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Alvin Y. Liu
Dr. Liu received his doctoral degree at the University of California, Los Angeles on the evolution of globin genes under Dr. Winston Salser. He received a Damon Runyon-Walter Winchell Cancer Research fellowship to study antigenic variation in trypanosomes under Dr. Piet Borst at the University of Amsterdam and the Netherlands Cancer Institute. Prior to his appointment at UW, he worked on human-mouse chimeric antibodies at INGENE, Santa Monica, and differential gene expression of prostate cancer at Cytometrics, San Diego.
Education:
1971-1975: B.A. in Biology, University of California, Los Angeles
1975-1981: Ph.D. in Biology, University of California, Los Angeles (mentor: Dr. Winston Salser)
Postgraduate Training:
1981-1983: Post-doctorate in Molecular Parasitology, University of Amsterdam and The Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Professional Positions Held:
1983-1988: Scientist, INGENE, Inc., Santa Monica, CA
1988-1993: Scientist, Cytometrics, Inc., San Diego, CA
1994-1996: Research Scientist, VAMC-Puget Sound Health Care System and Department of Urology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
Faculty Positions Held:
1996-2003: Research Assistant Professor, Department of Urology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
2003-present: Research Associate Professor, Department of Urology, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
2006-present: Member, Institute for Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
Professional Organizations/Memberships:
The American Urological Association (AUA)
The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
Fred Hutchinson/University of Washington Cancer Consortium
Institute for Translational Health Sciences
CURRICULUM VITAE - Alvin Y. Liu
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