# BLR&D Research Career Scientist Award Application

> **NIH VA IK6** · VETERANS AFFAIRS MED CTR SAN FRANCISCO · 2022 · —

## Abstract

The current research activities of Dr. Jialing Liu seek to understand how the brain responds to
injuries caused by ischemic stroke, hypoglycemia or traumatic brain injury (TBI). The
overarching goal of her research sought to better the understanding of how vascular risk factors
and metabolic syndrome increase the risk of ischemic stroke and worsen the outcome of stroke,
in order to develop effective therapies to improve the recovery and function. Her main research
areas are summarized as the following topics: (1) Neurogenesis and functional recovery after
brain injury; (2) Cerebral ischemia and neuroprotection; (3) Regeneration and rehabilitation
therapy for TBI; (4) Development of novel imaging modality to assess collateral blood flow and
vascular remodeling; (5) Innate immunity in response to stroke injury and metabolic
inflammation; (6) Brain network and connectivity analysis; and (7) Assessing neural activity via
in vivo multichannel electrophysiology. Dr. Liu has be able to incorporate cutting edge
technology to advance her research. Many of her research programs have emerged since the
beginning of this past RCS funding cycle and have evolved into productive work as
demonstrated by peer reviewed publications, federal funding in VA and NIH awards. Since
stroke, diabetes and TBI are major and unmet medical conditions among the veterans, her work
in finding the mechanisms and effective therapies for these diseases will no doubt have a great
impact on VA healthcare as well as on the advancement in basic research in her field. Besides
keeping a productive research activity, Dr. Liu has established broad collaboration with
investigators at her local VA and affiliate university, some of which have resulted in peer
reviewed publications and federal funding. The recognition of her work has reached
international community, so has been her collaborative research. She has also mentored a large
number of scientists including junior faculty, post doctoral researchers and young scientists.
Apart from her service to national VA and the professional societies, she has invaluable
contribution in the neuroscience program of SFVA by being the scientific director of the
neurobehavioral core facility. Currently she is serving her second term at the UCSF faculty
council by representing the SFVA research community and improving the research interface
between the VA and UCSF.

## Key facts

- **NIH application ID:** 10454201
- **Project number:** 5IK6BX004600-04
- **Recipient organization:** VETERANS AFFAIRS MED CTR SAN FRANCISCO
- **Principal Investigator:** JIALING LIU
- **Activity code:** IK6 (R01, R21, SBIR, etc.)
- **Funding institute:** VA
- **Fiscal year:** 2022
- **Award amount:** —
- **Award type:** 5
- **Project period:** 2019-04-01 → 2024-03-31

## Primary source

NIH RePORTER: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/10454201

## Citation

> US National Institutes of Health, RePORTER application 10454201, BLR&D Research Career Scientist Award Application (5IK6BX004600-04). Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-23 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/grant/nih/10454201. Licensed CC0.

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