Positions
- Assistant Professor
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Pediatrics
Neurology
ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ of Medicine
Houston, TX, US
- TCH faculty scholar
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Texas Children's Hospital
Addresses
- Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute (Office)
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1250 Moursund St.
Room: 0950.21
Houston, TX, 77030
United States
Education
- Postdoctoral Fellowship at ÌÇÐÄÊÓƵ of Medicine
- 08/2023 - Houston, Texas, United States
- PhD from Zhejiang University
- 06/2018 - Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
- Neurobiology
- BS from Nanjing Agricultural University
- 06/2012 - Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
- Biotechnology
Professional Statement
The research in our lab is primarily focused on understanding how the brain senses and integrates internal physiological signals and external environmental cues to maintain homeostasis, such as energy homeostasis. We aim to dissect the neural circuits and molecular pathways that govern fundamental homeostatic processes, such as feeding, thermoregulation, and immune function. In particular, we are interested in how dysfunction within these systems contributes to the development of pathological conditions, including obesity, metabolic disorders, and immune-related diseases. Through a multidisciplinary approach that combines systems neuroscience, molecular biology, and physiology, we seek to uncover the central mechanisms that link brain function to whole-body homeostasis and disease.
Websites
Selected Publications
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Liu Y, Liu H, Wong HK, et.al., Xu Y*, He Y*.. " " Nat Commun. 2025 Aug 23;
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Liu H, Li VL, Liu Q, Liu Y, et al., He Y *, Long JZ*, Xu Y*.. " " Nat Metab. 2025 Sep 16;
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Liu, H., Liu, Z., Wong, H. K., Xu, N., Liu, Q., Li, Y., ... & He, Y.. " " Endocrinology. 2024 May 27; 165 (7)
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Liu, H., Bean, J. C., Li, Y., Yu, M., Ginnard, O. Z., Conde, K. M., ... He, Y* & Xu, Y*.. " " Nat Metab. 2024 Aug 7;
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Funding
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Targeting olfactory neural pathways to combat obesity
#DK140538 - $2,018,470.00 (09/01/2024 - 08/31/2029)
- Grant funding from NIH
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