Jeff C. Liu

Director of the Human Brain Function Lab
Associate Professor of Neurosurgery
University of Virginia School of Medicine

Research Interests:
Brain mechanisms of pain perception in humans
Individual differences in pain
Neuromodulation for chronic pain

Dr. Liu has 15+ years of clinical and basic brain research experience. The research projects in his lab aim to understand how brain areas engage, disengage, interact with one and another for pain perception. The long-term goal of his studies is to develop much-needed pain relief interventions for patients with uncontrolled pain.

Education:

• Ph.D., Biomedical Engineering, University of Florida

• Postdoctoral Research Fellowship in Neurological Surgery, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

Past position:

• Assistant Professor, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

• Assistant Professor, University of Virginia, School of Medicine