Lin Liu MD, PhD
Lin Liu
MD, PhD
Clinical Assistant Professor
Department of Pathology and Anatomical Sciences
Jacobs School of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences
Specialty/Research Focus
Surgical Pathology
Contact Information
Patient Care
Patient Care
This faculty member is affiliated with UBMD, practicing physicians who are also professors in the Jacobs School.
View this physician on UBMDProfessional Summary:
I am an AP/CP board certified general pathologist with special interests in medical renal and genitourinary pathology.
Education and Training:
- Fellowship, Surgical Pathology, Pennsylvania Hospital, Penn Medicine (2015)
- Residency, Pathology, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (2012)
- Postdoctoral fellow, Immunology, Yale University School of Medicine (2003)
- PhD, Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of Pennsylvania (1999)
- Residency, Internal Medicine, Endocrinology, China-Japan Friendship Hospital (1994)
- MD, Medicine, Beijing Medical University (Peking University Health Science Center) (1992)
Employment:
- Clinical assistant professor, Pathology and Anatomical Science, New York State University at Buffalo (2015-present)
- Senior research associate, University of Pittsburgh (2003–2008)
Journal Articles:
- Rhys Mendel, Kabir Jalal, Lin Liu, Ying Huang, Cynthia Wan, Eric Zou, Olivia Sorci, Kanish Mohib, Samer Kareem, John E. Tomaszewski, Jon R. Von Visger, Richard Quigg, Shirley Chang and Xiaoyan Wu. (2026) Risk Stratification by Donor-Derived Cell-Free DNA: A Three-Year Single Center Study of Kidney Transplant Outcomes from 257 Patients. Frontiers in Immunology, section Alloimmunity and Transplantation (Feb)
- Bei Yang, John Tomaszewski, Lin Liu. (2022) Scedosporiosis Transmission from Near-Drowning Donor to Kidney Recipient: A Case Report and Literature Review. N A J Med Sci. (Oct), 1(15): 013-016.
- Liu, Lin, Murray, Brian, Tomaszewski, John E. (2021) Lupus Podocytopathy Superimposed on Diabetic Glomerulosclerosis: A Case Report and Literature Review. Medicine (Baltimore) (Sep), 37(100): e27077. doi:doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000027077.
- Xiaoyan Wu, Rabheh A. Aziz, Rong Deng, Lin Liu, Shauna Tarsi, Wayne R. Waz. (2021) Complete renal recovery in pediatric patient with C3 glomerulonephritis (C3GN): A case report. Case Rep Nephrol Dial (Sep)(11): 261-269. doi:10.1159/000518714
- Elizabeth Mancuso, Isabel Armendi, David Krasinski, Lin Liu, Shauna Tarsi, Wayne R. Waz, Rabheh Abdul -Aziz, Ewa Elenberg and Xiaoyan Wu. (2021) Renal involvement and its treatment in pediatric patients with PR3 ANCA positive granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA): case report and review of literature. Cureus (Sep), 9(13): e18197. doi:10.7759/cureus.18197
- Lu B, Chen L, Liu L, Zhu Y, Wu C, Jiang J, Zhang X. (2011) T-cell-mediated tumor immune surveillance and expression of B7 co-inhibitory molecules in cancers of the upper gastrointestinal tract. (Aug), 50(2-3): 269-275. doi:DOI: 10.1007/s12026-011-8227-9
- Zhu Y, Ju S, Chen E, Dai S, Li C, Morel P, Liu L, Zhang X, Lu B. (2010) T-bet and eomesodermin are required for T cell-mediated antitumor immune responses. J Immunol (Sep), 185(6): 3174-83. doi:10.4049/jimmunol.1000749
- Ju S, Zhu Y, Liu L, Dai S, Li C, Chen E, He Y, Zhang X, Lu B. (2009) Gadd45b and Gadd45g are important for anti-tumor immune responses. Eur J Immunol (Nov), 39(11): 3010-8. doi:10.1002/eji.200839154
- Gonzalez-Garcìa I, Zhao Y, Ju S, Gu Q, Liu L, Kolls JK, Lu B. (2009) IL-17 signaling-independent central nervous system autoimmunity is negatively regulated by TGF-beta. J Immunol. (Mar), 5(182): 2665-71. J Immunol (Mar), 182(5): 2665-71. doi:10.4049/jimmunol.0802221
- Liu L*, Tran E*, Zhao Y, Huang Y, Flavell R, Lu B. (*These authors contributed equally to this work). (2005). (2005) Gadd45 beta and Gadd45 gamma are critical for regulating autoimmunity. J Exp Med (Oct), 10(202): (Oct), 202(10): 1341-7. doi:10.1084/jem.20051359
- N. Barlev, Liu L, NH. Chehab, T. Halazonetis, S.L. Berger. (2001) Acetylation of p53 at 320 activates transcription through recruitment of coactivators/histone acetyltransferases. Mol. Cell (Jan), 6(8): 1243-1254. doi:10.1016/s1097-2765(01)00414-2
- Liu L, Scolnick DM, Trievel RC, Zhang HB, Marmorstein R, Halazonetis TD, Berger SL. (1999) p53 sites acetylated in vitro by PCAF and p300 are acetylated in vivo in response to DNA damage. Mol Cell Biol (Feb), 2(19): 1202-1209. doi:10.1128/MCB.19.2.1202.
- N. Barlev, V. Poltoratsky, T. Owen-Hughes, C. Ying, L. Liu, J. Workman and S. L. Berger. (1998) Regulation of GCN5 histone acetyltransferase activity via bromodomain-mediated binding and phosphorylation by the Ku/DNA-PK complex. Mol. Cell. Biol (Sep)(18): 1349-58. doi:10.1128/MCB.18.3.1349
- Gregory PD, Schmid A, Zavari M, Liu L, Berger SL, HorZ W. (1998) Absence of Gcn5 HAT activity defines a novel state in the opening of chromatin at the PHO5 promoter in yeast. Mol Cell (Mar), 4(1): 495-505. doi:10.1016/s1097-2765(00)80050-7
- Liu L*, Wang L*, Berger SL (*these authors contributed equally to this work). (1998) Critical residues for histone acetylation by GCN5, functioning in ADA and SAGA complexes, are also required for transcriptional function in vivo. Genes Dev (Mar), 5(12): 640-653. doi:10.1101/gad.12.5.640
Books and Book Chapters:
- Lin Liu, Xinjin (Joseph) Zhou. (2021) Chapter 1: History of Renal Pathology. In: Clinical Renal Pathology. People's Medical Publishing House, 1-7.
- Lin Liu, Guang Yu, Qi Bian. (2021) Chapter 39: Primary Thrombotic Microangiopathy. In: Clinical Renal Pathology. People's Medical Publishing House, 506-15.
Professional Memberships:
- Glom Con; member (2023–present)
- ISUP; regular member (2021–present)
- American Society of Nephrology; Member (2019–present)
- Chinese and American Pathologists Association; Member (2017–present)
- Western New York Society of Pathologists; Member (2015–present)
- United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology; Member (2010–present)
- College of American Pathologists; Member (2008–present)
Service Activities:
- Editor for Chinese textbook "Clinical Renal Pathology"; Editor (2025–present)
- Cureus Journal of Medical Science; Guest reviewer (2021–present)
- review the diagnostic consistency between in house pathology reports versus. consultation reports; Quality assurance (case review) (2017–present)
- ad hoc Manuscript Reviewer: Editor; North American Journal of Medicine and Science; Reviewer and editor (2016–present)