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The Team

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

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Feng Liu

Visiting Student, 2019

Senior scientist in Zhongshan University China

Mingna Liu

Research Scientist

John McDaniel

Lab tech 2022-2024

Pedro Norat

Biology Graduate Student, 2019-2022

Clinical Fellow at University of Virginia, 2022-present

Zhen Puyang

Exchange Graduate Student

Currently in Shanghai, China

Krsna Rangarajan

Lab Tech, 2009

Senior Scientist, Precision BioSciences

Genn Suyeoka

Lab Tech. 2015

Dr. Jiahui Wu

Postdoctoral fellow

Wenjin Xu

Biology Graduate Student, 2022-present

Miho Yoshida

Postdoctoral Fellow, 2011

Tottori University, Japan