Research Areas

· Reproductive Immunology

Research Interests

· Immunology on normal pregnancy and pregnancy-related diseases (recurrent pregnancy loss, pre-eclampsia, preterm birth, etc.): roles, mechanisms and clinical translation.

Brief Introduction

· In 2006, I set up one of the earliest reproductive immunology unit in China. With "Pregnancy and Immunity" as the main research direction, my team focuses on determine the roles, mechanisms and intervention strategy in view of immune checkpoint molecules (PD-1/PD-L1, Tim-3/Gal-9, LILRB), immune metabolism, immune memory, immune aging, autophagy in normal pregnancy and pregnancy-related diseases (recurrent pregnancy loss, pre-eclampsia, preterm birth, etc.).

Education

· M.D. in Immunology at University Hospital of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany

· Ph.D. in Obstetrics and Gynecology at Huzhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China

· Master in Obstetrics and Gynecology at Tongji Medical University, Wuhan, China

· Bachelor in Medicine at Tongji Medical University, Wuhan, China

Professional Experience

· Professor, Institute of Reproductive Health, Tongji Medical College at Hashing University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China

· Visiting scholar, Department of Microbiology and Immunology, at Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science, Vernon Hills, IL, USA

· Visiting scholar, Immunology Institute, University Hospital of Duisburg-Essen, Essen, Germany

Awards and Honors

· 2019 Distinguished Service Award, American Society for Reproductive Immunology

· 2018 to present, Associated Editor of American Journal of Reproductive Immunology

· 2020 to present, Editorial member of Journal of Reproductive Immunology

· 2018 Co-chair, John Godson Award Competition, In: American-Sino Joint Meeting of Reproductive Immunology, Shanghai, China

· 2017 Co-Chair, Session 12 on “Co-stimulatory signals and pathways at maternal fetal interface”, in: 37th annual congress for the American Society of Reproductive Immunology (ASRI), Chicago, USA

Publications

· A complete list for Dr. Liao’s publications can be found at:

· https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=Liao+Aihua%2C+Wuhan&sort=date

Talent Training

· I have trained 32 doctoral and postgraduate students in China or abroad. Among them, 7, as Ph.D. candidates, were received the official overseas grant from the China Scholarship Council, and went to Ghent University in Belgium (2 persons), Yale University (1 person), Wayne State University (1 person), Jena University in Germany (1 person), Copenhagen University in Denmark (1 person), and Helsinki University in Finland (1 person).