Johné Liu
PhD
Senior Scientist, Inflammation and Chronic Disease
Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
Professor, Obstetrics & Gynecology
Professor, Biochemistry (BMI), Cross-appointed
University of Ottawa
Contact
613-737-8899 x 72906
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3381-5030
Ms. Faith Izevbizua fizevbizua@ohri.ca 613-737-8899 ext 71141
Research Groups
LIU Lab
Bio
After completing his undergraduate degree in China (South China University of Agriculture), he moved to Canada for his MSc (Plant Science, Dr. JF Peterson as supervisor) and PhD (Biochemistry, Dr. Gordon Shore as supervisor) at McGill University. Following postdoctoral training in the lab of Dr. Tony Pawson of Toronto’s Mount Sinai Hospital, he joined OHRI (then known as Loeb Medical Research Institute) in 1993 as a scientist and assistant professor at the University of Ottawa.
Major Awards
Michel Chrétien Researcher of the Year (2009)
Premier's Research Excellence Award (PREA) (2000-2005)
Medical Research Council (now CIHR) Scholarship (1995-2000)
News
Publications
Engineered spermidine-secreting Saccharomyces boulardii enhances olfactory memory in Drosophila melanogaster
2025-10-31 Go to publicationEngineered spermidine-secreting Saccharomyces boulardii ameliorates colitis and colon cancer in mice.
2025-08-30 Go to publicationEngineered spermidine-secreting Saccharomyces boulardii enhances olfactory memory in Drosophila melanogaster
2025-01-30 Go to publicationEngineered spermidine-secreting Saccharomyces boulardii ameliorate colitis and colon cancer in mice
2025-01-19 Go to publicationInositol 1, 4, 5-trisphosphate receptor is required for spindle assembly in Xenopus oocytes
2022-12-01 Go to publication