Naikui Liu, MD, PhD
Associate Research Professor of Neurological Surgery
Associate Research Professor
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NB 500A, Neuroscience Research Bldg.
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Indianapolis, IN - PubMed:
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Bio
Naikui Liu, MD, PhD, is an associate research professor in the Department of Neurological Surgery and a member of the Indiana Spinal Cord and Brain Injury Research Group in Stark Neurosciences Research at Indiana University School of Medicine. He first joined IU School of Medicine faculty in 2007.
Dr. Liu has received extensive training in both medical and basic sciences, holding an MD and a PhD, and he completed a postdoctoral training. Dr Liu has more than 35 years of experience in medical research and has been working in the field of spinal cord injury (SCI) for more than 20 years and in traumatic brain injury (TBI) for over 15 years. His research has appeared in more than 60 articles in peer-reviewed journals, including Annals of Neurology, Experimental Neurology, Journal of Neuroscience, Journal of Nature, Journal of Neurotrauma, Glia, Journal of Neuroscience Research, PLoS ONE, Journal of Neuropathology & Experimental Neurology, Brain Research and Cell Death and Disease.
An editorial comment by Dr. Linda Noble, former president of the Neurotrauma Society, in the journal Annals of Neurology (2006) described one of the studies by Liu and his colleagues concerning phospholipase A2(PLA2) as a novel target for therapeutic intervention of spinal cord injury.
Dr. Liu's research focuses on the molecular mechanisms underlying SCI and TBI, as well as neuroprotection and recovery of function following injuries to the central nervous system (CNS). The goal is to develop a novel repair strategy to improve anatomical reorganization and functional recovery after traumatic CNS injuries. Dr. Liu’s lab is currently working on four projects: exploring the critical roles and mechanisms of alterations in mitochondrial lipids in mediating secondary injury after SCI; investigating the role of carnitine palmitoyltransferase 1 in the pathogenesis of SCI and TBI; studying the role of glucose oxidation in the pathogenesis of SCI; and determining the nNOS-PSD95 protein complex as a novel therapeutic target for traumatic brain injury.
| Year | Degree | Institution |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | PhD | Beijing Medical University |
| 1987 | MS | Jiamusi University |
| 1984 | MD | Jiamusi University |
Spinal cord injury, Traumatic brain injury, Animal Models, Neuroprotection, Mitochondrial lipid metabolism, Beta-oxidation and Glucose oxidation.
Han Q; Xie Y; Ordaz JD; Huh AJ; Huang N; Wu W; Liu N; Chamberlain KA; Sheng ZH; Xu XM; Cell metabolism 2020 Mar 3
Qu W; Liu NK; Wu X; Wang Y; Xia Y; Sun Y; Lai Y; Li R; Shekhar A; Xu XM; Cerebral cortex (New York, N.Y. : 1991) 2020 Jun 1
Han Q; Ordaz JD; Liu NK; Richardson Z; Wu W; Xia Y; Qu W; Wang Y; Dai H; Zhang YP; Shields CB; Smith GM; Xu XM; Nature communications 2019 Dec 20
Wang Y; Wu W; Wu X; Sun Y; Zhang YP; Deng LX; Walker MJ; Qu W; Chen C; Liu NK; Han Q; Dai H; Shields LB; Shields CB; Sengelaub DR; Jones KJ; Smith GM; Xu XM; eLife 2018 Sep 12
Sengelaub DR; Han Q; Liu NK; Maczuga MA; Szalavari V; Valencia SA; Xu XM; Journal of neurotrauma 2018 Jan 11
Walker CL; Zhang YP; Liu Y; Li Y; Walker MJ; Liu NK; Shields CB; Xu XM; Restorative neurology and neuroscience 2016 May 2
Gianaris A; Liu NK; Wang XF; Oakes E; Brenia J; Gianaris T; Ruan Y; Deng LX; Goetz M; Vega-Alvarez S; Lu QB; Shi R; Xu XM; Neuroscience 2016 Apr 4
Wang H; Liu NK; Zhang YP; Deng L; Lu QB; Shields CB; Walker MJ; Li J; Xu XM; Experimental neurology 2015 Jul 9
Liu NK; Byers JS; Lam T; Lu QB; Sengelaub DR; Xu XM; Journal of neurotrauma 2014 Nov 11
Liu NK; Zhang YP; Zou J; Verhovshek T; Chen C; Lu QB; Walker CL; Shields CB; Xu XM; Brain research 2014 Jun 4
Liu NK; Deng LX; Zhang YP; Lu QB; Wang XF; Hu JG; Oakes E; Bonventre JV; Shields CB; Xu XM; Annals of neurology 2014 Apr 2
Deng LX; Deng P; Ruan Y; Xu ZC; Liu NK; Wen X; Smith GM; Xu XM; The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience 2013 Mar 27
Walker CL; Walker MJ; Liu NK; Risberg EC; Gao X; Chen J; Xu XM; PloS one 2012 Jan 10
Liu NK; Zhang YP; O'Connor J; Gianaris A; Oakes E; Lu QB; Verhovshek T; Walker CL; Shields CB; Xu XM; Brain research 2012 Dec 28
Zhao Z; Liu N; Huang J; Lu PH; Xu XM; Journal of neurochemistry 2011 Jan 19
Deng LX; Hu J; Liu N; Wang X; Smith GM; Wen X; Xu XM; Experimental neurology 2011 Feb 21
Liu NK; Titsworth WL; Zhang YP; Xhafa AI; Shields CB; Xu XM; Translational stroke research 2011 Dec 1
Titsworth WL; Cheng X; Ke Y; Deng L; Burckardt KA; Pendleton C; Liu NK; Shao H; Cao QL; Xu XM; Glia 2009 Nov 1
Liu NK; Wang XF; Lu QB; Xu XM; Experimental neurology 2009 Jul 1
Liu NK; Zhang YP; Han S; Pei J; Xu LY; Lu PH; Shields CB; Xu XM; Journal of neuropathology and experimental neurology 2007 Oct
Liu NK; Zhang YP; Titsworth WL; Jiang X; Han S; Lu PH; Shields CB; Xu XM; Annals of neurology 2006 Apr