个人简历
2018年4月-至今：北京科技大学化学与生物工程学院副教授。 2012年7月-2018年3月：中国食品发酵工业研究院/中国工业微生物菌种保藏管理中心高级工程师。 2015年1月-2016年12月：北京市农林科学院玉米研究中心博士后。 2009年9月-2012年7月：首都师范大学生命科学学院，植物学专业，获理学博士学位。 2007年9月-2009年7月：首都师范大学生命科学学院，微生物学专业，获理学硕士学位。 2003年9月-2007年7月：北京林业大学生物科学与技术学院，生物技术专业，获理学学士学位。
研究领域
1）植物与微生物相互作用 2）微生物分类 3）微生物生态 社会职务：中国生物工程学会生物资源专业委员会委员，中国微生物学会工业微生物专业委员会委员，香料植物资源开发与利用四川省高校重点实验室学术顾问
近期论文
1. Yang Liu, Nannan Li, Mi Kyung Eom, Peter Schumann, Xin Zhang, Yanhua Cao, Yuanyuan Ge, Ming Xiao, Jiuran Zhao, Chi Cheng, Song-Gun Kim. Bacillus ciccensis sp. nov., isolated from maize (Zea mays L.) seeds. International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology, 2017, 67:4606–4611. 2. Yang Liu, Feirong Bai, Ni Li, Weiping Wang, Chi Cheng. Identiication of endophytic bacterial strain RSE1 from seeds of super hybrid rice Shenliangyou 5814 (Oryza sativa L.,) and evaluation of its antagonistic activity. Plant Growth Regulation, 2017, 82:403–408. 3. Yang Liu, Ronghuan Wang, Yinhu Li, Yanhua Cao, Chuanyong Chen, Chuangzhao Qiu, Feirong Bai, Tianjun Xu, Xin Zhang, Wenkui Dai, Jiuran Zhao and Chi Cheng. High-throughput sequencing-based analysis of the composition and diversity of endophytic bacterial community in seeds of hybrid maize planted in China. Plant Growth Regulation, 2017, 81:317–324. 4. Yang Liu, Ronghuan Wang, Yanhua Cao, Chuanyong Chen, Feirong Bai, Tianjun Xu, Ran Zhao, Xin Zhang, Jiuran Zhao and Chi Cheng. Identification and antagonistic activity of endophytic bacterial strain Paenibacillus sp. 5L8 isolated from the seeds of maize (Zea mays L., Jingke 968). Annals of Microbiology, 2016, 66:653–660. 5. Yang Liu, Ran Zhao, Ronghuan Wang, Su Yao, Lei Zhai, Xin Zhang, Chuanyong Chen, Yanhua Cao, Tianjun Xu, Yuanyuan Ge, Jiuran Zhao and Chi Cheng. Paenibacillus chinensis sp. nov., isolated from maize (Zea mays L.) seeds. Antonie van Leeuwenhoek. 2016, 109: 207–213. 6. Yang Liu, Su Yao, Yong-Jae Lee, Yanhua Cao, Lei Zhai, Xin Zhang, Jiaojiao Su, Yuanyuan Ge, Song-Gun Kim and Chi Cheng. Sphigomonas morindae sp. nov., isolated from Noni (Morinda citrifolia L.) branch. International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology, 2015, 65: 2817–2823. 7. Yang Liu, Lei Zhai, Su Yao, Yanhua Cao, Yu Cao, Xin Zhang, Jiaojiao Su, Yuanyuan Ge, Ran Zhao and Chi Cheng. Brachybacterium hainanensis sp. nov., isolated from Noni (Morinda citrifolia L.) branch. International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology, 2015, 65: 4196-4201. 8. Yang Liu, Lei Zhai, Ronghuan Wang, Ran Zhao, Xin Zhang, Chuanyong Chen, Yu Cao, Yanhua Cao, Tianjun Xu, Yuanyuan Ge, Jiuran Zhaoand Chi Cheng. Paenibacillus zeae sp. nov., isolated from maize (Zea mays L.) seeds. International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology, 2015, 65: 4533–4538. 9. Yang Liu, Shan Zuo, Yuanyuan Zou, Jianhua Wang, Wei Song. Investigation on diversity and population succession dynamics of endophytic bacteria from seeds of maize (Zea mays L., Nongda108) at different growth stages. Annals of Microbiology, 2013, 63: 71-79. 10. Feirong Bai, Yang Liu*, Ni Li, Su Yao, Jiaojiao Su, Nannan Li, Weiping Wang and Chi Cheng. Microsporomyces hainanensis sp. nov., isolated from hybrid rice (Oryza sativa L.) seeds. Current Microbiology, 2016, 73:569–573.
