Professor Liu's research interests mainly focus on understanding the fundamental mechanical principles underlying the fate, form, and function of biological systems, with an aim of using such knowledge to address interdisciplinary challenges in human health and physiology. The Life Logic Laboratory strives to decipher the fundamental mechanical, physical, and biological driving forces and mechanisms responsible for the fates, forms, and functions of organisms in the human body and nature. Via exploiting such knowledge, L3 also seeks to rescue defective human organs by developing novel therapeutics and engineer living structures for the next-gen biomedical technologies. For example, we are interested in, but not limited to, following research topics:

• Investigating morphogenesis and organogenesis using stem cell engineering, microfluidics, and quantitative models
• Understanding and developing biomedical technologies for drug delivery and modulating biomechanical functionalities of human organs
• Mechanical and physical modeling of cellular and subcellular structures
• Structural analysis and modeling of nano-/micro-structures in biomaterials

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Presidential Fellowship at Brown University