Baolong Liu

　　 　　

I. Contact Information

Rm 349, College of Animal Science and Technology

Northwest A&F University

Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China

Phone: (+81) 13759784912

E-mail: baolong@nwafu.edu.cn

II. Education and Academic Experience

2023-current Associate Professor, College of Animal Science and Technology, Northwest A&F University

2022-2023 Postdoctoral in Nutrition. University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, USA

2017-2022 Ph.D. in Nutrition. University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, USA

2015-2017 M.S. in Animal Nutrition, Northwest A&F University, Yangling, China

2009-2013 B.S. in Animal Science, China Agricultural University, Beijing, China

III. Research Overview

Our long-term and broad research goals are to investigate the reproduction & genetics of dairy goats as well as the functions of goat milk components. Our current research can be summarized in three areas:

1. Investigate the genetic network that regulates the production & metabolism of goat milk lipids

2. Assess the nutritional functions of extracellular vesicles and various fatty acids in goat milk

3. Develop goat milk-derived extracellular vesicles for the delivery of various bioactive cargos

IV. Peer-Reviewed Publications (*Co-first author)

1. Liu B, Nguyen P, Yu H, Li X, Wang H, Price J, Niu M, Guda C, Cheng X, Sun X, Moreau R, Ramer-Tait A, Naldrett M, Alvarez S, Yu J. Critical contributions of protein cargos to the functions of macrophage-derived extracellular vesicles.  Journal of Nanobiotechnology . 2023, 21(1): 352

2. Liu B, Li X, Shi X, Zhou Y, Alvarez S, Naldrett M, Kachman S, Ro S, Chung S, Yu J. Therapeutic potential of garlic chive-derived vesicle-like nanoparticles in NLRP3 inflammasome-mediated inflammatory diseases.  Theranostics , 2021, 11(19): 9311.

3. Chen X*, Liu B*, Li X, An T, Zhou Y, Li G, Wu-Smart J, Alvarez S, Naldrett M, Eudy J, Kubik G, Wilson R, Kachman S, Cui J, Yu J. Identification of anti‐inflammatory vesicle‐like nanoparticles in honey.  Journal of Extracellular Vesicles , 2021, 10(4): e12069.

4. Liu B, Yu J. Anti-NLRP3 Inflammasome Natural Compounds: An Update.  Biomedicines , 2020, 9(2), 136.

5. Liu B*, Lu Y*, Chen X, Muthuraj P, Li X, Pattabiraman M, Zempleni J, Kachman S, Natarajan S, Yu J. Protective role of shiitake mushroom-derived exosome-like nanoparticles in D-galactosamine and lipopolysaccharide-induced acute liver injury in mice.  Nutrients , 2020, 12(2): 477.

6. Guo L, Liu B, Zheng C, Bai H, Ren H, Yao J, Xu X. Inhibitory effect of high leucine concentration on α-amylase secretion by pancreatic acinar cells: possible key factor of proteasome.  Bioscience Reports , 2018, 38(6).

7. Guo L, Liang Z, Zheng C, Liu B, Yin Q, Cao Y, Yao J. Leucine affects α-amylase synthesis through PI3K/Akt-mTOR signaling pathways in pancreatic acinar cells of dairy calves.  Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry , 2018, 66(20): 5149-5156.

V. Honors and Awards

2021 Widaman Distinguished Graduate Fellowship Award, University of Nebraska-Lincoln

2021 Elinor Kerrey Excellence Fund, University of Nebraska-Lincoln

2021 The Best Poster Award, Nebraska Center for the Prevention of Obesity Diseases

2020 Robert K. Oswald Memorial Fellowship, University of Nebraska-Lincoln

2019 Excellent Research Award, Nebraska Center for the Prevention of Obesity Diseases