Luzheng Liu, M.D. Ph.D.

Board-Certified Dermatologist

Training & Education

Undergraduate: Shandong University of Cheeloo College of Medicine (former Shandong Medical University), Jinan, Shandong, China, Bachelor

Medical School: Shandong University of Cheeloo College of Medicine (former Shandong Medical University), Jinan, Shandong, China, Doctor of Medicine

Graduate school: University of Tennessee, Memphis

Research Fellowship: Emory University

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Research Fellowship: Harvard Medical School (Dermatology)

Internship: Aurora St. Luke’s Medical Center; Milwaukee, WI; Rotating

Residency: Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Evanston, IL; Dermatology, Chief Resident

Awards

  • 2003 Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award
  • 2003 Dermatology Foundation Research Grant: Mechanisms of eczema vaccinatum in atopic dermatitis and the potential usage of attenuated vaccinia virus strain as surrogate smallpox vaccine
  • 2005 Harvard Medical School Scholars in Medicine Fellowship, the Eleanor and Miles Shore Fellowship Award
  • 2008 Society for Investigative Dermatology Travel Fellowship Award
  • 2005 – 2008 Dermatology Foundation Research Career Development Award: Development of T lymphocyte skin-specific homing following cutaneous immunization
  • 2006 – 2007 Harvard Skin Disease Research Center Pilot & Feasibility Projects: T cell activation by Langerhans cells and dermal dendritic cells following cutaneous infection
  • 2007 – 2008 Harvard Medical School Fund for Women’s Health Award: Immunotherapy of breast cancer by targeting immunomodulatory proteins B7-H1 (PD-L1) or B7-H4
  • 2006 – 2009 National Institute of Health, NIAID Career Development Award: Distinct priming signals for T Cell effector / memory differentiation following smallpox vaccination
  • 2008 – 2009 National Institute of Health, NIAID New Opportunity grant: Evaluate MVA skin scarification using humanized mice and mousepox challenge model

Clinical Interests

  • General Dermatology
  • Skin Cancer
  • Adolescent Dermatology
  • Cosmetic Dermatology

Memberships

  • American Academy of Dermatology
  • Chicago Dermatological Society
  • Illinois Dermatological Society

Academic Positions

  • Clinical Assistant Professor, University of Chicago, Pritzker School of Medicine 2020-2024
  • Assistant Professor, Harvard Medical School, Brigham and Women’s Hospital. 2007-2009