Dr. Lu Liu

Associate Professor

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Biography

Associate Professor Lu Liu conducts research focused on uncovering the causes of and developing therapeutics for gastrointestinal and urinary bladder diseases. He has over 20 years of experience in inflammatory bowel disease, slow transit constipation, diverticular disease, and irritable bowel syndrome. In recent years, his research interests expanded to include bladder urothelium function, overactive bladder, and urinary tract infections. He completed his PhD in Pharmacology at Monash University in 1998, receiving the prestigious Mollie Holman Medal for Thesis Excellence. After his PhD, he worked as a post-doctoral research associate and senior research officer in the gastrointestinal and bladder research fields at UNSW. Liu is the Chief Investigator on several research projects that have attracted over $3 million in funding from various sources. He has extensive experience in studying physiological functions and diseases of the gastrointestinal and urinary bladder systems, leading to numerous national and international collaborations and co-authored publications.

Research Interests

Experience

Associate Professor

2015-01-01 — Present

University of New South Wales • Sydney, Australia

Teaching and supervising students in the Department of Pharmacology and conducting research related to gastrointestinal and bladder diseases.

Senior Lecturer

2009-01-01 — 2015-01-01

University of New South Wales • Sydney, Australia

Promoted from Lecturer to Senior Lecturer, continuing research and educational contributions.

Lecturer

2006-01-01 — 2009-01-01

University of New South Wales • Sydney, Australia

Started academic position at the Department of Pharmacology.

Awards

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Mollie Holman Doctoral Medal

1998-01-01
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Young Investigator Award

2009-01-01
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UNSW Vice Chancellor Teaching Award

2016-01-01

Requirements for University of New South Wales

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
IELTS
Listening
Required:6
Reading
Required:6
Writing
Required:6
Speaking
Required:6
Overall
Required:6.5
TOEFL
Listening
Required:23
Reading
Required:23
Writing
Required:23
Speaking
Required:23
Total
Required:90
PTE
Listening
Required:54
Reading
Required:54
Writing
Required:54
Speaking
Required:54
Overall
Required:64
Prerequisites
Recognised Bachelor degree Minimum 1 year relevant work experience for certain streams
Application Checklist
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