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David Liu
Life SciencesDavid Liu is a recipient of the Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences (2025) from United States. They have received 3 major awards in total. Their primary field is Life Sciences. They were educated at University of California, Berkeley.
United StatesNew York Hospital Queens
3
Major Awards
374
Publications
76,580
Citations
123
h-index
279
i10-index
204.8
Avg Citations/Paper
Awards & Recognition
Most Cited Works
Top publications by citation count#1
Engraftment and persistence of HBB base-edited hematopoietic stem cells in nonhuman primates.
Science Translational Medicine(2025)
3
citations
#2
Comparative analysis of CRISPR-Cas9, lentiviral transduction, and base editing for sickle cell disease in a murine model
Blood Advances(2025)
1
citations
#3
Comparative Analysis of CRISPR-Cas9, Lentiviral Transduction, and Base Editing for Sickle Cell Disease Therapy in a Murine Model
Transplantation and Cellular Therapy(2025)
0
citations
#4
Introducing a hemoglobin G-Makassar variant in HSCs by in vivo base editing treats sickle cell disease in mice
Molecular Therapy(2024)
9
citations
Recent Publications
View all worksEngraftment and persistence of HBB base-edited hematopoietic stem cells in nonhuman primates.
Science Translational Medicine2025
3citations
Comparative Analysis of CRISPR-Cas9, Lentiviral Transduction, and Base Editing for Sickle Cell Disease Therapy in a Murine Model
Transplantation and Cellular Therapy2025
0citations
Introducing a hemoglobin G-Makassar variant in HSCs by in vivo base editing treats sickle cell disease in mice
Molecular Therapy2024
9citations
1citations
Open AccessExternal Profiles
Career Path
Award progression over time
Apex Elite Prestigious
Co-winners
Shared the same award in the same year
DJ
Daniel J. Drucker
Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences (2025)
JH
Joel Habener
Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences (2025)
JJ
Jens Juul Holst
Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences (2025)
SL
Stephen L. Hauser
Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences (2025)
SM
Svetlana Mojsov
Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences (2025)
LB
Lotte Bjerre Knudsen
Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences (2025)
AA
Alberto Ascherio
Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences (2025)
FZ
Feng Zhang
Gruber Prize in Genetics (2022)
BW
Bruce William Stillman
Gairdner International Award (2019)
SB
Susan Band Horwitz
Gairdner International Award (2019)
RV
Ronald Vale
Gairdner International Award (2019)
JD
John Diffley
Gairdner International Award (2019)
Education
University of California, Berkeley
Doctoral Advisor
Michael Franklin
Top Publications
Genome editing with CRISPR–Cas nucleases, base editors, transposases and prime editors
Nature Biotechnology20201,973 citations
Phage-assisted evolution of an adenine base editor with improved Cas domain compatibility and activity
Nature Biotechnology2020923 citations
Prime genome editing in rice and wheat
Nature Biotechnology2020741 citations
Related Laureates
Other winners of the same award(s)
Victor Ambros
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (2024)
Gary Ruvkun
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (2024)
Svante Pääbo
Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (2022)
Huda Zoghbi
Horwitz Prize (2022)
Emmanuelle Charpentier
Nobel Prize in Chemistry (2020)
Jennifer A. Doudna
Nobel Prize in Chemistry (2020)
Michael Hall
Lasker Basic Medical Research (2017)
SE
Stephen Elledge
Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences (2017)
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