Xiaowan Liu

Xiaowan Liu is a researcher at the GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel, specializing in Marine Natural Product Chemistry. Her academic journey includes a Ph.D. in Biomedical Sciences from City University of Hong Kong (2024), an M.Sc. in Ecology from Shenzhen University (2016), and a B.Sc. in Biotechnology from Luoyang Normal University (2012). She previously worked as a Research Associate at City University of Hong Kong Shenzhen Research Institute (2016-2020) and as a Postdoctoral Researcher at SKLMP City University of Hong Kong (2024).

• Ph.D. in Biomedical Sciences, City University of Hong Kong (2024)
• M.Sc. in Ecology, Shenzhen University (2016)
• B.Sc. in Biotechnology, Luoyang Normal University (2012)

Liu focuses on discovering anti-osteoporosis compounds through natural products chemistry, leveraging microbial fermentation and metabolomics via HPLC-MS/MS combined with computational tools. Her work includes isolating and structurally elucidating bioactive compounds using NMR, HRMS, and IR spectroscopy. She contributes to the MorphoMarin project (2023-2026), which aims to develop marine-derived BMP stimulators for regenerative medicine through high-throughput screening of 16,000+ marine (micro)organism extracts.

Liu's publications span marine drug discovery, microbial interactions, and environmental toxicology. She employs advanced chromatographic and spectroscopic techniques alongside machine learning for metabolomics analysis. Her collaborations include Christian-Albrechts University of Kiel and GEOMAR Centre for Marine Biotechnology (GEOMAR-Biotech).

• Email: xliu@geomar.de
• Office: Building 5 (ENB), Room 2.422, Wischhofstrasse 1-3, 24148 Kiel, Germany