Education and Training Experience

• 2014.09-2016.07 Postdoctoral Research Fellow, National Institutes of Health

• 2010.09-2014.09 Ph.D. Department of Chemistry, University of British Columbia

• 2006.09-2010.06 B.S. Department of Chemistry, Nanjing University

Research Interests

• Research in the Liu group focuses on the development of novel radiopharmaceutical chemistry for cancer diagnosis and advanced radiotherapy. We seek to discover molecular structure and activity that can contribute to interdisciplinary solutions for long-standing challenges in clinics. Our lab works on synthetic organic/bioconjugate chemistry, late-stage radiolabeling, PET imaging and mechanistic studies to pursue the molecules of interest in early diagnosis, patient selection and tailored treatment.

• Keywords:  In vivo chemistry, radiopharmaceutical chemistry, molecular imaging, neutron capture therapy, radiotherapy-activated prodrug

Awards and Honours 

• 2026, 2026年度陈嘉庚青年科学奖

• 2025, 北京市自然科学奖一等奖（第一完成人）

• 2025, 2025中关村论坛重大科技成果

• 2025, 勃林格殷格翰研究员奖 (Faculty Research Awardee，Boehringer Ingelheim)

• 2025, 中国2024年度重要医学进展 

• 2024, 科学探索奖 (THE XPLORER PRIZE 2024), NEW CORNERSTONE SCIENCE FOUNDATION

• 2024, 首届九三学社青年科技创新英才

• 2023, 北京市优秀青年人才称号

• 2023, 拜尔研究员奖 (Bayer Investigator Award)

• 2022, 国家杰出青年基金获得者（The National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars）

• 2021, Best Preclinical Publication Award, the 9^th World ADC Annual Meeting

• 2021, 中国2020年度重要医学进展

• 2021, Ones-to-Watch, Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging

• 2020, 中国化学会青年化学奖（Young Scholar Award, Chinese Chemistry Society）

• 2019, 药明康德生命化学青年学者奖（WuXi Eminent Young Scholar Award, WuXi AppTech Inc.）

• 2019, 北京大学青年教师教学基本功大赛一等奖

• 2018, Fairchild Award, 18th International Congress of Neutron Capture Therapy

• 2018, 北京大学绿叶生物青年科学家奖

• 2016, Distinguished Scientist Award, NIH-CSSA Committee

• 2015, Michael J. Welch Postdoctoral Award, Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging

• 2015, JNM Editor’s Choice Award, Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging

• 2015, Alavi-Mandell Award, Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging

• 2014, Edward Piers Memorial Award, Edward Piers Foundation

• 2014, Chinese Government Award for Outstanding Abroad Students, China Scholarship Council

• 2014, SNMMI Travel Award, Society of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging

• 2013, Scholar Travel Award, 23rd American Peptide Symposium

• 2013, Young Investigator Award, 37th CASNMMI

• 2013, SRS Travel Bursary, 20th ISRS

• 2013, Boehringer Ingelheim Scholarship, Boehringer Ingelheim Foundation

• 2010, Tsang Hin-chi Academic Award, Tsang Hin-chi Foundation

• 2006, Silver Medal, 21th Chinese Chemistry Olympiad