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Daniel Dan Liu
@daniel-liu.bsky.social
MD-PhD student @ Stanford Medicine with Irv Weissman, interested in human brain development, neural stem cells, and painting
Princeton '18
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First post on the new site—thought it would be fitting to re-share some of my (hopefully not already too old) work from my PhD on the neural stem cell hierarchy in human brain development: "Purification and characterization of human neural stem and progenitor cells“ 1/​
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Purification and characterization of human neural stem and progenitor cells
A framework for the prospective isolation of neural stem and progenitor cells from the developing human brain is provided to facilitate the functional study of distinct cell types in human neurodevelo...
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Schizophrenia is highly heritable, and one of its strongest GWAS hits is actually a microRNA called MIR137. But where and when MIR137 is expressed has been a bit of a mystery, until now. A thread on a new preprint led by Alina Isakova and @stephenquake.bsky.social 1/
August 15, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Our new study, “Modeling glioma intratumoral heterogeneity with primary human neural stem and progenitor cells,” is online now at @stemcellreports.bsky.social ! Spearheaded by our talented undergrad @danielgao970.bsky.social. A thread on the study: 1/
Modeling glioma intratumoral heterogeneity with primary human neural stem and progenitor cells
Gliomas are characterized by extensive intratumoral heterogeneity, recapitulating a hierarchy reminiscent of normal neurodevelopment. This facet is difficult to recapitulate in disease models. Here, W...
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August 4, 2025 at 3:47 AM
Cortical Development 2022 was the first conference I ever attended, and so it was particularly special to return to Sicily for @corticodevelopment.bsky.social 2025 as a speaker. Featuring a sneak peak on some exciting new findings on neural stem cells in the postnatal human brain (stay tuned!)
May 31, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Looking forward to meeting this amazing group of neuroscientists at the @utah.edu Rising Stars Symposium!
May 5, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Weissman Lab representing at the @isscr.org Athens International Symposium on Neural Stem Cells! Glad to share our work on purifying neural stem/progenitor cells from the human brain, and a preview of our work using those cells to model glioma heterogeneity.
April 7, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Reposted by Daniel Dan Liu
Our 2024 CSHL conference on human brain development and stem cell models is in full swing, with over 300 participants!

This year’s event features exciting new discoveries and dynamic discussions, driven largely by the energy & insights of trainees

#Assembloids #Organoids #Brain
#CSHL2024Brain
December 11, 2024 at 4:04 PM
First post on the new site—thought it would be fitting to re-share some of my (hopefully not already too old) work from my PhD on the neural stem cell hierarchy in human brain development: "Purification and characterization of human neural stem and progenitor cells“ 1/​
www.cell.com/cell/fulltex...
Purification and characterization of human neural stem and progenitor cells
A framework for the prospective isolation of neural stem and progenitor cells from the developing human brain is provided to facilitate the functional study of distinct cell types in human neurodevelo...
www.cell.com
November 18, 2024 at 1:25 AM