Cancer Science & Therapy

Rui Hai Liu,

Rui Hai Liu,, MD, PhD
Associate Professor, Department of Food Science
Cornell University, USA

Biography

Rui Hai Liu has published more than 90 original scientific papers in peer-reviewed journals with average citations of 46.87 per paper. He has been ranked as one of the top 5 scientists by total citations, and ranked No. 4 by impact, average citations per paper (49.45), among the scientists in the field of Agricultural Sciences (including Nutrition and Food Science) by Institute of Scientific Information (ISI), in the January 1, 2000–February 28, 2010 time period. He has given more than 200 invited seminars and research presentations throughout the US and around the world. Dr. Liu was elected as a Fellow of the International Academy of Food Science and Technology (IAFoST) in 2008. He is also an elected Fellow of the Division of Agricultural and Food Chemistry (AGFD) of the American Chemical Society (ACS) in 2008, and elected Fellow of the Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) in 2010.

Research Interest

Diet and cancer, the effects of functional foods/nutraceuticals on chronic disease risks, and bioactive compounds in natural products and herbal remedies for anticancer and antiviral activity.  Specific interests include: 1) health benefits of antioxidants/phytochemicals in fruits, vegetables and whole grains; 2) food genomics and functional foods for disease prevention and health promotion targeted at cancers, aging, and inflammatory diseases; and 3) natural products and herbal formulations for antiviral activity to hepatitis B and C.