De Yi  LIU  

Highest degree:        Ph.D (in medicine, University of Melbourne).

Academic position:   Research Fellow (Reproductive Biologist)

 

Present correspondence address:

Dr De Yi Liu, Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, University of Melbourne,

Royal Women's Hospital, 132 Grattan Street, Carlton, VIC 3053, Australia.

Phone: 61-3-9344-2042,  Fax: 61-3-9347-1761, Email: dyl@unimelb.edu.au

 

Academic & Employment Record

1977-1980       Diploma, Clinical Pathology and Medical Science, Congqing Medical School, Congqing, Sichuan, China.

1980-1985       Scientist, Andrology Laboratory, Sichuan Family Planning Research Institute (World Health Organisation Cooperation Centre), Chengdu, Sichuan, China. 

1980-1981       Research trainee, Medical Research Centre, Teaching Hospital, Sichuan Medical University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China.

1984-1985       World Health Organization Visiting Scholar, Medical Research Centre, Prince Henry's Hospital, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia.    

1986-1990       Ph.D student. University of Melbourne, Australia.

1991-2004       Research Fellow, University of Melbourne Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Royal Women's Hospital, Carlton,  VIC 3052, Australia.

 

Honorary Professional Positions:

World Health Organization Consultant for “Andrology - Vas Occlusion Workshop” Hanoi, Vietnam, 1993.

Associate Editor of Human Reproduction (2002-2004), an international scientific journal published for the European Society for Human Reproduction and Embryology.

Editorial board member of Reproduction and Contraception (2004, Chinese scientific journal).

 

Reviewer for the following international scientific journals:

Fertility and Sterility, Human Reproduction, Molecular Human Reproduction, International Journal of Andrology (1995-2001), Asia Journal of Andrology, Reproduction and Contraception (Chinese)

 

Professional Memberships

Members of the Australian Society for Reproductive Biology (ASRB) and Fertility Society of Australia (FSA).

 


                                     Publications--(Refereed Scientific Journals)

 

 

1.         Liu DY, Clarke GN and Baker HWG. The effect of serum on motility of human spermatozoa in culture. International Journal of Andrology 9:109-117, 1986

 

2.         Liu DY, Cooper EJ and Baker HWG. Seminal transferrin: an index of Sertoli cell function: Is it of clinical value? Clinical Reproduction and Fertility 4:191-197, 1986

 

3.         Liu DY, Jennings MG and Baker HWG. Correlation between defective motility (asthenospermia) and ATP reactivation of demembranated human spermatozoa. Journal of Andrology 8:349-353, 1987       

 

4.         Liu DY, Elton RA, Johnston WIH and Baker HWG. Spermatozoal nuclear chromatin decondensation in vitro. A test for sperm immaturity. Comparison with results of human in vitro fertilisation. Clinical Reproduction and Fertility 5:191-201, 1987

 

5.         Liu DY, Du Plessis YP, Nayudu PL, Johnston WIH and Baker WHG. The use of in vitro fertilization to evaluate putative tests of human sperm function. Fertility and Sterility 49:272-277, 1988

 

6.         Liu DY and Baker HWG. The proportion of sperm with poor morphology but normal intact acrosomes detected with Pisum Sativum agglutinin correlates with fertilization in vitro. Fertility and Sterility 50:288-293, 1988

 

7.         Liu DY, Lopata A, Johnston WIH and Baker HWG. A human sperm-zona pellucida binding test using oocytes that failed to fertilize in vitro. Fertility and Sterility 50:782-788, 1988

 

8.                  Liu DY, Lopata A, Johnston WIH and Baker HWG. Human sperm-zona pellucida binding, sperm characteristics and in vitro fertilization. Human Reproduction 4:696-701, 1989.

 

9.                  Liu DY and Baker HWG. Hypoosmotic sperm swelling test as a sperm function test. Fertility and Sterility 51:365-366, 1989.

 

10.              Liu DY, Clarke GN, Lopata A, Johnston WIH and Baker HWG. A sperm-zona pellucida binding test and in vitro fertilization. Fertility and Sterility 52: 281-287,1989.

 

11.              Baker HWG and Liu DY. New tests of human sperm function and in vitro fertilization. Reproduction, Fertility and Development 1:179-182, 1989.

 

12.              Liu DY and Baker HWG. Inducing the human acrosome reaction with a calcium ionophore A23187 decreases sperm-zona pellucida binding with oocytes that failed to fertilize in vitro. Journal of Reproduction and Fertility 89:127-134, 1990. 

 

13.              Liu DY and Baker HWG. Relationships between human sperm acrosin, acrosomes, morphology and in vitro fertilization. Human Reproduction. 5:298-303, 1990.

 

14.              O'Bryan MK, Baker HWG, Saunders JR, Kirszbaum L, Walker ID, Hudson, P, Liu DY, d'Apice AJF and Murphy BF. Human seminal clusterin (SP40,40). Isolation and characterization. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 85:1477-1486, 1990. 

 

15.              Liu DY, Lopata A and Baker HWG. Use of oocytes that failed to be fertilized in vitro to study sperm-oocyte interaction: comparison of sperm-oolemma and sperm-zona pellucida binding, and relationship with results of IVF.  Reproduction, Fertility and Development. 2:641-650, 1990.

 

16.              Liu DY, Clarke GN and Baker HWG. Inhibition of human sperm-zona pellucida and sperm-oolemma binding by antisperm antibodies. Fertility and Sterility. 55:440-442, 1991.

 

17.              Liu DY, Clarke GN and Baker HWG. Relationship between sperm motility assessed with the Hamilton-Thorn Motility Analyzer and fertilization rates in vitro. Journal of Andrology, 12:231-239, 1991.

 

18.              Liu DY, Lopata A, Pantke P and Baker HWG. Horse and marmoset sperm bind to the zona pellucida of salt stored human oocytes. Fertility and Sterility, 56:764-767, 1991.

 

19.              Liu DY and Baker HWG. Morphology of spermatozoa bound to the zona pellucida of human oocytes that failed to fertilize in vitro. Journal of Reproduction and Fertility, 94:71-84, 1992.

 

20.              Ng FLH, Liu DY and Baker HWG. Comparison of Percoll, mini-percoll and swim-up methods for sperm preparation from abnormal semen samples. Human Reproduction, 7:261-266, 1992.

 

21.              Liu DY and Baker HWG. Tests of human sperm function and fertilization in vitro. Fertility and Sterility, 58:465-483, 1992.

 

22.              Liu DY and Baker HWG. Sperm nuclear chromatin normality: relationship with sperm morphology, sperm-zona pellucida binding and fertilization rates in vitro. Fertility and Sterility 58:1178-1184, 1992.

 

23.              Liu DY and Baker HWG. Inhibition of acrosin activity with a Trypsin inhibitor blocks human sperm penetration of the zona pellucida. Biology of Reproduction 48:340-348, 1993.

 

24.              Baker HWG and Liu DY, Bourne H and Lopata A. Diagnosis of sperm defects in selecting patients for assisted fertilization.  Human Reproduction, 8:1779-1780, 1993.

 

25.              Liu DY and Baker HWG. Tests of sperm function. Fertility and Sterility, 59:698-699, 1993.

 

26.              Liu DY and Baker HWG. A new test for the assessment of sperm-zona pellucida penetration: relationship with results of other sperm tests and fertilization in vitro. Human Reproduction, 9:489-496, 1994.

 

27.              Liu DY and Baker HWG. Acrosome status and morphology of human sperm bound to the zona pellucida and oolemma determined using oocytes that failed to fertilize in vitro. Human Reproduction, 9:673-679,1994.

 

28.              Liu DY and Baker HWG. Disorderd acrosome reaction of sperm bound to the zona pellucida (ZP). a newly discovered sperm defect causing infertility with reduced sperm-ZP penetration and reduced fertilization in vitro. Human Reproduction, 9:1694-1994, 1994.

 

29.              O'Bryan MK, Murphy BF, Liu DY, Clarke GN and Baker HWG. The use of anticlusterin monoclonal antibodies for the combined assessment of human sperm morphology and acrosome integrity. Human Reproduction, 9:1490-1496, 1994.

 

30.              Clarke,GN, Liu DY and Baker HWG. Immunoinfertility: a case study with implications for immunocontraception. Archives of Andrology, 35:21-27, 1995.

 

31.              Liu DY, Robyn Johnston R and Baker HWG. Ability of sperm to bind to the zona pellucida during oligozoospermia induced with testosterone during a male contraceptive trial. International Journal of Andrology 18 (Suppl 1):39-44, 1995 1995.

 

32.              Johnston RC, Clarke GN, Liu DY, and Baker HWG. Assessment of the Sperm Quality Analyser (SQA). Fertility and Sterility, 63:1071-1076, 1995.

 

33.              Liu DY, Bourne H and Baker HWG. Fertilization and pregnancy with acrosome intact sperm by intracytoplasmic sperm injection in patients with disordered zona pellucida induced acrosome reaction. Fertility and Sterility, 64:116-121, 1995.

 

34.              Bourne H, Liu DY, Clarke GN and Baker HWG.  Normal fertilization and embryo development with an round headed acrosomeless sperm. Fertility and  Sterility, 63:1329-1332, 1995.

 

35.              Pantke P, Hyland J, Galloway DB, Liu DY and Baker HWG. Development of a zona pellucida sperm binding assay for the assessment of stallion fertility. Biology of Reproduction, Monograph 1 (Equine Reproduction VI):681-687, 1995.

 

36.              Bourne H, Richings N, Liu DY, Clarke GN, Harari O and Baker HGW. Sperm preparation for intracytoplasmic injection: methods and relationship to fertilization results. Fertility, Reproduction and Development,7:177-183, 1995.

 

37.              Liu DY and Baker HWG. A simple method for assessment of the human acrosome reaction of spermatozoa bound to the zona pellucida: lack of relatioship with ionophore A23187-induced acrosome reaction. Human Reproduction, 11:551-557, 1996.

 

38.              Liu DY and Baker HWG. Relationship between the zona pellucida (ZP) and ionophore A23187 induced acrosome reaction and the ability of sperm to penetrate the ZP in men with normal sperm-ZP binding. Fertility and Sterility, 66:312-315, 1996.

 

39.              Garrett C, Liu DY and Baker HWG. Selectivity of the human sperm-zona pellucida bining process to sperm head morphometry. Fertility and Sterility, 67, 362-371, 1997.

 

40.              Liu DY, Bourne H and Baker HWG. High fertilization and pregnancy rates after intracytoplasmic sperm injection in patients with disordered zona pellucida-induced acrosome reaction. Fertility and Sterility. 67, 955-958, 1997.

 

41.              Liu DY, Baker HWG, Pears MJ and d Apice AJF. Normal sperm-zona pellucida interaction and fertilization in vitro in a-1,3-galactosyltransferase gene knockout mice. Molecular Human Reproduction. 3, 1015-1016, 1997.

 

42.              Liu DY and Baker HWG. Protein Kinase C plays an important role in human zona pellucida-induced acrosome reaction. Molecular Human Reproduction, 3, 1037-1043, 1997.

 

43.              Liu DY and Baker HWG. Calcium ionophore-induced acrosome reaction correlates with fertilization rates in vitro in patients with teratozoospermic semen. Human Reproduction, 13:905-910, 1998.

 

44.              Liu DY, Martic M, Clarke GN, Dunlop ME and Baker HWG. An important role of actin polymerization in the human zona pellucida-induced acrosome reaction. Molecular Human Reproduction, 5: 941-949, 1999.

 

45.              Liu DY and Baker HWG.  Defective sperm-zona pellucida interaction: a major cause of failure of fertilization in clinical in-vitro fertilization. Human Reproduction, 15: 702-708, 2000.

 

46.              Baker HWG, Liu DY, C Garrett and M Martic The human acrosome reaction. Asian Journal of Andrology, 2: 172-178, 2000.

 

47.              Liu DY, Clarke GN, Martic M, Garrett C and Baker HWG. Frequency of disordered zona pellucida (ZP)-induced acrosome reaction in infertile men with normal semen analysis and normal sperm-ZP binding. Human Reproduction, 6: 1185-1190, 2001.

 

48.              Liu DY, Martic M, Clarke, GN, Grkovic I, Garrett C, Dunlop ME and Baker HWG. An anti-actin monoclonal antibody inhibits the zona pellucida induced acrosome reaction and hyperactivated motility of human sperm. Molecular Human Reproduction, 8, 37-47, 2002.

 

49.              Liu DY, Martic M, Garrett C, Dunlop ME and Baker HWG. Phorbol myristate acetate induces ruffling of the acrosome of human spermatozoa. Fertility and Sterility, 78: 128-136, 2002.

 

50.              Liu DY and Baker HWG. Disordered zona pellucida induced acrosome reaction and failure of in vitro fertilization in patients with unexplained infertility. Fertility and Sterility, 79: 74-80, 2003.

 

51.              Liu, DY and Baker HWG. Frequency of defective sperm-ZP interaction in severely teratospermic infertile men.  Human Reproduction, 18: 802-807, 2003. 

 

52.              Liu DY, Stewart T and Baker HWG. Normal range and variation of the zona pellucida-induced acrosome reaction in fertile men. Fertility and Sterility, 80: 384-389, 2003.

 

53.              Garrett C, Liu DY, Clarke GN, Rushford, DD and Baker, HWG. Automated semen analysis variables : zona pellucida preferred sperm morphometry and straight line velocity, are related to pregnancy rate in subfertile couples. Human Reproduction, 18: 1643-1649, 2003.

 

54.              Liu DY, Garrett C and Baker HWG. Low proportions of spermatozoa can bind to the zona pellucida of human oocytes. Human Reproduction, 18: 2382-2389, 2003.

 

55.              Clarke GN, Liu DY and Baker HWG. Improved sperm cryopreservation after very rapid cooling above the freezing point.  Reproduction, Fertility and Development, 15: 377-381,  2003.

 

56.              Liu, DY and Baker HWG. High frequency of defective sperm-ZP interaction in oligozoospermic infertile men.  Human Reproduction, 19:228-233, 2004.

 

57.              Martic M, Moses E, Adams T, Liu DY, Gook D, Garrett C, Dunlop ME, Baker HWG Recombinant human zona pellucida proteins ZP1, ZP2 and ZP3 co-expressed in a human cell line. Asian Journal of Andrology. 6: 3-13, 2004. 

 

58.              Apedaile AE, Garrett C, Liu DY Clarke GN, Johnston SA and Baker HWG. Flow cytometry and microscopic acridine orange test: relationship with standard semen analysis. Reproductive BioMedicine Online. 8 (4):398-407, 2004.

 

59.              Liu DY, Zhu WJ and Baker HWG. Importance role of assessment of sperm function in clinical management of infertility in IVF/ICSI. Reproduction & Contraception (Chinese) 24 (4): 193-199, 2004.

 

60.              Liu DY, Garrett C and Baker HWG.  Clinical application of sperm-oocyte interaction tests in in vitro fertilization-embryo transfer and intracytoplasmic sperm injection programs. Fertility and Sterility,  In press 2004.

 

61.              Liu DY, Clarke GN and Baker HWG.  Exposing sperm surface actin epitopes during vitro culture relates to sperm functions and capacitation in vitro. Human Reproduction Submitted 2004.

 

62.              Apedaile AE, Garrett C, Liu DY Clarke GN, Bourne H, Johnston SA and Baker HWG.  Does sperm DNA assessment by the flow cytometry acridine orange test predict ART outcome? Reproductive BioMedicine Online. Submitted 2004.

 

 

 

 


                                                  Publications (Book Chapters)

 

 

1             Baker HWG, Ng FLH and Liu DY. Preparation and analysis of semen for IVF/GIFT. In Handbook of In Vitro Fertilization. (1st Edition) Trounson A. O. and Gardner D.K., (eds), CRC press, Boca Raton, pp34-56, 1993.

 

2                         Liu DY and Baker HWG. Tests for human sperm-zona pellucida binding and penetration. In Male Factor in Human Infertility, Tesarik, J. (ed), Ares-Serono Symposia Publications, Frontiers in Endocrinology, Volume 8. Rome, Italy, pp169-185, 1994.

 

3                         Bourne H, Richings N, Liu DY, Clarke GN, Harari O and Baker HGW. Sperm preparation for intracytoplasmic injection: methods and relationship to fertilization results. In Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection-The Revolution in Male Infertility,. Flaherty S. P. and Matthews C.D. (eds), CSIRO Australia, pp43-49. 1995.

 

4                         Baker HWG and Liu DY. Assessment of nuclear maturity. In Human Spermatozoa in Assisted Reproduction (2nd Edition), Acosta, A.A. and Kruger, T.F. (eds), The Parthenon Publishing Group, New York, pp93-203, 1996.

 

5                         Baker HWG, Liu DY and Bourne H. Assessment of the male and preparation of sperm for ARTs. In Handbook of In Vitro Fertilization. (2nd Edition), Trounson A.O. and Gardner D.K., (eds), CRC press, Boca Raton, pp99-126, 1999.

 

 

Publications--Letters To Editor, Invited

Symposium Abstracts or Papers

 

1.            Liu DY and Baker HWG. Hypoosmotic sperm swelling test as a sperm function test (Letter to the Editor and reply). Fertility and Sterility 51:365-366, 1989.

 

2             Pantke P, Hyland JH, Galloway DB, Liu DY and Baker HWG. Development of zona pellucida sperm binding assay for the assessment of stallion fertility. Australian Equine Veterinarian, 10(2):91, 1992.

 

3             Liu DY and Baker HWG. Relationship between sperm motility assessed with the Hamilton-Thorn Motility Analyzer and fertilization rates in vitro. Fertility Digest 5:8-12, 1992

 

4             Liu DY and Baker HWG. Tests of sperm function. Fertility and Sterility (Letter to Editor and reply) 59:698-699, 1993

 

5             Liu DY and Baker HWG. Morphology of spermatozoa bound to the zona pellucida of human oocytes that failed to fertilize in vitro. Fertility Digest 3: 3-5, 1993.

 

6                         Baker HWG, Liu DY, Bourne H and Lopata A. Diagnosis of sperm defects in selecting patients for assisted fertilization. Fertility Digest 3: 9-11, 1994.

 

7                         Baker HWG and Liu DY and Bourne H. Clinical characteristics of disordered zona pellucida induced acrosome reaction: a newly described cause of infertility. In Human Acrosome reaction (eds) P Fenichel, J Parinaud. Colloque INSERM/John Libbey Eurotext Ltd 1995 Vol 236 pp434-435.

 

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