Scientists
Education and Appointments
Education
Degree Field Institution Year
Ph.D. Neuroscience University of Amsterdam 2019-2024
M.S./M.A. Pattern Recognition Institute of Automation, Chinese Academy of Sciences 2016-2019
B.S./B.A. Information Security Harbin Engineering University 2012-2016
Professional Experience
Position Institution Years
Research professor Kunming Institute of Zoology until 2024
Research Areas
My research focuses on integrating neuroimaging and multi-omics approaches to elucidate brain–behavior relationships and their underlying neural mechanisms. By combining modalities such as structural and functional imaging with genomics, transcriptomics, and other omics data, I aim to uncover how biological processes across scales contribute to individual variability in cognition and behavior. The research spans both human and non-human primates, enabling cross-species comparisons that provide deeper insights into conserved and divergent neural architectures. Through this integrative framework, I seek to bridge the gap between molecular mechanisms and large-scale brain networks, ultimately advancing our understanding of how complex behaviors emerge from the brain and how these processes are altered in neuropsychiatric conditions.
Publications
1. Shu Liu*; Abdel Abdellaoui; Karin JH Verweij; Guido A van Wingen*; Replicable brain–phenotype associations require large-scale neuroimaging data, Nature Human Behaviour, 2023, 7(8):1344-1356. DOI: 10.1038/s41562-023-01642-5
2. Shu Liu*; Abdel Abdellaoui; Guido A van Wingen；Karin JH Verweij*; The relation between cortical gene expression and the neural correlates of risky behavior, Nature Mental Health, 2024, 2(10): 1183-1195. DOI: 10.1038/s44220-024-00311-4
3. Shu Liu*; Abdel Abdellaoui; Karin J. H. Verweij; Guido A. van Wingen*; Gene expression has distinct associations with brain structure and function in major depressive disorder, Advanced Science, 2023, 10(7): 2205486. DOI: 10.1002/advs.202205486
4. Shu Liu*; Dirk J A Smit; Abdel Abdellaoui; Guido A van Wingen; Karin J H Verweij*; Brain structure and function show distinct relations with genetic predispositions to mental health and cognition, Biological Psychiatry: Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging, 2023, 8(3): 300-310. DOI: 10.1016/j.bpsc.2022.08.003
5. Shu Liu; Ang Li; Yong Liu; Hao Yan; Meng Wang; Yuqing Sun; Lingzhong Fan; Ming Song; Kaibin Xu; Jun Chen; Yunchun Chen; Huaning Wang; Hua Guo; Ping Wan; Luxian Lv; Yongfeng Yang; Peng Li; Lin Lu; Jun Yan; Huiling Wang; Hongxing Zhang; Huawang Wu; Yuping Ning; Dai Zhang; Tianzi Jiang; Bing Liu*; Polygenic effects of schizophrenia on hippocampal grey matter volume and hippocampus-medial prefrontal cortex functional connectivity, British Journal of Psychiatry,2020, 216(5): 267-274. DOI: 10.1192/bjp.2019.127
6. Shu Liu; Ang Li; Yong Liu; Jin Li; Meng Wang; Yuqing Sun; Wen Qin; Chunshui Yu; Tianzi Jiang; Bing Liu*; MIR137 polygenic risk is associated with schizophrenia and affects functional connectivity of the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex, Psychological Medicine, 2020, 50(9): 1510-1518. DOI: 10.1017/S0033291719001442
7. Shu Liu; Ang Li; Meifang Zhu; Jin Li; Bing Liu*; Genetic influences on cortical myelination in the human brain, Genes, Brain and Behavior, 2019, 18(4): e12537. DOI: 10.1111/gbb.12537
Member
Yanyu Zhou Research Assistant
Guanbo Wang Postdoc
Yu Zhang PhD student
Jiayu Ding PhD student
Mo Li Master student
Xida Wang Master student
Yujia Zhou Master student
