Ang-Yu Liu (Ang) is a postdoctoral researcher at the UC Davis Genome Center. He was born and raised in Southern Taiwan. After earning his B.S. in Biology from National Cheng Kung University, he set out to explore diverse areas of life science before moving to the United States. He completed his Ph.D. in Genetics and Genomics at Iowa State University, where his research focused on RNA degradation pathways in the vacuole of Arabidopsis thaliana.
With a strong background in cell biology and RNA turnover, Ang is interested in exploring intracellular RNA trafficking. He is currently studying the emergence and turnover of extracellular RNA, with a special interest in their physiological impacts.
Beyond his research, Ang is passionate about mentorship and training, with extensive experience guiding undergraduate researchers and teaching laboratory techniques. Outside of the lab, he is a long-time Kendo practitioner and currently serves as an instructor of the Kendo Club at UC Davis.