Liu Lab

Our research program is dedicated to advancing high-throughput genome editing and synthetic biology technologies. By leveraging these innovative approaches, we aim to redesign photosynthesis to contribute to the sustainable fulfillment of global food, fiber, bioenergy, and carbon sequestration needs in response to the climate crisis.

Postdoctoral Research Associate

Lingran Zhang
Research Focus: Engineering abiotic stress tolerance in cereal crops through high-throughput genome editing and synthetic biology
zlingran@ttu.edu

Ph. D. Students

Manman Hu
Research Focus: Heritable, tissue culture-independent and transgene-free genome editing for solanaceous crop enhancement.
mahu@ttu.edu

Yan Liang
Research Focus: Developing virus-mediated gene delivery and genome editing technologies for recalcitrant crops, including cotton, maize, and other cereals, while investigating the molecular mechanisms of plant antiviral defense
liayan@ttu.edu

Alumni

Vishal(MS Student), University of Florida (Ph.D.)
Sana Shakoor (Postdoc), Iowa State University (Postdoc)