Wendy Liu • UCI Profiles

Wendy F. Liu

Title(s)	Associate Professor, Biomedical Engineering
School	Samueli School of Engineering
Address	2412 Engineering III Zot 2730 Irvine CA 92697
Phone	(949) 824-1682
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Research

Research Activities and Funding

Regulation of microglia by tissue stiffness and Piezo1 in Alzheimer's disease
NIH R21AG069067Sep 30, 2020 - Aug 31, 2022
Role: Principal Investigator

Biophysical regulation of macrophage function
NIH R01AI151301Sep 22, 2020 - Aug 31, 2025
Role: Principal Investigator

Mechanical regulation of skin repair and regeneration
NIH R21AR077288Jul 1, 2020 - Jun 30, 2022
Role: Principal Investigator

Epigenetic regulation of macrophage response to biomaterial implants
NIH R21EB027840Apr 18, 2019 - Jan 31, 2021
Role: Co-Principal Investigator

Mechanochemical regulation of macrophages by the extracellular matrix during wound healing
NIH R21AI128519Jun 1, 2017 - May 31, 2019
Role: Principal Investigator

Engineering Biomaterials to Exert Molecular Control of Immune Cell Function
NIH DP2DE023319Sep 30, 2012 - Aug 31, 2017
Role: Principal Investigator

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Publications

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Stiffness- and Bioactive Factor-Mediated Protection of Self-Assembled Cartilage against Macrophage Challenge in a Novel Co-Culture System. Cartilage. 2022 Jan-Mar; 13(1):19476035221081466. Donahue RP, Link JM, Meli VS, Hu JC, Liu WF, Athanasiou KA. PMID: 35313741; PMCID: PMC9137312.

View in: PubMed Mentions: 1 Fields:
Bio Biomedical Engineering Ort Orthopedics Tra Transplantation
Translation:Cells
Multiplexed Detection of Secreted Cytokines at near-Molecular Resolution Elucidates Macrophage Polarization Heterogeneity. Anal Chem. 2022 01 18; 94(2):658-668. Herrera V, Hsu SJ, Naveen VY, Liu WF, Haun JB. PMID: 34936345.

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Che Chemistry Techniques
Translation:Cells
Characterization of Macrophage and Cytokine Interactions with Biomaterials Used in Negative-Pressure Wound Therapy. Bioengineering (Basel). 2021 Dec 22; 9(1). Veerasubramanian PK, Joe VC, Liu WF, Downing TL. PMID: 35049711; PMCID: PMC8773312.

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Isolation and characterization of porcine macrophages and their inflammatory and fusion responses in different stiffness environments. Biomater Sci. 2021 Nov 23; 9(23):7851-7861. Meli VS, Donahue RP, Link JM, Hu JC, Athanasiou KA, Liu WF. PMID: 34514479; PMCID: PMC8612978.

View in: PubMed Mentions: 1 Fields:
Bio Biomedical Engineering The Therapeutics
Translation:Animals Cells
A Src-H3 acetylation signaling axis integrates macrophage mechanosensation with inflammatory response. Biomaterials. 2021 12; 279:121236. Veerasubramanian PK, Shao H, Meli VS, Phan TAQ, Luu TU, Liu WF, Downing TL. PMID: 34753038; PMCID: PMC8939266.

View in: PubMed Mentions: 3 Fields:
Bio Biomedical Engineering
Translation:Cells
Crosstalk Between CD11b and Piezo1 Mediates Macrophage Responses to Mechanical Cues. Front Immunol. 2021; 12:689397. Atcha H, Meli VS, Davis CT, Brumm KT, Anis S, Chin J, Jiang K, Pathak MM, Liu WF. PMID: 34630381; PMCID: PMC8493066.

View in: PubMed Mentions: 2 Fields:
All Allergy and Immunology
Translation:Animals Cells
Mechanically activated ion channel Piezo1 modulates macrophage polarization and stiffness sensing. Nat Commun. 2021 05 31; 12(1):3256. Atcha H, Jairaman A, Holt JR, Meli VS, Nagalla RR, Veerasubramanian PK, Brumm KT, Lim HE, Othy S, Cahalan MD, Pathak MM, Liu WF. PMID: 34059671; PMCID: PMC8167181.

View in: PubMed Mentions: 25 Fields:
Bio Biology Sci Science
Translation:Humans Animals Cells
YAP-mediated mechanotransduction tunes the macrophage inflammatory response. Sci Adv. 2020 12; 6(49). Meli VS, Atcha H, Veerasubramanian PK, Nagalla RR, Luu TU, Chen EY, Guerrero-Juarez CF, Yamaga K, Pandori W, Hsieh JY, Downing TL, Fruman DA, Lodoen MB, Plikus MV, Wang W, Liu WF. PMID: 33277245; PMCID: PMC7717914.

View in: PubMed Mentions: 23 Fields:
Sci Science
Translation:Humans Cells
Biophysical and epigenetic regulation of cancer stemness, invasiveness and immune action. Curr Tissue Microenviron Rep. 2020 Dec; 1(4):277-300. Veerasubramanian PK, Trinh A, Akhtar N, Liu WF, Downing TL. PMID: 33817661; PMCID: PMC8015331.

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Effects of Surface-Bound Collagen-Mimetic Peptides on Macrophage Uptake and Immunomodulation. Front Bioeng Biotechnol. 2020; 8:747. Rowley AT, Meli VS, Wu-Woods NJ, Chen EY, Liu WF, Wang SW. PMID: 32719788; PMCID: PMC7348040.

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Matrix crosslinking enhances macrophage adhesion, migration, and inflammatory activation. APL Bioeng. 2019 Mar; 3(1):016103. Hsieh JY, Keating MT, Smith TD, Meli VS, Botvinick EL, Liu WF. PMID: 31069336; PMCID: PMC6481736.

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Biophysical regulation of macrophages in health and disease. J Leukoc Biol. 2019 08; 106(2):283-299. Meli VS, Veerasubramanian PK, Atcha H, Reitz Z, Downing TL, Liu WF. PMID: 30861205; PMCID: PMC7001617.

View in: PubMed Mentions: 24 Fields:
All Allergy and Immunology
Translation:Humans Animals Cells
Extracellular Matrix-Based Strategies for Immunomodulatory Biomaterials Engineering. Adv Healthc Mater. 2019 04; 8(8):e1801578. Rowley AT, Nagalla RR, Wang SW, Liu WF. PMID: 30714328; PMCID: PMC7568845.

View in: PubMed Mentions: 27 Fields:
Bio Biomedical Engineering Tec Technology
Translation:Humans Animals Cells
Pushing the limits of detection for proteins secreted from single cells using quantum dots. Analyst. 2019 Jan 28; 144(3):980-989. Herrera V, Hsu SJ, Rahim MK, Chen C, Nguyen L, Liu WF, Haun JB. PMID: 30270391; PMCID: PMC6349524.

View in: PubMed Mentions: 8 Fields:
Che Chemistry Techniques
Translation:Humans Cells
Control by cell size. Nat Mater. 2018 12; 17(12):1055-1056. Liu WF. PMID: 30470831.

View in: PubMed Mentions: 1 Fields:
Che Chemistry Sci Science
Translation:Cells
A Low-Cost Mechanical Stretching Device for Uniaxial Strain of Cells: A Platform for Pedagogy in Mechanobiology. J Biomech Eng. 2018 08 01; 140(8). Atcha H, Davis CT, Sullivan NR, Smith TD, Anis S, Dahbour WZ, Robinson ZR, Grosberg A, Liu WF. PMID: 30003248; PMCID: PMC6056193.

View in: PubMed Mentions: 6 Fields:
Bio Biomedical Engineering
Translation:Animals Cells
Incorporation of a Ligand Peptide for Immune Inhibitory Receptor LAIR-1 on Biomaterial Surfaces Inhibits Macrophage Inflammatory Responses. Adv Healthc Mater. 2017 Dec; 6(24). Kim YK, Chu SH, Hsieh JY, Kamoku CM, Tenner AJ, Liu WF, Wang SW. PMID: 29083540; PMCID: PMC5792650.

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Bio Biomedical Engineering Tec Technology
Translation:Humans Cells
Harnessing macrophage plasticity for tissue regeneration. Adv Drug Deliv Rev. 2017 05 15; 114:193-205. Smith TD, Nagalla RR, Chen EY, Liu WF. PMID: 28449872.

View in: PubMed Mentions: 25 Fields:
Dru Drug Therapy Pha Pharmacology
Translation:Humans Animals Cells
Differential regulation of macrophage inflammatory activation by fibrin and fibrinogen. Acta Biomater. 2017 01 01; 47:14-24. Hsieh JY, Smith TD, Meli VS, Tran TN, Botvinick EL, Liu WF. PMID: 27662809; PMCID: PMC5426227.

View in: PubMed Mentions: 53 Fields:
Bio Biomedical Engineering
Translation:Animals Cells
Regulation of macrophage polarization and plasticity by complex activation signals. Integr Biol (Camb). 2016 09 12; 8(9):946-55. Smith TD, Tse MJ, Read EL, Liu WF. PMID: 27492191; PMCID: PMC5148158.

View in: PubMed Mentions: 43 Fields:
Bio Biology
Translation:Animals Cells
Macrophage secretion heterogeneity in engineered microenvironments revealed using a microwell platform. Integr Biol (Camb). 2016 07 11; 8(7):751-60. McWhorter FY, Smith TD, Luu TU, Rahim MK, Haun JB, Liu WF. PMID: 27291691.

View in: PubMed Mentions: 7 Fields:
Bio Biology
Translation:Animals Cells
Label-free identification of macrophage phenotype by fluorescence lifetime imaging microscopy. J Biomed Opt. 2016 Apr 30; 21(4):46005. Alfonso-García A, Smith TD, Datta R, Luu TU, Gratton E, Potma EO, Liu WF. PMID: 27086689; PMCID: PMC4833856.

View in: PubMed Mentions: 23 Fields:
Bio Biomedical Engineering Oph Ophthalmology
Translation:Animals Cells
Topographical modulation of macrophage phenotype by shrink-film multi-scale wrinkles. Biomater Sci. 2016 Jun 24; 4(6):948-52. Wang T, Luu TU, Chen A, Khine M, Liu WF. PMID: 27125253; PMCID: PMC9061279.

View in: PubMed Mentions: 18 Fields:
Bio Biomedical Engineering The Therapeutics
Translation:Animals Cells
Micro- and Nanopatterned Topographical Cues for Regulating Macrophage Cell Shape and Phenotype. ACS Appl Mater Interfaces. 2015 Dec 30; 7(51):28665-72. Luu TU, Gott SC, Woo BW, Rao MP, Liu WF. PMID: 26605491; PMCID: PMC4797644.

View in: PubMed Mentions: 70 Fields:
Bio Biomedical Engineering Bio Biotechnology
Translation:Animals Cells
Biomolecular strategies to modulate the macrophage response to implanted materials. J Mater Chem B. 2016 Mar 07; 4(9):1600-1609. Kim YK, Chen EY, Liu WF. PMID: 32263014.

View in: PubMed Mentions: 11 Fields:
Bio Biochemistry Bio Biotechnology Nan Nanotechnology
Physical and mechanical regulation of macrophage phenotype and function. Cell Mol Life Sci. 2015 Apr; 72(7):1303-16. McWhorter FY, Davis CT, Liu WF. PMID: 25504084; PMCID: PMC4795453.

View in: PubMed Mentions: 115 Fields:
Cel Cell Biology Mol Molecular Biology
Translation:Humans Cells
Modification of biomaterials with a self-protein inhibits the macrophage response. Adv Healthc Mater. 2014 Jul; 3(7):989-94. Kim YK, Que R, Wang SW, Liu WF. PMID: 24573988; PMCID: PMC4272238.

View in: PubMed Mentions: 22 Fields:
Bio Biomedical Engineering Tec Technology
Translation:Humans Animals Cells
Real-time imaging of Toxoplasma-infected human monocytes under fluidic shear stress reveals rapid translocation of intracellular parasites across endothelial barriers. Cell Microbiol. 2014 Apr; 16(4):580-95. Ueno N, Harker KS, Clarke EV, McWhorter FY, Liu WF, Tenner AJ, Lodoen MB. PMID: 24245749; PMCID: PMC4141879.

View in: PubMed Mentions: 23 Fields:
Cel Cell Biology Mic Microbiology
Translation:Humans Animals Cells
Modulation of macrophage phenotype by cell shape. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2013 Oct 22; 110(43):17253-8. McWhorter FY, Wang T, Nguyen P, Chung T, Liu WF. PMID: 24101477; PMCID: PMC3808615.

View in: PubMed Mentions: 369 Fields:
Sci Science
Translation:Animals Cells
Inflammatory response assessment of a hybrid tissue-engineered heart valve leaflet. Ann Biomed Eng. 2013 Feb; 41(2):316-26. Alavi SH, Liu WF, Kheradvar A. PMID: 23053298.

View in: PubMed Mentions: 4 Fields:
Bio Biomedical Engineering
Translation:Humans Cells
Mechanical regulation of cellular phenotype: implications for vascular tissue regeneration. Cardiovasc Res. 2012 Jul 15; 95(2):215-22. Liu WF. PMID: 22628449.

View in: PubMed Mentions: 9 Fields:
Car Cardiology Vas Vascular Diseases
Translation:Humans Animals Cells