Curriculum Vitae for Dr. Yong-Yu Liu

Education

1997 - 1999	Postdoctoral Fellow, Molecular Oncology John Wayne Cancer Institute Santa Monica, CA
1996 - 1997	Postdoctoral Fellow, Molecular Endocrinology Departments of Physiology & Internal Medicine University of Manitoba, Canada
1993 - 1996	Postdoctoral Fellow, Molecular Endocrinology Laboratory of Molecular Medicine Department of Internal Medicine University of Rome-Tor Vergate Rome, Italy
1986 - 1989	Ph.D., Biochemistry Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine Shanghai, P.R. China
1984 - 1985	Intern, Medicine and Surgery Soochow University School of Medicine Hospital Suzhou, P.R. China
1979 - 1984	M.D., Medicine and Surgery Soochow University School of Medicine Hospital Suzhou, P.R. China

Professional Experience

2016 - present	Professor of Pharmacology (tenured) Department of Basic Pharmaceutical Sciences School of Pharmacy University of Louisiana at Monroe Monroe, LA
2012 - 2016	Associate Professor of Pharmacology (tenured) Department of Basic Pharmaceutical Sciences College of Pharmacy University of Louisiana at Monroe Monroe, LA
2008 - present	Adjunct Professor Division of Biotechnology and Molecular Medicine LSU School of Veterinary Medicine Baton Rouge, LA
2007 - present	Adjunct Professor Department of Medicine Tulane University School of Medicine New Orleans, LA
2006 - 2012	Assistant Professor of Pharmacology (tenure track) Department of Basic Pharmaceutical Sciences College of Pharmacy University of Louisiana at Monroe Monroe, LA
2005 - 2006	Assistant Researcher of Molecular Biology Department of Molecular Cell & Developmental Biology University of California at Los Angeles Los Angeles, CA
2002 - 2005	Assistant Member, Assistant Director Experimental Therapeutics Joyn Wayne Cancer Institute Santa Monica, CA
1999 - 2002	Junior Member Breast Cancer Research Program John Wayne Cancer Institute Santa Monica, CA
1989 - 1992	Assistant Professor of Biochemistry Department of Biochemistry and Department of Endocrinology Soochow University School of Medicine Suzhou, P. R. China

Honors and Awards

• 2015, Foundation Award for Excellent in Research, University of Louisiana at Monroe
• 2012, Honorary Chair, the Annual Race for the Cure, Komen-NELA
• 2012, Distinguished Research, LBRN/NIH
• 2000-2003, Joseph B. Gould Fellow in Breast Cancer
• 1995, Fellowship in University of Rome-Tor Vergata, Italy
• 1993-1994, Fellowship of National Biomedical Institute, Italy

Patents:  Ceramide-Rubusoside nanomicelles and their use in cancer therapy (PCT/US2015/029379)

Membership in Scientific, Professional and Honorary Societies

• American Association for Cancer Research
• American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

Teaching Activities

Pharmacology II (Phar 412) - The second course in the pharmacology series within the Pharm.D. curriculum with emphasis on body fluids, electrolyte, calcium/phosphate, and reproductive physiology.

Adviser, committee member - Doctoral students in pharmacology.