021

Tong Li

Grade 2022

Xiaohang Liu

Grade 2022

Jiachen Zhang

Grade 2022

Yuheng Huang

Grade 2023

Lab Alumni

Zhengpeng Wan

Asma Ahsan

Shuting Chen

Jing Wang

Zhixun Shen

Xingwang Zhao

Samina Shaheen

Yingjia Chen

Yan Fang

Xuejiao Dong

Zongyu Li 

Hengyi Xie

Xinxin Li

Han Li

Meng Zhao

Bing Yang

Jing Chen

Sichen Liu

Xingyu Ji

Yuxin Li

Xiaoyang Zhang

Can Zhu

Yongjie Zhu

Wenbo Sun