Yue Liu   Ph.D
	Lecturer   Master Supervisor
	Email: yueliu@sxu.edu.cn

Education and work experience

May -Dec 2016     Institute of Food Research, UK    Research Scientist

Oct 2011-Mar 2016      University of Reading, UK   PhD

Oct 2009-Jul 2011     University of Reading, UK    BSc Food Science

Sep 2007-Jul 2009      Henan University of Technology, China     BSc Food Science and Technology

Areas of interests

My research investigates the influence of prebiotics, probiotics and synbiotics on human gut microbiota and relationship between gut microbiota and immunity. In addition, the relationship between microbiome and infectious diseases risks, such as TB and HIV. Another line of research is to screen and develop new products of prebiotics, probiotics and synbiotics, and to assess their impacts on multidrug resistant bacteria.  Current interests on:

1. The relationship between microbiome and infectious diseases, such as TB and HIV
2. The influence of prebiotics, probiotics and synbiotics on human gut microbiota and relationship between gut microbiota and immunity
3. Screen and develop new products of prebiotics, probiotics and synbiotics, and to assess their impacts on multidrug resistant bacteria.

Publications

1. Liu, Y., Gibson, G. R., & Walton, G. E. (2016). Impact of high fat diets, prebiotics and probiotics on gut microbiota and immune function, with relevance to elderly populations. Nutrition and Aging, 3, 171-192.

2. Liu, Y., Gibson, G. R., & Walton, G. E. (2016). An In Vitro Approach to Study Effects of Prebiotics and Probiotics on the Faecal Microbiota and Selected Immune Parameters Relevant to the Elderly. PLoS One, 11(9):e0162604. IF 3.057.

3. Liu, Y., Gibson, G. R., & Walton, G. E. (2017). In vitro impact of prebiotics and probiotics on gut microbiota and immune function following a high fat diet in the over 60s population. Journal of Functional Foods, 32, 238-247. IF 3.973.