Liqun Luo, Ph.D.
Liqun Luo, Ph.D. is a decorated researcher and professor bringing 30 years of experience in academia and biological research to our Board of Directors. He is the Ann and Bill Swindell Professor of Biology in the School of Humanities and Sciences, a Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigator, and a Professor of Neurobiology at the Stanford University School of Medicine. Liqun studies how neural circuits are organized to perform specific functions in adults, and how they are assembled during development.
In addition to his current roles, Liqun has served on the editorial boards of several scientific journals, including Neuron, eLife, Annual Review of Neuroscience, Cell, and PNAS. His innovative work in neuroscience earned him numerous honors over his career, including the McKnight Technological Innovation in Neuroscience Award, the Society for Neuroscience Young Investigator Award and Education in Neuroscience Award, the Pradel Award of National Academy of Sciences, and elected members of the National Academy of Sciences and American Academy of Arts and Sciences. He also stays active in the greater scientific community through service on the Pew Scholar National Committee and the Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation Scientific Advisory Committee.
Liqun holds a Ph.D. in biology from Brandeis University and a B.S. in molecular biology from the University of Science and Technology of China. He also authored the textbook “Principles of Neurobiology,” now widely used for undergraduate and graduate courses.