Xiaorong Liu
Associate Professor of Biology and Psychology, Biology
Bio & Overview
Academic Information
- Department
- Biology
- Academic Title
- Assistant Professor
Primary Education
- PhD, Biology, University of Virginia, 2002
Other Appointments
- Assistant Professor, Neuroscience
- Assistant Professor, Psychology
Other Affiliations
- MSTP
- BIMS
Research Interests
Research Disciplines
- Development, Stem Cells & Regeneration
- Experimental Pathology
- Neuroimmunology
- Neuroscience
Research Opportunities
- Experimental Pathology
- Molecular and Systems Neuroscience
- Neuroimmunology
- Neuroscience
PhD Programs
- Neuroscience
Selected Publications
2024
Miller, D. A., Grannonico, M., Liu, M., Savier, E., McHaney, K., Erisir, A., . . . Zhang, H. F. (2024). Visible-Light Optical Coherence Tomography Fibergraphy of the Tree Shrew Retinal Ganglion Cell Axon Bundles.. IEEE transactions on medical imaging, PP. doi:10.1109/tmi.2024.3380530
Grannonico, M., Miller, D. A., Liu, M., Krause, M. A., Savier, E., Erisir, A., . . . Liu, X. (2024). Comparative In Vivo Imaging of Retinal Structures in Tree Shrews, Humans, and Mice. ENEURO, 11(3). doi:10.1523/ENEURO.0373-23.2024
Krause, M. A., Grannonico, M., Tyler, B. P., Miller, D. A., Fan, W., Liu, M., . . . Netland, P. A. (2024). Hyperreflective Dots in Central Fovea Visualized by a Novel Application of Visible-Light Optical Coherence Tomography. CASE REPORTS IN OPHTHALMOLOGICAL MEDICINE, 2024. doi:10.1155/2024/5823455
2023
Cole, J. D., McDaniel, J. A., Nilak, J., Ban, A., Rodriguez, C., Hameed, Z., . . . Liu, X. (2024). Characterization of neural damage and neuroinflammation in Pax6 small-eye mice. EXPERIMENTAL EYE RESEARCH, 238. doi:10.1016/j.exer.2023.109723
Chang, S., Xu, W., Fan, W., McDaniel, J. A., Grannonico, M., Miller, D. A., . . . Liu, X. (2023). Alignment of Visible-Light Optical Coherence Tomography Fibergrams with Confocal Images of the Same Mouse Retina. JOVE-JOURNAL OF VISUALIZED EXPERIMENTS, (196). doi:10.3791/65237
2022
Cole, J. D., McHaney, K. M., Rabiee, B., Gao, J., Rodriguez, C., Miller, D. A., . . . Liu, X. (2022). Long-term retinal protection by MEK inhibition in Pax6 haploinsufficiency mice.. Experimental eye research, 218, 109012. doi:10.1016/j.exer.2022.109012
Gao, J., Griner, E. M., Liu, M., Moy, J., Provencio, I., & Liu, X. (2022). Differential effects of experimental glaucoma on intrinsically photosensitive retinal ganglion cells in mice. JOURNAL OF COMPARATIVE NEUROLOGY, 530(9), 1494-1506. doi:10.1002/cne.25293
2021
Grannonico, M., Miller, D. A., Liu, M., Norat, P., Deppmann, C. D., Netland, P. A., . . . Liu, X. (2021). Global and Regional Damages in Retinal Ganglion Cell Axon Bundles Monitored Non-Invasively by Visible-Light Optical Coherence Tomography Fibergraphy. JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE, 41(49), 10179-10193. doi:10.1523/JNEUROSCI.0844-21.2021
Beckmann, L., Cai, Z., Cole, J., Miller, D. A., Liu, M., Grannonico, M., . . . Zhang, H. F. (2021). In vivo imaging of the inner retinal layer structure in mice after eye-opening using visible-light optical coherence tomography. EXPERIMENTAL EYE RESEARCH, 211. doi:10.1016/j.exer.2021.108756
2020
Rabiee, B., Anwar, K. N., Shen, X., Putra, I., Liu, M., Jung, R., . . . Djalilian, A. R. (2020). Gene dosage manipulation alleviates manifestations of hereditary PAX6 haploinsufficiency in mice. SCIENCE TRANSLATIONAL MEDICINE, 12(573). doi:10.1126/scitranslmed.aaz4894
Liu, X., Feng, L., Shinde, I., Cole, J. D., Troy, J. B., & Saggere, L. (2020). Correlation between retinal ganglion cell loss and nerve crush force-impulse established with instrumented tweezers in mice. NEUROLOGICAL RESEARCH, 42(5), 379-386. doi:10.1080/01616412.2020.1733322
2019
Mathew, B., Ravindran, S., Liu, X., Torres, L., Chennakesavalu, M., Huang, C. -C., . . . Roth, S. (2019). Mesenchymal stem cell-derived extracellular vesicles and retinal ischemia-reperfusion. BIOMATERIALS, 197, 146-160. doi:10.1016/j.biomaterials.2019.01.016
2018
Cang, J., Savier, E., Barchini, J., & Liu, X. (2018). Visual Function, Organization, and Development of the Mouse Superior Colliculus. ANNUAL REVIEW OF VISION SCIENCE, VOL 4, 4, 239-262. doi:10.1146/annurev-vision-091517-034142
2017
Thomson, B. R., Souma, T., Tompson, S. W., Onay, T., Kizhatil, K., Siggs, O. M., . . . Quaggin, S. E. (2017). Angiopoietin-1 is required for Schlemm's canal development in mice and humans. JOURNAL OF CLINICAL INVESTIGATION, 127(12), 4421-4436. doi:10.1172/JCI95545
Zhen, P., Gong, H. -Q., He, S. -G., Troy, J. B., Liu, X., & Liang, P. -J. (2017). Different functional susceptibilities of mouse retinal ganglion cell subtypes to optic nerve crush injury. EXPERIMENTAL EYE RESEARCH, 162, 97-103. doi:10.1016/j.exer.2017.06.014
Feng, L., Zhen, P., Chen, H., Liang, P., Troy, J. B., & Liu, X. (2017). Overexpression of Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor Protects Large Retinal Ganglion Cells After Optic Nerve Crush in Mice. ENEURO, 4(1). doi:10.1523/ENEURO.0331-16.2016
2013
Wang, B. -S., Feng, L., Liu, M., Liu, X., & Cang, J. (2013). Environmental Enrichment Rescues Binocular Matching of Orientation Preference in Mice that Have a Precocious Critical Period. NEURON, 80(1), 198-209. doi:10.1016/j.neuron.2013.07.023
Zhao, X., Chen, H., Liu, X., & Cang, J. (2013). Orientation-selective Responses in the Mouse Lateral Geniculate Nucleus. JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE, 33(31), 12751-+. doi:10.1523/JNEUROSCI.0095-13.2013
Feng, L., Zhao, Y., Yoshida, M., Chen, H., Yang, J. F., Kim, T. S., . . . Liu, X. (2013). Sustained Ocular Hypertension Induces Dendritic Degeneration of Mouse Retinal Ganglion Cells That Depends on Cell Type and Location. INVESTIGATIVE OPHTHALMOLOGY & VISUAL SCIENCE, 54(2), 1106-1117. doi:10.1167/iovs.12-10791
2011
Yoshida, M., Feng, L., Grimbert, F., Rangarajan, K. V., Buggele, W., Copenhagen, D. R., . . . Liu, X. (2011). Overexpression of Neurotrophin-3 Stimulates a Second Wave of Dopaminergic Amacrine Cell Genesis after Birth in the Mouse Retina. JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE, 31(35), 12663-12673. doi:10.1523/JNEUROSCI.1100-11.2011
Rangarajan, K. V., Lawhn-Heath, C., Feng, L., Kim, T. S., Cang, J., & Liu, X. (2011). Detection of Visual Deficits in Aging DBA/2J Mice by Two Behavioral Assays. CURRENT EYE RESEARCH, 36(5), 481-491. doi:10.3109/02713683.2010.549600
2010
Wang, L., Sarnaik, R., Rangarajan, K., Liu, X., & Cang, J. (2010). Visual Receptive Field Properties of Neurons in the Superficial Superior Colliculus of the Mouse. JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE, 30(49), 16573-16584. doi:10.1523/JNEUROSCI.3305-10.2010
Cantrell, D. R., Cang, J., Troy, J. B., & Liu, X. (2010). Non-Centered Spike-Triggered Covariance Analysis Reveals Neurotrophin-3 as a Developmental Regulator of Receptive Field Properties of ON-OFF Retinal Ganglion Cells. PLOS COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY, 6(10). doi:10.1371/journal.pcbi.1000967