UC Davis Medical Group Physician's Referral Guide

Fu-Tong Liu, M.D. , Ph.D.

Title: Chair of Dermatology
Professor

Specialty: Dermatology

Address:
Dermatology/Cannery Building
3301 C St.
Sacramento, CA 95816

Phone:
(916) 734-6111


Birthplace:	Taipei, , Taiwan
Undergraduate Education:	National Taiwan University Taipei, Taiwan B.S. 1970
Medical Education:	University of Miami School of Medicine Miami, Florida M.D. 1987
Other School:	The University of Chicago Chicago, Illinois 1976
Residency:	University of California, San Diego San Diego, California 1990-93 Dermatology
Board Certifications:	American Board of Dermatology , 1993
Professional Memberships:	American Association for the Advancement of Science American Association of Immunologists American Chemical Society American Society for Clinical Investigation American Society for Investigative Pathology Association of American Physicians Society of Investigative Dermatology

Clinical/Research Interests: An allergy and immunology researcher with special interests in skin cancer, Fu-Tong Liu specializes in the study of a family of proteins called galectins that regulate cell activities. As chair of the dermatology department, he is responsible for patient care in UC Davis Medical Center dermatology clinics as well as physician education and research. Liu oversees departmental studies on wound healing and skin aging. He has published more than 100 articles on research related to asthma, immunology and skin cancer.
Publications: Hsu, D.K., Chen, H.-Y., and Liu, F.-T. Galectin-3 regulates T cells. Immunol Rev 230: 114-127, 2009. Saegusa, J., Hsu, D.K., Chen, H.-Y., Yu, L., Fermin, A., Fung, M.A., and Liu, F.-T. Galectin-3 is critical for the development of the allergic inflammatory response in a mouse model of atopic dermatitis. Am J Pathol 174:922-931, 2009. Hsu, D.K., Chen, H.-Y., Yu, L., Chernyavsky, A.I., Grando, S.A., and Liu, F.-T. Endogenous galectin-3 is localized in membrane lipid rafts and regulates migration of dendritic cells. J Invest Dermatol, 129:573-83, 2009. Yang, R.-Y., Rabinovich, G.A., Liu, F.-T. Galectins: Structures, functions and therapeutic potential. Exp Rev Mol Med. 10:e17, 2008. Saegusa, J., Hsu, D.K., Liu, W., Kuwabara, I., Kuwabara, Y., Yu, L., and Liu, F.-T. Galectin-3 protects keratinocytes from UVB-induced apoptosis by enhancing AKT activation and suppressing ERK activation. J Invest Dermatol. 128:2403-11, 2008. Rabinovich, G.A., Liu, F.-T., Hirashima, M., and Anderson, A. An emerging role for galectins in tuning the inflammatory response: Lessons from experimental models of autoimmunity and cancer. Scand J Immunol 66:143-58, 2007. Chen, H.-Y., Sharma, B.B, Yu, L., Zuberi, R., Weng, I.-C., Kawakami, Y., Kawakami, T., Hsu, D.K., and Liu, F.-T. Role of galectin-3 in mast cell functions. Galectin-3-deficient mast cells exhibit impaired mediator release and defective JNK expression. J Immunol 177:4991-7, 2006. Bernardes, E.S., Silva, N.M., Mineo, J.R., Loyola, A.M., Hsu, D.K., Liu, F.-T., Chammas, R., and Roque-Barreira, M.C. Toxoplasma gondii infection reveals a dual role for galectin-3 on innate and adaptive immune response. Am J Pathol 168:1910-20, 2006. Liu, F.-T. and Rabinovich, G.A. Galectins as novel modulators of tumor progression. Nature Reviews Cancer, 5:29-41, 2005.
To schedule an appointment and to see if Dr.Liu is accepting new patients please call:
(916) 734-6111