Hsiao-Ching Liu

Bio

Our group’s research interests are in the areas of soft materials and complex fluids – specifically on the use of shaped colloids and functionalized polymer surfaces. We specialize in using microscopy and rheology to identify the frameworks used to engineer the mechanical properties of soft surfaces. Our work can be applied to many fields: understanding of nanoscale forces in non-spherical particulate systems, revealing the biomechanics of lubricated joints that make movement possible, and developing new types of materials with directional properties that are not found in nature. We use an interdisciplinary approach that combines experiments and models from materials science, chemical engineering, physics, and mechanical engineering to understand the roles of structure and dynamics in these systems.

Publications

• Expression Signatures of microRNAs and Their Targeted Pathways in the Adipose Tissue of Chickens during the Transition from Embryonic to Post-Hatch Development , GENES (2021)
• Centennial Review: Metabolic microRNA- shifting gears in the regulation of metabolic pathways in poultry , POULTRY SCIENCE (2020)
• Characterization of hypothalamo-pituitary-thyroid axis gene expression in the hypothalamus, pituitary gland, and ovarian follicles of turkey hens during the preovulatory surge and in hens with low and high egg production , POULTRY SCIENCE (2020)
• Transcriptome analysis of the hypothalamus and pituitary of turkey hens with low and high egg production , BMC GENOMICS (2020)
• Interaction of porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus major envelope proteins GP5 and M with the cellular protein Snapin , VIRUS RESEARCH (2018)
• Effect of dietary manganese on antioxidant status and expressions of heat shock proteins and factors in tissues of laying broiler breeders under normal and high environmental temperatures (Retraction of Vol 114, Pg 1965, 2015) , BRITISH JOURNAL OF NUTRITION (2017)
• Identification of microRNAs controlling hepatic mRNA levels for metabolic genes during the metabolic transition from embryonic to posthatch development in the chicken , BMC GENOMICS (2017)
• Impact of maternal heat stress in conjunction with dietary zinc supplementation on hatchability, embryonic development, and growth performance in offspring broilers , Poultry Science (2017)
• Maternal dietary manganese protects chick embryos against maternal heat stress via epigenetic-activated antioxidant and anti-apoptotic abilities , Oncotarget (2017)
• Maternal dietary zinc supplementation enhances the epigenetic-activated antioxidant ability of chick embryos from maternal normal and high temperatures , Oncotarget (2017)