Name: Yingjuan Liu, PhD
Gender: Female
Title: Associate Professor
E-mail: liuyingjuan620@nynu.edu.cn
Department: College of Life Science
Institution: Nanyang Normal University
Talent title: Young backbone teachers in Henan Province, Henan Province Teaching Model
Education
2008.09-2011.06, Beijing Normal University, Ph.D. in Ecology
2005.09-2008.07, Beijing Forestry University, Master in Wildlife Conservation and Utilization
2003.09-2005.07, Henan Normal University, Bachelor in Biological Science
Academic appointments
2021.06-present, Associate Professor, College of Life Science, Nanyang Normal University
2020.08-2021.06, Associate Professor, College of Life Sciences and Agricultural Engineering, Nanyang Normal University
2020.06-2020.08, Associate Professor, College of Life Science and Technology, Nanyang Normal University
2013.08-2020.06, Lecturer, College of Life Science and Technology, Nanyang Normal University
2011.06-2013.08, Postdoctor, Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences
Courses
Undergraduate student: Human Histology and Anatomy, Animal Physiology, Specialized English in Biology
Graduate students: Construction of Animal Disease Models
Research Interest
Neuromechanisms of Social Behaviors, e.g., Empathy, Aggression, Social Rank, Social Attachment, etc.
Stress and Emotional Disorders: Mainly Focus on Metabotropic Glutamate Receptors and GABA(B) receptors.
Funding
1. Henan Provincial Natural Science Foundation General Project, 232300420023, Neural mechanisms of lateral septal nucleus regulation of stress "susceptibility/resilience" in mice，Henan Provincial Department of Education，2023/01-2025/12, Manager.
2．Funds for Youth Backbone Teachers in Universities of Henan Province, 2020GGJS179, Research on the regulatory mechanism of GABA neurotransmitter system in stress susceptibility and resilience, 2021/01-2023/12, Manager.
3．National Natural Science Foundation of China Youth Project, 31501865，Study on the Effects and Mechanisms of Natural Enemy Odor Stimulation on Early Pregnancy of Female Mice, 2016/01-2018/12, Manager.
4．Key Research Projects of Higher Education Institutions in Henan Province, 15A180053，Changes in sexual attractiveness and physiological and biochemical mechanisms of female house mice before and after delivery, 2015/02-2016/12, Manager.
5．Nanyang Normal University Doctoral Program, Zx2014063, The effect and mechanism of Rattus norvegicus odor on the development of pregnant mice and their offspring, 2014/01-2016/01, Manager.
6．Postdoctoral Science Foundation General Project, 2011M500378, The role and mechanism of chemical signal regulation in the interspecific relationship between mice and sewer rats, 2011/06-2013/06, Manager.
7．National Natural Science Foundation of China general program, 32270529, The neural circuit mechanism of the hypothalamic medial preoptic area regulating comfort like behavior in mice, 2023/01-2026/12, participant.
Selected Publications
1. Ying-Juan Liu, Yan Wang, Jiao-Wen Wu, Jie Zhou, Bai-Lin Song, Yi Jiang, Lai-Fu Li*. GABAergic synapses from the ventral lateral septum to the paraventricular nucleus of hypothalamus modulate anxiety. Frontiers in Neuroscience, 2024.
2. Jie Zhou, Jiao-Wen Wu, Bai-Lin Song, Yi Jiang, Qiu-Hong Niu, Lai-Fu Li*, Ying-Juan Liu*. 5-HT1A receptors within the intermediate lateral septum modulate stress vulnerability in male mice. Progress in Neuropsychopharmacology & Biological, 2024, 132: 110966.
3. Lai-Fu Li, Zi-Lin Li, Bai-Lin Song, Yi Jiang, Yan Wang, Hua-Wei Zou, Lun-Guang Yao, Ying-Juan Liu*. Dopamine D2 receptors in the dorsomedial prefrontal cortex modulate social hierarchy in male mice. Current Zoology, 2023, 69(6): 682-693.
4. Lai-Fu Li, Hua-Wei Zou, Bai-Lin Song, Yan Wang, Yi Jiang, Zi-Lin Li, Qiu-Hong Niu*, Ying-Juan Liu*. Increased Lactobacillus abundance contributes to stress resilience in mice exposed to chronic social defeat stress. Neuroendocrinology, 2023, 113(5): 563-576.
5. Yi Jiang, Jie Zhou, Bai-Lin Song, Yan Wang, Dong-Lin Zhang, Zheng-Tian Zhang, Lai-Fu Li*, Ying-Juan Liu*. 5-HT1A receptor in the central amygdala and 5-HT2A receptor in the basolateral amygdala are involved in social hierarchy in male mice. European Journal of Pharmacology, 2023,957: 176027.
6. Yan Wang , Yi Jiang , Bai-Lin Song , Hua-Wei Zou , Zi-Lin Li , Lai-Fu Li*, Ying-Juan Liu* mGlu2/3 receptors within the ventral part of the lateral septal nuclei modulate stress resilience and vulnerability in mice. Brain Research,2022, 1779:147783.
7. Xiao-Yuan Jing, Yan Wang, Hua-Wei Zou, Zi-Lin Li, Ying-Juan Liu*, Lai-Fu Li*. mGlu2/3 receptor in the prelimbic cortex is implicated in stress resilience and vulnerability in mice. European Journal of Pharmacology, 2021, 906: 174231.
8. Hua-Wei Zou, Zi-Lin Li, Xiao-Yuan Jing, Yan Wang, Ying-Juan Liu*, Lai-Fu Li*.The GABA(B1) receptor within the infralimbic cortex is implicated in stress resilience and vulnerability in mice. Behavioural Brain Research, 2021,406:113240.
9. Zi-Lin Li; Yan Wang; Hua-Wei Zou; Xiao-Yuan Jing; Ying-Juan Liu*; Lai-Fu Li*; GABA(B) receptors within the lateral habenula modulate stress resilience and vulnerability in mice. Physiology & Behavior, 2021, 230: 113311.
10. Xiaoyuan Jing, Yunmeng Zhu,Yan Wang, Xiuxiu Liu, Mengdi Xing, Min Xia, Laifu Li, Yingjuan Liu*, The impact of chronic social defeat on the behavior of mice and its neuroendocrine mechanisms, Journal of Shaanxi Normal University (Natural Science Edition), 2020, (1):99-105.
11. Yingjuan Liu, Huifen Guo, Jianxu Zhang, Yaohua Zhang. Quantitative inheritance of volatile pheromones and darcin and their interaction in olfactory preferences of female mice, Scientific Reports, 2017,7:2094.
12. Yingjuan Liu, Laifu Li, Yaohua Zhang, Huifen Guo et al. Chronic co-species housing mice and rats increased the competitiveness of male mice, Chemical Senses, 2017,42(3):247-257.
13. Yingjuan Liu, Yaohua Zhang, Laifu Li, Ruiqing Du, Jinhua Zhang, Jianxu Zhang. Cross-fostering of male mice subtly affects female olfactory preferences. PLOS ONE, 2016, 11(1):e0146662,.
14. Yingjuan Liu, Laifu Li, Weidong Bao, Jianxu Zhang. Effects of chronic social isolation on the behavioral physiology of female rats, Journal of Shaanxi Normal University (Natural Science Edition), 2016, 44(1):71-77.
15. Yingjuan Liu, Jinhua Zhang, Dingzhen Liu, Jianxu Zhang*. Vomeronasal organ lesion disrupts social odor recognition, behaviors, and fitness in golden hamsters, Integrative Zoology, 2014, 9(3) 255-264.
16. Yingjuan Liu, Jianxu Zhang*, Jinhua Zhang, Weidong Bao, Dingzhen Liu. Vomeronasal organ ablation elicits chemosensory dysfunction and abnormal behavior in mice, Journal of Ethology, 2010, 28 (2):263-271.
17. Yingjuan Liu, Dawei Wang, Lixing Sun, Jinhua Zhang, Jianxu Zhang*. Flank gland-secreted putative chemosignals pertaining to photoperiod, endocrine states, and sociosexual behavior in golden hamsters, Current Zoology, 2010, 56 (6): 800-812.
18. Haiyang Xu, Yingjuan Liu, Mingyuan Xu, Yaohua Zhang, Jianxu Zhang*, Yijun Wu*. Inactivation of the bed nucleus of the stria terminalis suppresses the innate fear responses of rats induced by the odor of cat urine, Neuroscience, 2012, 221:21-27.
19. Yingjuan Liu, Jianxu Zhang, Jinhua Zhang, Weidong Bao. Social dominance, sexual attraction, and pheromone communication in male mice. Current Zoology，2008, 54(3):399-406.
Hornors& Awards
1. 2018, First Prize in Henan Province Teaching Skills Competition, Henan Province Teaching Model.
2. 2014 -2024, the evaluation of teaching quality is excellent.
3. 2019, 2020, Excellent Guidance Teacher of the 2nd / 3rd Henan Province College Student Life Science Competition
4. 2020, the main course "Human and Animal Physiology" won the third prize for excellent online courses in undergraduate education in Henan Province.
5. 2021, Second Prize of Teaching Excellence Award at Nanyang Normal University
6.2022, 2023, Excellent Guidance Teacher for Master's Students at Nanyang Normal University