Wei Liu

Dr. Wei Liu is a Research Fellow in the Department of Molecular Biosciences at the University of Glasgow. Her work focuses on UV-B signaling mechanisms in plants and their application for improving Brassica crops under climate change stress.

• University of Glasgow
• Molecular Biosciences

Research interests include:

• UV-B photoreceptor signaling pathways
• Protein phosphorylation and interaction dynamics
• Application of photobiology in crop adaptation
• Food security solutions through plant molecular biology

Key publication trends reveal expertise in:

• Photoreceptor regulation (UVR8, cryptochromes)
• Plant stress response mechanisms
• Signal transduction modeling
• Molecular engineering for climate resilience

Scientific achievements:

• First to characterize UVR8 phosphorylation mechanisms (Nature Communications 2024)
• Identified Blue-light Inhibitors of Cryptochromes (Science 2016)
• Developing UV-B signaling applications for agriculture

She has secured prestigious funding including:

• BBSRC Fellowship (2025-2028)
• BBSRC grant as Postdoctoral Co-Investigator