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Bo Liu

D.D.S., Ph.D.

Postdoctoral Research Associate

Education Experience Publications

Education

INSTITUTION AND LOCATION	DEGREE	YEAR(s)	FIELD OF STUDY
Kunming Medical College, Kunming, China	D.D.S.	1996	Dentistry
Kunming Medical College, Kunming, China	M.S.	1999	Endodontology
School of Stomatology, Peking University, Beijing, China	Ph.D.	2003	Oral Pathology

Research & Professional Experience

2008-present	Postdoctoral Research Associate, Center for Craniofacial Molecular Biology, School of Dentistry, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
2004-2008	Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Center for Oral Biology, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY
2000-2003	IGraduate Fellow, Department of Oral Pathology, School of Stomatology, Peking University, Beijing, China
1999-2000	Resident (Endodontist), Department of Endodontics, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Kunming Medical College, Kunming, China
1997-1998	International exchange student, Department of Oral Pathology, School of Dentistry, Niigata Medical University, Niigata, Japan

Publications

Yu HM, Liu B, Costantini F, Hsu W. (2007). Impaired neural development caused by inducible expression of Axin in transgenic mice. Mech Dev. 124(2):146-56.

Liu B, Yu HM, Hsu W. (2007). Craniosynostosis caused by Axin2 deficiency is mediated through distinct functions of beta-catenin in proliferation and differentiation. Dev Biol. 301(1):298-308.

Yu HM, Liu B, Chiu SY, Costantini F, Hsu W. (2005). Development of a unique system for spatiotemporal and lineage-specific gene expression in mice. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 102(24):8615-20.

Yu HM, Jerchow B, Sheu TJ, Liu B, Costantini F, Puzas JE, Birchmeier W, Hsu W. (2005). The role of Axin2 in calvarial morphogenesis and craniosynostosis. Development. 132(8):1995-2005.

Liu B, Yu SF. (2005). The effect of simvastatin in the inhibition of bone resorption activity of the osteoclasts and bone metabolism in vitro. Chinese Journal of Osteoporosis . 3: 351-353.

Liu B, Yu SF. (2005). The relationship of osteoporosis and cardiovascular diseases. Journal of Modern Stomatology. 19(5): 531-532.

Liu B, Yu SF, Wu YT, Zhen PS. (2005). Central giant cell lesions of the jaws: A clinicopathologic study of 31 cases. Chinese Journal of Stomatology. 40(1): 67-69.

Liu B, Yu SF. (2004). Simvastatin may Inhibit Osteoclast-like cell formation by decreasing the ratio of RANK/OPG mRNA expression in bone marrow stromal cells in vitro. Chinese Journal of Dental Research. 7(3): 22-28.

Liu B, Yu SF, Zhen PS. (2004). Isolation of highly enriched and purified rabbit osteoclasts and osteoclast-like cells. Chinese Journal of Osteoporosis. 10 (4): 409-411.

Liu B, Yu SF. (2004). The origin of the osteoclasts. Chinese Journal of Osteoporosis. 10(1): 112-115.

Liu B, Yu SF, Li TJ. (2003). Multinucleated giant cells in various forms of giant cell lesions of the jaws express features of osteoclasts. Journal of Oral Pathology and Medicine. 32 (7): 367-375.

Liu B, Yu SF, Zhen PS. (2003). Purification and study of the characteristics of the multinucleated giant cells of the giant cell tumor. Journal of Peking University (Health Science) 1: 23-27.

Liu B, Cheng J, Saku T et al. CHM-I expressed in pleomorphic adenoma of salivary gland. Japanese Journal of Oral Biology. (1998), 40s: 362.

Chen J, Liu B, Saku T et al. The mutation of P53 in the salivary gland tumors. Japanese Journal of Oral Biology. (1998),40s: 362.

Last Updated: 04/28/08