Dr. Liu's primary area of research is centered on critical aspects of musculoskeletal health and disorders, particularly inflammation, age-related changes in joints and bones, and skeletal diseases. His research is primarily dedicated to investigating musculoskeletal, autoimmune, and lysosomal storage diseases, with a particular emphasis on conditions like common osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, fracture healing, and rare genetic Gaucher Disease.

In the Liu Lab at Yale School of Medicine, our current research interests include 1) musculoskeletal development and disorders, with particular focuses on osteoarthritis and fracture healing; 2) inflammation and autoimmunity, with a special focus on rheumatoid arthritis; and 3) rare genetic lysosomal storage diseases, including Gaucher disease and Tay-Sachs disease.