Yijie Liu

Dr. Yijie Liu is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Pathology at the Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, and serves as the Scientific Director of the Clinical Flow Cytometry Laboratory at Northwestern Memorial Hospital. His role involves overseeing state-of-the-art flow cytometry for clinical diagnosis, including leukemia/lymphoma immunophenotyping and T/B/NK cell subtyping.

Dr. Liu received his educational training in China:

• Bachelor of Science in Clinical Laboratory Science from Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine (2008)
• PhD in Genetics from Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine (2013)

Dr. Liu's research centers on hematology diagnostics and flow cytometry. His expertise includes immunophenotyping of leukemias/lymphomas, gamma-delta T-cell disorder analysis, and monocyte partitioning for chronic myelomonocytic leukemia diagnosis. He integrates experimental hematology with clinical laboratory development to enhance diagnostic accuracy for hematologic malignancies.

His 2025 publications reveal a dual trajectory: (1) refining clinical flow cytometry for hematologic cancers (e.g., gamma-delta T-cell expansions, CMML diagnosis) and (2) pioneering stem cell models (iPSC-derived bone marrow organoids) for hematopoiesis research. This synergy between diagnostic innovation and experimental hematology defines his scholarly impact.

While Dr. Liu's profile indicates his leadership in the Clinical Flow Cytometry Laboratory, specific details about graduate student advising or external grant funding are not mentioned in the provided information.

Dr. Liu currently leads the Clinical Flow Cytometry Laboratory team at Northwestern Memorial Hospital, which is responsible for developing and implementing laboratory tests to meet evolving clinical needs in hematopathology.