Faculty
Renyi Liu
Assistant Professor and Evolutionary Genomicist (Ph.D., 2005, University of Georgia)
Office: 3109 Batchelor Hall
Phone: (951) 827-3987
Fax: (951) 827-4437
Email: renyi.liu@ucr.edu
Research Interests
We apply computational, phylogenetic and molecular tools to analyze plant and bacterial genomes. Our primary focus is to investigate the evolutionary mechanisms underlying the diversification and adaptation of plants and bacteria, and the origin and evolution of complex systems.
Some Publications
Liu, R. and Ochman, H. 2007. The origins of flagellar gene operons and secondary flagellar systems. J. Bacteriol. doi:10.1128/JB.00643-07.
Liu, R., Vitte, C., Ma, J., Mahama, A.A., Dhliwayo, T., Lee, M. and Bennetzen, J.L. 2007. A GeneTrek analysis of the maize genome. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U S A 104:11844-49.
Liu, R. and Asmussen, M.A. 2007. Cytonuclear dynamics of selfing populations under selection. Theor. Popul. Biol. 71:445-53.
Liu R. and Ochman, H. 2007. Stepwise formation of the bacterial flagellar system. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U S A 104:7116-21.
Ochman, H., Liu, R. and Rocha, E.P.C. 2007. Erosion of interaction networks in reduced and degraded genomes. J. Exp. Zool. (Mol. Dev. Evol.) 308B:97-103.
Bruggmann, R., et al. 2006. Uneven chromosome contraction and expansion in the maize genome. Genome Res. 16:1241-51.
Bennetzen, J.L., Liu, R., Ma, J. and Pontaroli, A. 2005. Maize genome structure and rearrangement. Maydica 50:387-92.
Bennetzen, J.L., Coleman, C., Liu, R., Ma, J. and Ramakrishna, W. 2004. Consistent Over-estimation of Gene Number in Complex Plant Genomes. Curr. Opin. Plant Biol. 7:732-6.
Liu, R., Ferrenberg, A.M., Gilliland, L.U., Meagher, R.B. and Asmussen, M.A. 2003. Detection of deleterious genotypes in multigenerational studies. III. Estimation of selection components in highly selfing populations. Genet. Res. 82:41-53.