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Dr Guang Liu


Name : Dr Guang Liu
Position : Senior Lecturer (Human Physiology)
Section : Faculty of Sciences
Biological and Physical Sciences
Office : G318
Location : Toowoomba Campus
Phone : +61 7 4631 2275
Extension : 2275
E-mail :
Qualifications : BMed, MMed Xian Medical
PhD ANU


Home Page : http://www.usq.edu.au/users/liu/
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Professional Affiliations
Member of AusBiotech
Member of Bioinformatics Australian

Research Interests
Bioinformatics:
Protein kinase genes and tumorigenesis.
Genetic disorder in immune system.
Cross-species comparison for the functional elements
in the mammalian introns.
Software Engineering:

Recent Research Outcomes
Three most recent :
Steven Miller, Narelle Hansell, Trung Ngo, Guang Liu, John Pettigrew, Nicholas Martin, and Margaret Wright (2010) Genetic contribution to individual variation in binocular rivalry rate. PNAS, 107(6):2664-2668

Trung T. Ngo, Guang B. Liu, Andrew J. Tilley, John D. Pettigrew, Steven M. Miller (2008) The changing face of perceptual rivalry. Brain Research Bulletin 75: 610–618

Rong Chen, Hong Yan, Kong-Nan Zhao, Boris Martinac and Liu G.B. (2007) Comprehensive analysis of prokaryotic mechanosensation genes: their characteristics in codon usage. DNA Sequence, 18(4):269-78

Liu G.B., Jiang Y.F., Yan H. and Zhao K.N. (2006) Computational analysis of base composition pattern and promoter elements in the putative promoter regions in relation to expression profiles of 682 human genes on chromosome 22. DNA sequence. 17(4): 270–281

Liu G.B. Yan H., Jiang Ya F., Chen R., Pettigrew J.D. and Zhao K.N. (2005) The Properties of CpG islands in the Promoter Regions of Human and Mouse Immunoglobulin (Ig) Genes. Gene, 358: 127-138

Currently Teaching Courses/Programs
BIO1203: Human Anatomy and Physiology
BIO3323: Endocrine and Neurophysiology
BIO3333: Cardiorespiratory and Sports Physiology
BIO2203: Human Physiology
BIO8211: Bioinformatics
BIO3309: Molecular Biology
BIO8213: Advanced Bioinformatics
NSC2500: Pharmacology & Pathophysiology

Teaching Experience
Tertiary : 15 years