Zhihua Liu received her Bachelor of Sciences degree from Peking University and obtained her Ph.D. degree in Harvard University. She held the position of principle investigator in Institute of Biophysics at Chinese Academy of Sciences from 2012 to 2019. Currently she is an associate professor at institute of Immunology, Tsinghua University. Dr. Liu’s research aims to better understand the crosstalk between host and intestinal microbes and the underlying molecular mechanisms. Dr. Liu’s work has illustrated the crosstalk by which microbes promote glucose homeostasis and stress responses.

Dr. Liu has authored many publications including corresponding author researched articles in journals including Nature Immunology, Cell Research, JI. She is the recipient of multiple awards including CBIS/Science China-Life Sciences Young Investigator Award.