
Sha Liu
Adelaide Medical School
Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences
Eligible to supervise Masters and PhD (as Co-Supervisor) - email supervisor to discuss availability.
Irrational (misuse and overuse) use of available antibiotics in human and animals have accelerated the development of drug resistance and diseases once curable with antibiotics are no longer curable. To make it worse, the limited research investment of big pharma companies in the development of new and effective antibiotics has left us with very limited options to treat rapidly evolving drug-resistant infections/bacteria.
As the emergence of resistance is a ‘dynamic’ problem, it cannot be completely controlled by a ‘static’ solution like an antibiotic. One alternative solution was ‘phage’ - a virus that infects and kills specific bacteria in its natural form.
Looking back at history, phage was used to treat bacterial infections before the advent of antibiotics but research on phage lost interest after the discovery of penicillin. The emergence of ‘superbugs’ and the reluctance of pharma companies in developing new drugs for infectious diseases has renewed our interest in phage
This project focuses on the preclinical and clinical development of phage therapy to fight against bacterial infections, especially for those highly resistant strains.
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Appointments
Date Position Institution name 2019 - ongoing postdoc University of Adelaide -
Education
Date Institution name Country Title 2014 - 2017 Flinders Univerisity Austria PhD -
Research Interests
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Journals
Year Citation 2022 Liu, S., Hon, K., Bouras, G. S., Psaltis, A. J., Shearwin, K., Wormald, P. J., & Vreugde, S. (2022). APTC-C-SA01: A Novel Bacteriophage Cocktail Targeting Staphylococcus aureus and MRSA Biofilms. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 23(11), 18 pages.
Scopus1 WoS12022 Huang, S., Hon, K., Bennett, C., Hu, H., Menberu, M., Wormald, P. J., . . . Liu, S. (2022). Corynebacterium accolens inhibits Staphylococcus aureus induced mucosal barrier disruption. Frontiers in Microbiology, 13, 11 pages.
2022 Hon, K., Liu, S., Cooksley, C., Vreugde, S., & Psaltis, A. J. (2022). Low pH nasal rinse solution enhances mupirocin antimicrobial efficacy. Rhinology, 60(3), 218-228.
2022 Hu, H., Liu, S., Hon, K., Psaltis, A. J., Wormald, P. J., & Vreugde, S. (2022). Staphylococcal protein A modulates inflammation by inducing interferon signaling in human nasal epithelial cells. Inflammation Research, 1-12.
2022 Hon, K., Liu, S., Camens, S., Bouras, G. S., Psaltis, A. J., Wormald, P. J., & Vreugde, S. (2022). APTC-EC-2A: A Lytic Phage Targeting Multidrug Resistant E. coli Planktonic Cells and Biofilms. Microorganisms, 10(1), 18 pages.
Scopus2 WoS2 Europe PMC12022 Hon, K., Liu, S., Cooksley, C., Vreugde, S., & Psaltis, A. J. (2022). Low pH nasal rinse solution enhances mupirocin antimicrobial efficacy. RHINOLOGY, 60(3), 218-228.
2021 Wong, M. L., Arcos-Burgos, M., Liu, S., Licinio, A. W., Yu, C., Chin, E. W. M., . . . Licinio, J. (2021). Rare functional variants associated with antidepressant remission in Mexican-Americans: short title: antidepressant remission and pharmacogenetics in Mexican-Americans. Journal of Affective Disorders, 279, 491-500.
Scopus2 WoS2 Europe PMC12021 Menberu, M. A., Hayes, A. J., Liu, S., Psaltis, A. J., Wormald, P. -J., & Vreugde, S. (2021). Tween 80 and its derivative oleic acid promote the growth of Corynebacterium accolens and inhibit Staphylococcus aureus clinical isolates. Int Forum Allergy Rhinol, 11(4), 810-813.
Scopus2 WoS2 Europe PMC22021 Menberu, M. A., Liu, S., Cooksley, C., Hayes, A. J., Psaltis, A. J., Wormald, P. -J., & Vreugde, S. (2021). Corynebacterium accolens Has Antimicrobial Activity against Staphylococcus aureus and Methicillin-Resistant S. aureus Pathogens Isolated from the Sinonasal Niche of Chronic Rhinosinusitis Patients. Pathogens, 10(2), 1-19.
Scopus14 WoS11 Europe PMC62021 Liu, S., Zhao, Y., Hayes, A., Hon, K., Zhang, G., Bennett, C., . . . Vreugde, S. (2021). Overcoming bacteriophage insensitivity in Staphylococcus aureus using clindamycin and azithromycinat sub-inhibitory concentrations. Allergy, 76(11), 3446-3458.
Scopus2 WoS2 Europe PMC22021 Ramezanpour, M., Ogi, K., Liu, S., Tuli, J. F., Bennett, C., Masanobu, S., . . . Vreugde, S. (2021). Der p 1 disrupts the epithelial barrier and induces IL-6 production in patients with house dust mite allergic rhinitis. Frontiers in Allergy, 2, 1-9.
Europe PMC12021 Sabab, A., Liu, S., Javadiyan, S., McAdam, C. J., Hanton, L. R., Jukes, A., . . . Wormald, P. -J. (2021). The effect of chemical and structural modifiers on the haemostatic process and cytotoxicity of the beta-chitin patch. Scientific Reports, 11(1), 1-15.
Scopus12021 Camens, S., Hon, K., Liu, S., Bouras, G. S., Psaltis, A. J., Wormald, P., & Vreugde, S. (2021). Preclinical Development of a Bacteriophage Cocktail for Treating Multidrug Resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa Infections. Microorganisms, 9(9), 2001-1-2001-16.
Scopus6 WoS5 Europe PMC62021 Huang, S., Ding, P., Liu, S., Li, C., Zhang, Y., Dong, D., & Zhao, Y. (2021). ISMN-loaded PLGA-PEG nanoparticles conjugated with anti-Staphylococcus aureus α-toxin inhibit Staphylococcus aureus biofilms in chronic rhinosinusitis. Future Medicinal Chemistry, 13(23), 2033-2046.
Scopus1 WoS1 Europe PMC12021 Ogi, K., Liu, S., Ramezanpour, M., Cooksley, C., Javadiyan, S., Fujieda, S., . . . Psaltis, A. J. (2021). Trimellitic anhydride facilitates transepithelial permeability disrupting tight junctions in sinonasal epithelial cells. Toxicology Letters, 353, 27-33.
2020 Ramezanpour, M., Hu, H., Lau, A., Liu, S., De Silva, A., Bolt, H., . . . Vreugde, S. (2020). Increased serum IgG4 associates with asthma and tissue eosinophilia in chronic rhinosinusitis patients. Pathogens, 9(10), 1-6.
Scopus1 WoS12019 Hu, H., Ramezanpour, M., Hayes, A. J., Liu, S., Psaltis, A. J., Wormald, P., & Vreugde, S. (2019). Sub-Inhibitory Clindamycin and Azithromycin reduce S. aureus Exoprotein Induced Toxicity, Inflammation, Barrier Disruption and Invasion.. Journal of clinical medicine, 8(10), 16 pages.
Scopus10 WoS10 Europe PMC82019 Lin, J., Zhang, Y., Xiong, L., Liu, S., Gong, C., & Dai, J. (2019). High-flow nasal cannula therapy for children with bronchiolitis: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Archives of Disease in Childhood, 104(6), 564-576.
2017 Wong, M., Arcos-Burgos, M., Liu, S., Vélez, J., Yu, C., Baune, B., . . . Licinio, J. (2017). The PHF21B gene is associated with major depression and modulates the stress response. Molecular Psychiatry, 22(7), 1015-1025.
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Conference Items
Year Citation 2017 Licinio, J., Arcos-Burgos, M., Liu, S., Velez, J., Baune, B., Jawahar, C., . . . Wong, M. -L. (2017). Major Depression is Associated With Rare Variants in the PHF21B Gene, a Modulator of the Stress Response in Rodents. Poster session presented at the meeting of NEUROPSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY. Palm Springs, CA: NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP.
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Other Supervision Activities
Date Role Research Topic Location Program Supervision Type Student Load Student Name 2021 - 2021 Co-Supervisor Development of a bacteriophage cocktail for diabetic foot ulcers University of Adelaide - Honours Full Time Shenoi Goonetilleke 2020 - 2020 Co-Supervisor Preclinical development of a P. aeruginosa phage cocktail for use to treat infections with multi-drug resistant bacteria University of Adelaide - Honours Full Time Sophie Camens
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