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Ken Liu Ph.D

  • Department of Medicine
    Instructor
  • ken.liu@emory.edu
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Academic Appointment

  • Instructor, School of Medicine, Emory University

Education

Degrees

  • PhD from Emory University
  • BS from Georgia Institute of Technology

Research

Publications

  • Mammalian hydroxylation of microbiome-derived obesogen, delta-valerobetaine, to homocarnitine, a 5-carbon carnitine analog.
    J Biol Chem Volume: 301 Page(s): 108074
    01/01/2025 Authors: Weinberg J; Liu KH; Lee C-M; Crandall WJ; Cuevas AR; Druzak SA; Morgan ET; Jarrell ZR; Ortlund EA; Martin GS
  • Pyrimidine Biosynthesis in Branching Morphogenesis Defects Induced by Prenatal Heavy Metal Exposure.
    Am J Respir Cell Mol Biol Volume: 71 Page(s): 372 - 375
    09/01/2024 Authors: Wongtrakool C; Ma J; Jarrell ZR; Liu KH; Orr M; Tran V; Gauthier TW; Marsit CJ; Jones DP; Go Y-M
  • Characterizing substrate utilization during the fasted state using plasma high-resolution metabolomics.
    Nutrition Volume: 116 Page(s): 112160
    12/01/2023 Authors: Taibl KR; Bellissimo MP; Smith MR; Liu KH; Tran VT; Jones DP; Ziegler TR; Alvarez JA
  • Fecal microbiota transplantation promotes reduction of antimicrobial resistance by strain replacement.
    Sci Transl Med Volume: 15 Page(s): eabo2750
    11/01/2023 Authors: Woodworth MH; Conrad RE; Haldopoulos M; Pouch SM; Babiker A; Mehta AK; Sitchenko KL; Wang CH; Strudwick A; Ingersoll JM
  • Discovery of phytochelatins in human urine: Evidence for function in selenium disposition and protection against cadmium.
    FASEB Bioadv Volume: 5 Page(s): 367 - 375
    09/01/2023 Authors: Jarrell ZR; Liu KH; Dennis KK; Hu X; Martin GS; Jones DP; Go Y-M
  • Antagonistic Interactions in Mitochondria ROS Signaling Responses to Manganese.
    Antioxidants (Basel) Volume: 12
    03/25/2023 Authors: Fernandes J; Uppal K; Liu KH; Hu X; Orr M; Tran V; Go Y-M; Jones DP
  • Metabolome Microbiome Changes Associated with a Diet-Induced Reduction in Hepatic Fat among Adolescent Boys.
    Metabolites Volume: 13
    03/08/2023 Authors: Cohen CC; Huneault H; Accardi CJ; Jones DP; Liu K; Maner-Smith KM; Song M; Welsh JA; Ugalde-Nicalo PA; Schwimmer JB
  • Environmental chemicals and endogenous metabolites in bile of USA and Norway patients with primary sclerosing cholangitis.
    Exposome Volume: 3 Page(s): osac011
    01/01/2023 Authors: Grant CW; Juran BD; Ali AH; Schlicht EM; Bianchi JK; Hu X; Liang Y; Jarrell Z; Liu KH; Go Y-M
  • Neutrophil trafficking to the site of infection requires Cpt1a-dependent fatty acid -oxidation.
    Commun Biol Volume: 5 Page(s): 1366
    12/13/2022 Authors: Pham L; Komalavilas P; Eddie AM; Thayer TE; Greenwood DL; Liu KH; Weinberg J; Patterson A; Fessel JP; Boyd KL
  • Oxidative stress mediates end-organ damage in a novel model of acetaminophen-toxicity in Drosophila.
    Sci Rep Volume: 12 Page(s): 19309
    11/11/2022 Authors: Saeedi BJ; Hunter-Chang S; Luo L; Li K; Liu KH; Robinson BS
  • High-Throughput Production of Diverse Xenobiotic Metabolites with Cytochrome P450-Transduced Huh7 Hepatoma Cell Lines.
    Drug Metab Dispos Volume: 50 Page(s): 1182 - 1189
    09/01/2022 Authors: Lee C-M; Liu KH; Singer G; Miller GW; Li S; Jones DP; Morgan ET
  • Plasma Metabolomics Analysis of Aspirin Treatment and Risk of Colorectal Adenomas.
    Cancer Prev Res (Phila) Volume: 15 Page(s): 521 - 531
    08/01/2022 Authors: Barry EL; Fedirko V; Jin Y; Liu K; Mott LA; Peacock JL; Passarelli MN; Baron JA; Jones DP
  • Mitochondrial H2S Regulates BCAA Catabolism in Heart Failure.
    Circ Res Volume: 131 Page(s): 222 - 235
    07/22/2022 Authors: Li Z; Xia H; Sharp TE; LaPenna KB; Elrod JW; Casin KM; Liu K; Calvert JW; Chau VQ; Salloum FN
  • Evaluation of the Use of Saliva Metabolome as a Surrogate of Blood Metabolome in Assessing Internal Exposures to Traffic-Related Air Pollution.
    Environ Sci Technol Volume: 56 Page(s): 6525 - 6536
    05/17/2022 Authors: Li Z; Sarnat JA; Liu KH; Hood RB; Chang C-J; Hu X; Tran V; Greenwald R; Chang HH; Russell A
  • Gut-derived bacterial toxins impair memory CD4+ T cell mitochondrial function in HIV-1 infection.
    J Clin Invest Volume: 132
    05/02/2022 Authors: Ferrari B; Da Silva AC; Liu KH; Saidakova EV; Korolevskaya LB; Shmagel KV; Shive C; Pacheco Sanchez G; Retuerto M; Sharma AA
  • Low Dose Heavy Metal Exposure Disrupts Glutamine Catabolism in Airway Branching in Fetal Lung Development
    Volume: 205
    05/01/2022 Authors: Hu X; Liu KH; Ma J; Jarrell ZR; Orr ML; Tran V; Go Y; Marsit CJ; Jones DP; Wongtrakool C
  • Integrative interactomics applied to bovine fescue toxicosis.
    Sci Rep Volume: 12 Page(s): 4899
    03/22/2022 Authors: Mote RS; Hill NS; Skarlupka JH; Carpenter JM; Lourenco JM; Callaway TR; Tran VT; Liu K; Smith MR; Jones DP
  • Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substance (PFAS) exposure, maternal metabolomic perturbation, and fetal growth in African American women: A meet-in-the-middle approach.
    Environ Int Volume: 158 Page(s): 106964
    01/01/2022 Authors: Chang C-J; Barr DB; Ryan PB; Panuwet P; Smarr MM; Liu K; Kannan K; Yakimavets V; Tan Y; Ly V
  • Microbial metabolite delta-valerobetaine is a diet-dependent obesogen.
    Nat Metab Volume: 3 Page(s): 1694 - 1705
    12/01/2021 Authors: Liu KH; Owens JA; Saeedi B; Cohen CE; Bellissimo MP; Naudin C; Darby T; Druzak S; Maner-Smith K; Orr M
  • Lung metabolome of 1,3-butadiene exposed Collaborative Cross mice reflects metabolic phenotype of human lung cancer.
    Toxicology Volume: 463 Page(s): 152987
    11/01/2021 Authors: Nellis M; Caperton CO; Liu K; Tran V; Go Y-M; Hallberg LM; Ameredes BT; Jones DP; Boysen G
  • Erratum for Quinn et al., "Bridging the Gap between Analytical and Microbial Sciences in Microbiome Research".
    mSystems Volume: 6 Page(s): e0117121
    10/26/2021 Authors: Quinn RA; Hagiwara KA; Liu K; Goudarzi M; Pathmasiri W; Sumner LW; Metz TO
  • Bridging the Gap between Analytical and Microbial Sciences in Microbiome Research.
    mSystems Volume: 6 Page(s): e0058521
    10/26/2021 Authors: Quinn RA; Hagiwara KA; Liu K; Goudarzi M; Pathmasiri W; Sumner LW; Metz TO
  • Large scale enzyme based xenobiotic identification for exposomics.
    Nat Commun Volume: 12 Page(s): 5418
    09/14/2021 Authors: Liu KH; Lee CM; Singer G; Bais P; Castellanos F; Woodworth MH; Ziegler TR; Kraft CS; Miller GW; Li S
  • TCA cycle remodeling drives proinflammatory signaling in humans with pulmonary tuberculosis.
    PLoS Pathog Volume: 17 Page(s): e1009941
    09/01/2021 Authors: Collins JM; Jones DP; Sharma A; Khadka M; Liu KH; Kempker RR; Prideaux B; Maner-Smith K; Tukvadze N; Shah NS
  • Low Dose Heavy Metals Disrupt Metabolome and Inhibits Branching Morphogenesis in Fetal Lung Development
    Volume: 203
    05/01/2021 Authors: Hu X; Liu KH; Ma J; Orr ML; Tran V; Go Y; Jones DP; Marsit CJ; Wongtrakool C
  • Distribution of phytochelatins, metal-binding compounds, in plant foods: A survey of commonly consumed fruits, vegetables, grains and legumes.
    Food Chem Volume: 339 Page(s): 128051
    03/01/2021 Authors: Dennis KK; Liu KH; Uppal K; Go Y-M; Jones DP
  • Metabolome-wide association study of flavorant vanillin exposure in bronchial epithelial cells reveals disease-related perturbations in metabolism.
    Environ Int Volume: 147 Page(s): 106323
    02/01/2021 Authors: Smith MR; Jarrell ZR; Orr M; Liu KH; Go Y-M; Jones DP
  • Plasma high-resolution metabolomics identifies linoleic acid and linked metabolic pathways associated with bone mineral density.
    Clin Nutr Volume: 40 Page(s): 467 - 475
    02/01/2021 Authors: Bellissimo MP; Ziegler TR; Jones DP; Liu KH; Fernandes J; Roberts JL; Weitzmann MN; Pacifici R; Alvarez JA
  • A metabolomic study of cervical dystonia.
    Parkinsonism Relat Disord Volume: 82 Page(s): 98 - 103
    01/01/2021 Authors: Liu C; Scorr L; Kilic-Berkmen G; Cotton A; Factor SA; Freeman A; Tran V; Liu K; Uppal K; Jones D
  • Cruciferous vegetables (Brassica oleracea) confer cytoprotective effects in Drosophila intestines.
    Gut Microbes Volume: 13 Page(s): 1 - 6
    01/01/2021 Authors: Lyles JT; Luo L; Liu K; Jones DP; Jones RM; Quave CL
  • Metabolomic Associations with Serum Bone Turnover Markers.
    Nutrients Volume: 12
    10/16/2020 Authors: Bellissimo MP; Roberts JL; Jones DP; Liu KH; Taibl KR; Uppal K; Weitzmann MN; Pacifici R; Drissi H; Ziegler TR
  • Metabolomics Analysis of Aspirin's Effects in Human Colon Tissue and Associations with Adenoma Risk.
    Cancer Prev Res (Phila) Volume: 13 Page(s): 863 - 876
    10/01/2020 Authors: Barry EL; Fedirko V; Uppal K; Ma C; Liu K; Mott LA; Peacock JL; Passarelli MN; Baron JA; Jones DP
  • Reference Standardization for Quantification and Harmonization of Large-Scale Metabolomics.
    Anal Chem Volume: 92 Page(s): 8836 - 8844
    07/07/2020 Authors: Liu KH; Nellis M; Uppal K; Ma C; Tran V; Liang Y; Walker DI; Jones DP
  • Hepatic fat is a stronger correlate of key clinical and molecular abnormalities than visceral and abdominal subcutaneous fat in youth.
    BMJ Open Diabetes Res Care Volume: 8
    07/01/2020 Authors: Cioffi CE; Narayan KMV; Liu K; Uppal K; Jones DP; Tran V; Yu T; Alvarez JA; Bellissimo MP; Maner-Smith KM
  • Plasma acylcarnitine levels increase with healthy aging.
    Aging (Albany NY) Volume: 12 Page(s): 13555 - 13570
    06/16/2020 Authors: Jarrell ZR; Smith MR; Hu X; Orr M; Liu KH; Quyyumi AA; Jones DP; Go Y-M
  • Tryptophan catabolism reflects disease activity in human tuberculosis.
    JCI Insight Volume: 5
    05/21/2020 Authors: Collins JM; Siddiqa A; Jones DP; Liu K; Kempker RR; Nizam A; Shah NS; Ismail N; Ouma SG; Tukvadze N
  • Gut-Resident Lactobacilli Activate Hepatic Nrf2 and Protect Against Oxidative Liver Injury.
    Cell Metab Volume: 31 Page(s): 956 - 968.e5
    05/05/2020 Authors: Saeedi BJ; Liu KH; Owens JA; Hunter-Chang S; Camacho MC; Eboka RU; Chandrasekharan B; Baker NF; Darby TM; Robinson BS
  • Plasma High-Resolution Metabolomics Differentiates Adults with Normal Weight Obesity from Lean Individuals.
    Obesity (Silver Spring) Volume: 27 Page(s): 1729 - 1737
    11/01/2019 Authors: Bellissimo MP; Cai Q; Ziegler TR; Liu KH; Tran PH; Vos MB; Martin GS; Jones DP; Yu T; Alvarez JA
  • A non-lethal malarial infection results in reduced drug metabolizing enzyme expression and drug clearance in mice.
    Malar J Volume: 18 Page(s): 234
    07/12/2019 Authors: Mimche SM; Lee C-M; Liu KH; Mimche PN; Harvey RD; Murphy TJ; Nyagode BA; Jones DP; Lamb TJ; Morgan ET
  • Phytochelatin Characterization in Commonly Consumed Plant Foods Using Mass Spectrometry-based Metabolomics (P18-122-19).
    Curr Dev Nutr Volume: 3
    06/01/2019 Authors: Dennis K; Liu K; Tran V; Liang B; Go Y-M; Jones D
  • Metabolomic assessment of exposure to near-highway ultrafine particles.
    J Expo Sci Environ Epidemiol Volume: 29 Page(s): 469 - 483
    06/01/2019 Authors: Walker DI; Lane KJ; Liu K; Uppal K; Patton AP; Durant JL; Jones DP; Brugge D; Pennell KD
  • Metabolomic Responses to Manganese Dose in SH-SY5Y Human Neuroblastoma Cells.
    Toxicol Sci Volume: 169 Page(s): 84 - 94
    05/01/2019 Authors: Fernandes J; Chandler JD; Liu KH; Uppal K; Hao L; Hu X; Go Y-M; Jones DP
  • Low-dose cadmium disrupts mitochondrial citric acid cycle and lipid metabolism in mouse lung.
    Free Radic Biol Med Volume: 131 Page(s): 209 - 217
    02/01/2019 Authors: Hu X; Chandler JD; Park S; Liu K; Fernandes J; Orr M; Smith MR; Ma C; Kang S-M; Uppal K
  • Phytochelatin database: a resource for phytochelatin complexes of nutritional and environmental metals.
    Database (Oxford) Volume: 2019
    01/01/2019 Authors: Dennis KK; Uppal K; Liu KH; Ma C; Liang B; Go Y-M; Jones DP
  • Low-dose cadmium disrupts mitochondrial citric acid cycle and lipid metabolism in mouse lung
    Volume: 128 Page(s): S86 - S86
    11/20/2018 Authors: Hu X; Chandler J; Park S; Liu KH; Fernandes J; Orr M; Smith MR; Ma C; Kang S-M; Uppal K
  • The Carnitine Shuttle Pathway is Altered in Patients With Neovascular Age-Related Macular Degeneration.
    Invest Ophthalmol Vis Sci Volume: 59 Page(s): 4978 - 4985
    10/01/2018 Authors: Mitchell SL; Uppal K; Williamson SM; Liu K; Burgess LG; Tran V; Umfress AC; Jarrell KL; Cooke Bailey JN; Agarwal A
  • Regulation of Oxidative Liver Injury by the Probiotic Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG
    Volume: 188 Page(s): 2425 - 2425
    10/01/2018 Authors: Saeedi BJ; Liu K; Owens J; Robinson BS; Eboka R; Jones R; Jones DP; Neish AS
  • Myeloperoxidase oxidation of methionine associates with early cystic fibrosis lung disease.
    Eur Respir J Volume: 52
    10/01/2018 Authors: Chandler JD; Margaroli C; Horati H; Kilgore MB; Veltman M; Liu HK; Taurone AJ; Peng L; Guglani L; Uppal K
  • METHIONINE OXIDATION BY MYELOPEROXIDASE IS ASSOCIATED WITH EARLY CYSTIC FIBROSIS LUNG DISEASE
    Volume: 53 Page(s): 262 - 262
    09/01/2018 Authors: Chandler JD; Margaroli C; Horati H; Kilgore MB; Veltman M; Liu HK; Taurone AJ; Peng L; Guglani L; Uppal K
  • Integrative metabolomics and transcriptomics signatures of clinical tolerance to Plasmodium vivax reveal activation of innate cell immunity and T cell signaling.
    Redox Biol Volume: 17 Page(s): 158 - 170
    07/01/2018 Authors: Gardinassi LG; Arvalo-Herrera M; Herrera S; Cordy RJ; Tran V; Smith MR; Johnson MS; Chacko B; Liu KH; Darley-Usmar VM
  • Putrescine as indicator of manganese neurotoxicity: Dose-response study in human SH-SY5Y cells.
    Food Chem Toxicol Volume: 116 Page(s): 272 - 280
    06/01/2018 Authors: Fernandes J; Chandler JD; Liu KH; Uppal K; Go Y-M; Jones DP
  • Selenium Supplementation Alters Hepatic Energy and Fatty Acid Metabolism in Mice.
    J Nutr Volume: 148 Page(s): 675 - 684
    05/01/2018 Authors: Hu X; Chandler JD; Orr ML; Hao L; Liu K; Uppal K; Go Y-M; Jones DP
  • High-resolution plasma metabolomics analysis to detect Mycobacterium tuberculosis-associated metabolites that distinguish active pulmonary tuberculosis in humans.
    PLoS One Volume: 13 Page(s): e0205398
    01/01/2018 Authors: Collins JM; Walker DI; Jones DP; Tukvadze N; Liu KH; Tran VT; Uppal K; Frediani JK; Easley KA; Shenvi N
  • Commensal Propionibacterium strain UF1 mitigates intestinal inflammation via Th17 cell regulation.
    J Clin Invest Volume: 127 Page(s): 3970 - 3986
    11/01/2017 Authors: Colliou N; Ge Y; Sahay B; Gong M; Zadeh M; Owen JL; Neu J; Farmerie WG; Alonzo F; Liu K
  • Metabolic Phenotypes of Response to Vaccination in Humans.
    Cell Volume: 169 Page(s): 862 - 877.e17
    05/18/2017 Authors: Li S; Sullivan NL; Rouphael N; Yu T; Banton S; Maddur MS; McCausland M; Chiu C; Canniff J; Dubey S
  • Plasma metabolomics reveals membrane lipids, aspartate/asparagine and nucleotide metabolism pathway differences associated with chloroquine resistance in Plasmodium vivax malaria.
    PLoS One Volume: 12 Page(s): e0182819
    01/01/2017 Authors: Uppal K; Salinas JL; Monteiro WM; Val F; Cordy RJ; Liu K; Melo GC; Siqueira AM; Magalhaes B; Galinski MR
  • Computational Metabolomics: A Framework for the Million Metabolome.
    Chem Res Toxicol Volume: 29 Page(s): 1956 - 1975
    12/19/2016 Authors: Uppal K; Walker DI; Liu K; Li S; Go Y-M; Jones DP
  • High-Resolution Metabolomics Assessment of Military Personnel: Evaluating Analytical Strategies for Chemical Detection.
    J Occup Environ Med Volume: 58 Page(s): S53 - S61
    08/01/2016 Authors: Liu KH; Walker DI; Uppal K; Tran V; Rohrbeck P; Mallon TM; Jones DP
  • Plasma Metabolomics of Common Marmosets (Callithrix jacchus) to Evaluate Diet and Feeding Husbandry.
    J Am Assoc Lab Anim Sci Volume: 55 Page(s): 137 - 146
    03/01/2016 Authors: Banton SA; Soltow QA; Liu KH; Uppal K; Promislow DEL; Power ML; Tardif SD; Wachtman LM; Jones DP
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