Ling Liu

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Vice professor

Last publication 2025 Last refreshed 2026-05-16

faculty

46 h-index 366 pubs 8,436 cited

Biography and Research Information

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Ling Liu researches mechanisms of cognitive decline and neurological disorders, with a focus on metabolic pathways and their restoration. Her work includes investigating how restoring metabolism in myeloid cells can reverse age-related cognitive decline and how hippocampal glucose metabolism impacts cognition in Alzheimer's disease pathologies. Liu also explores therapeutic and prophylactic strategies for prion diseases.

Her research extends to other areas of human and animal health. This includes examining the development of predictive models for posttraumatic epilepsy, analyzing alterations in the fungal microbiota of individuals with Crohn's disease, and studying the toxicological effects of pesticides like dichlorvos on liver injury in rats. Additionally, Liu has investigated the impact of dietary interventions, such as the low-FODMAP diet combined with probiotics, on Irritable Bowel Syndrome symptoms and explored methods for high-yield production of specific phytochemicals from flaxseed hulls.

Liu holds a Vice Professor position at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. Her scholarship metrics include an h-index of 22, with over 3,000 total citations across 183 publications. She is recognized as a highly cited researcher and collaborates with several colleagues at her institution, including W. Sue T. Griffin, Srinivas Ayyadevara, Meenakshisundaram Balasubramaniam, and Narasimhappagari Jagadeesh.

Metrics

  • h-index: 46
  • Publications: 366
  • Citations: 8,436

Selected Publications

  • When Two Worlds Collide: The Contribution and Association Between Genetics (APOEε4) and Neuroinflammation (IL-1β) in Alzheimer’s Neuropathogenesis (2025)
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