Xiaorong Liu

In my laboratory, we combine molecular biology, mouse genetics, imaging, and physiology techniques to study the structure and function of retinal ganglion cells during development and in a disease condition. Specifically, we focus on the roles of two neurotrophins, brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) and neurotrophin 3 (NT-3), in ganglion cell postnatal maturation and in a mouse glaucoma model.

University of Virginia offers great research environment, and Charlottesville is a pleasant place to live. Interested individuals please send a CV, a brief statement of research interests, and contact information for three references by email to Dr. Xiaorong Liu (xiaorong@virginia.edu).

Xiaorong Liu

Associate Professor of Biology and Psychology

Past Members

Hui Chen

Postdoctoral Fellow

Sally Coleman

Research Technician

Liang Feng

Research Associate

Currently at Northwestern Hospital

Courtney Lawhn

Lab Tech

Currently at U Chicago Medical School

Feng Liu

Visiting Student

Zhen Puyang

Exchange Graduate Student

Currently in Shanghai, China

Krsna Rangarajan

Master Student at NU Neurobiology

Currently at NIH

Genn Suyeoka

Lab Tech

Miho Yoshida

Postdoctoral Fellow

Currently in Japan