Benjamin M. Liu, BMBS, Ph.D.
George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences
Benjamin M. Liu, BMBS, Ph.D., is an assistant professor of pathology, pediatrics and microbiology, immunology and tropical medicine at the George Washington University School of Medicine & Health Sciences and the assistant director of the Microbiology and the Infectious Disease Molecular Diagnostics Laboratory at the Children's National Hospital.
Liu’s research has focused on understanding molecular mechanisms of virus-host cell interactions, antiviral innate immunity and novel antiviral development. He is also interested in development and validation of novel molecular tests for laboratory-based diagnosis of infectious diseases.
Liu has published more than 60 peer-reviewed journal articles, book chapters and conference abstracts. He has delivered over 50 invited lectures and presentations on a variety of national and international conferences on clinical/molecular microbiology, virology and infectious diseases diagnostics. He serves as an editor for multiple peer-reviewed scientific journals in molecular sciences, microbiology and virology. He also serves on committees of different professional societies, including the American Society for Virology and the Pan American Society for Clinical Virology. He is the councilor of the Washington, D.C. Branch of ASM.
Liu’s research has focused on understanding molecular mechanisms of virus-host cell interactions, antiviral innate immunity and novel antiviral development. He is also interested in development and validation of novel molecular tests for laboratory-based diagnosis of infectious diseases.
Liu has published more than 60 peer-reviewed journal articles, book chapters and conference abstracts. He has delivered over 50 invited lectures and presentations on a variety of national and international conferences on clinical/molecular microbiology, virology and infectious diseases diagnostics. He serves as an editor for multiple peer-reviewed scientific journals in molecular sciences, microbiology and virology. He also serves on committees of different professional societies, including the American Society for Virology and the Pan American Society for Clinical Virology. He is the councilor of the Washington, D.C. Branch of ASM.