Agrotechnology

Li Liu

Biography

Jun-Li Liu studied Biology/Physiology at Peking University, China, where he obtained his BSc (1982) and MSc (1985) degrees. He came to Canada in 1989 for postgraduate study in molecular endocrinology under the late Dr. Yogesh C. Patel and received his Ph.D. degree in Experimental Medicine at McGill University in 1995. He subsequently worked for fi ve years as a postdoctoral fellow with Dr. Derek LeRoith (Diabetes Branch, NIDDK, NIH, Bethesda, MD).

Research Interest

 Pancreatic islet cell growth, survival and regeneration;Transgenic and knockout mice; Growth hormone and IGF-I;Reg family proteins