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2013.1–present, Associate professor, Key Laboratory of Experimental Marine Biology, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
2011.7–2012.12, Assistant Professor, Key Laboratory of Experimental Marine Biology, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences

Education
Ph.D., 2011, Institute of Oceanology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Qingdao, China
B.S. , 2006, Linyi Normal University, Linyi, China

Research Interests
Marine genetics and phylogenetics of crab

Selected Publications
1. Yuan Liu, Zhaoxia Cui. 2010. Complete mitochondrial genome of the Asian paddle crab Charybdis japonica (Crustacea: Decapoda: Portunidae): gene rearrangement of the marine brachyurans and phylogenetic considerations of the decapods. Molecular Biology Reports 37: 2559-2569.
2. Yuan Liu, Zhaoxia Cui. 2010. The complete mitochondrial genome of the mantid shrimp Oratosquilla oratoria (Crustacea: Malacostraca: Stomatopoda): Novel non-coding regions features and phylogenetic implications of the Stomatopoda. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part D Genomics Proteomics 5: 190-198.
3. Yuan Liu, Zhaoxia Cui, Weisha Luan, Chengwen Song, Qing Nie, Shuangyan Wang, Qianqian Li. 2011. Three isoforms of anti-lipopolysaccharide factor identified from eyestalk cDNA library of swimming crab Portunus trituberculatus. Fish & Shellfish Immunology 30: 583-591.
4. Yuan Liu, Zhaoxia Cui, Chengwen Song, Shuangyan Wang, Qianqian Li. 2011. Multiple isoforms of immune-related genes from hemocytes and eyestalk cDNA libraries in swimming crab Portunus trituberculatus. Fish & Shellfish Immunology 31: 29-42.
5. Yuan Liu, Zhaoxia Cui, Xihong Li, Chengwen Song, Qianqian Li, Shuangyan Wang. 2012. A new anti-lipopolysaccharide factor isoform (PtALF4) from the swimming crab Portunus trituberculatus exhibited structural and functional diversity of ALFs. Fish & Shellfish Immunology 32: 724-731.
6. Yuan Liu, Zhaoxia Cui, Xihong Li, Chengwen Song, Qianqian Li, Shuangyan Wang. 2012. Molecular cloning, expression pattern and antimicrobial activity of a new isoform of anti-lipopolysaccharide factor from the swimming crab Portunus trituberculatus. Fish & Shellfish Immunology 33: 85-91.
7. Yuan Liu, Zhaoxia Cui, Xihong Li, Chengwen Song, Guohui Shi. 2013. A newly identified anti-lipopolysaccharide factor from the swimming crab Portunus trituberculatus with broad spectrum antimicrobial activity. Fish & Shellfish Immunology 34: 463-470.
8. Yuan Liu, Zhaoxia Cui, Xihong Li, Chengwen Song, Guohui Shi. 2013. Molecular cloning, genomic structure and antimicrobial activity of PtALF7, a unique isoform of anti-lipopolysaccharide factor from the swimming crab Portunus trituberculatus. Fish & Shellfish Immunology 34: 652-659.
9. Yuan Liu, Guohui Shi, Zhaoxia Cui, Danli Luo, Chengwen Song, Xihong Li, Min Hui, Yingdong Li. 2014. PtSerpin from the swimming crab Portunus trituberculatus, a putative regulator of prophenoloxidase activation with antibacterial activity. Fish & Shellfish Immunology. 39: 365-371.
10. Feng-Jiau Lin, Yuan Liu, Zhongli Sha, Ling Ming Tsang, Ka Hou Chu, Tin-Yam Chan, Ruiyu Liu, Zhaoxia Cui. 2012. Evolution and phylogeny of the mud shrimps (Crustacea: Decapoda) revealed from complete mitochondrial genomes. BMC Genomics 13: 631. (Feng-Jiau Lin and Yuan Liu are equal contributors).