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Faculty Profile Last Modified Time: 10:51:01 AM Tue, 15 Feb 2022   Contact Information Yuying Liu Associated Profiles  Associate Professor, Pediatrics, UT Health Science Center at Houston     Yuying.Liu@uth.tmc.edu     713-500-5747    Web Link    Autoimmunity, Inflammation, Probiotics, Microbiota, Metabolomics, Gut-Brain Interaction    Associated Profiles Professional Preparation Research and Expertise Affiliations Appointments  Professional Preparation  Degree Major Institution Year  MEd Curriculum and Instruction University of Houston 2012  PhD Gynecologic Oncology Peking University Health Science Center 1998  Research and Expertise Research Interests   Our basic research interests focus on the impact of probiotics in neonatal GI-related diseases and autoimmune disorders; the mechanism of probiotics in regulating immunity, modulating gut microbiota and microbial-associated metabolites; the effects of probiotics in gut-brain axis; and the effect of human breast milk factors on the function of probiotics. Our basic research lab also involves in clinical research projects including the completed study of the effect of probiotic Lactobacillus reuteri on infantile colic, and ongoing "Road to discovery for combination probiotic BB-12 with LGG in treating autism spectrum disorder". We process patient samples, analyze the circulating immune cells, plasma and fecal inflammatory biomarkers, gut permeability markers, and stool DNA isolations for gut microbiota analysis, monitoring the quality of probiotic products by measuring how many CFUs in the probiotic product. We also support GI fellows' research projects including assisting IRB protocol preparation (lab-related contents), study design, sample processing, assay, and analysis.  Publications/Creative Works Click here to search for this faculty member's publications on PubMed.  Affiliations  Research Consortia Gulf Coast Consortia Immunology Cluster  Appointments Title Department / School Institution Associate Professor Pediatrics UT Health Science Center at Houston

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