Dawei Liu

School of Chemical Engineering

Faculty of Sciences, Engineering and Technology

Eligible to supervise Masters and PhD (as Co-Supervisor) - email supervisor to discuss availability.

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Dr. Dawei Liu is a molecular biologist with extensive expertise in RNA regulation and therapeutics development. His research has made significant contributions to understanding complex RNA regulatory networks, particularly in circular RNA biology and post-transcriptional gene regulation. His work spans fundamental mechanisms to translational applications, including pioneering studies on circular RNA biogenesis, trafficking, and function in cancer biology. He has developed innovative methods for RNA manipulation and demonstrated their applications in various disease models. His recent work extends to RNA therapeutics, investigating the biodistribution of delivery systems and advancing RNA-based therapeutic strategies. With a strong foundation in both molecular techniques and disease modeling, his research bridges the gap between basic RNA biology and therapeutic applications, positioning him at the forefront of RNA-based medicine development.

Journals

Year	Citation
2024	Liu, D., Dredge, B. K., Bert, A. G., Pillman, K. A., Toubia, J., Guo, W., . . . Goodall, G. J. (2024). ESRP1 controls biogenesis and function of a large abundant multiexon circRNA. Nucleic Acids Research, 52(3), 1387-1403. DOI Scopus4 Europe PMC3
2024	Ngo, L. H., Bert, A. G., Dredge, B. K., Williams, T., Murphy, V., Li, W., . . . Wickramasinghe, V. O. (2024). Nuclear export of circular RNA. Nature, 627(8002), 212-220. DOI Scopus19 Europe PMC9
2024	Ngo, L. H., Bert, A. G., Dredge, B. K., Williams, T., Murphy, V., Li, W., . . . Wickramasinghe, V. O. (2024). Publisher Correction: Nuclear export of circular RNA.. Nature, 627(8005), E12. DOI
2023	Conn, V. M., Gabryelska, M., Toubia, J., Kirk, K., Gantley, L., Powell, J. A., . . . Conn, S. J. (2023). Circular RNAs drive oncogenic chromosomal translocations within the MLL recombinome in leukemia. Cancer Cell, 41(7), 1309-1326.e10. DOI Scopus29 WoS6 Europe PMC21
2023	Sapkota, S., Pillman, K. A., Dredge, B. K., Liu, D., Bracken, J. M., Kachooei, S. A., . . . Goodall, G. J. (2023). On the rules of engagement for microRNAs targeting protein coding regions. Nucleic Acids Research, 51(18), 9938-9951. DOI Scopus4
2021	Kurosaki, M., Terao, M., Liu, D., Zanetti, A., Guarrera, L., Bolis, M., . . . Garattini, E. (2021). A dock1 gene-derived circular rna is highly expressed in luminal mammary tumours and is involved in the epithelial differentiation, growth, and motility of breast cancer cells. Cancers, 13(21), 19 pages. DOI Scopus9 WoS3 Europe PMC7
2018	Pillman, K. A., Phillips, C. A., Roslan, S., Toubia, J., Dredge, B. K., Bert, A. G., . . . Gregory, P. A. (2018). miR-200/375 control epithelial plasticity-associated alternative splicing by repressing the RNA-binding protein Quaking. EMBO Journal, 37(13), 20 pages. DOI Scopus82 WoS64 Europe PMC58
2018	Liu, D., Conn, V., Goodall, G. J., & Conn, S. J. (2018). A highly efficient strategy for overexpressing circRNAs. Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.), 1724, 97-105. DOI Scopus17 Europe PMC14
2016	Liu, D., Shaukat, Z., Xu, T., Denton, D., Saint, R., & Gregory, S. (2016). Autophagy regulates the survival of cells with chromosomal instability. Oncotarget, 7(39), 63913-63923. DOI Scopus17 WoS13 Europe PMC16
2016	Shaukat, Z., Liu, D., Hussain, R., Khan, M., & Gregory, S. (2016). The role of JNK signalling in responses to oxidative DNA damage. Current drug targets, 17(2), 154-163. DOI Scopus22 WoS19 Europe PMC18
2015	Shaukat, Z., Liu, D., & Gregory, S. (2015). Sterile inflammation in drosophila. Mediators of Inflammation, 2015(1), 369286-1-369286-7. DOI Scopus46 WoS39 Europe PMC37
2015	Liu, D., Shaukat, Z., Saint, R., & Gregory, S. (2015). Chromosomal instability triggers cell death via local signalling through the innate immune receptor Toll. Oncotarget, 6(36), 38552-38565. DOI Scopus14 WoS13 Europe PMC14
2015	Liu, D., Shaukat, Z., Hussain, R., Khan, M., & Gregory, S. (2015). Drosophila as a model for chromosomal instability. AIMS Genetics, 2(1), 1-12. DOI WoS21
2014	Shaukat, Z., Liu, D., Choo, A., Hussain, R., O'Keefe, L., Richards, R., . . . Gregory, S. (2014). Chromosomal instability causes sensitivity to metabolic stress. Oncogene, 34(31), 4044-4055. DOI Scopus32 WoS29 Europe PMC28

Adelaide Drug Discovery Incubator funding (2024-2025):

Development of circRNA-Nanoparticle Platform for Sustained Protein Expression in Genetic Disease Treatment ($20,000)

Current Higher Degree by Research Supervision (University of Adelaide)

Date Role Research Topic Program Degree Type Student Load Student Name

2024 Co-Supervisor Development of mRNA therapeutics Doctor of Philosophy Doctorate Full Time Mr Jitong Lyu

Date	Role	Research Topic	Program	Degree Type	Student Load	Student Name
2024	Co-Supervisor	Development of mRNA therapeutics	Doctor of Philosophy	Doctorate	Full Time	Mr Jitong Lyu

Email: dawei.liu@adelaide.edu.au

Dawei Liu

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Current Higher Degree by Research Supervision (University of Adelaide)

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