Baohua Liu, University of Toronto

Research

Brainstem Circuits Circuit Tracing Optogenetics Single Unit Recording Contextual Modulation Inhibitory Projections Motion Processing Nucleus Of The Optic Tract

Latest funding

Subcortical Circuit Mechanisms Underlying the Modulation of Visual Perception by Background Motion
CIHR · 2025 · Nominated PI
$1,090,126
Neural circuits underlying visually induced motion sickness
CIHR · 2024 · Supervisor
$210,000
A high-performance slide scanner to support multiple research programs
NSERC · 2022 · Co-investigator
$150,000

All 6 grants and awards

Subcortical Circuit Mechanisms Underlying the Modulation of Visual Perception by Background Motion

Nominated PICIHR2025Project Grant

Principal investigators: Liu, Baohua

Keywords: Brainstem Circuits; Circuit Tracing; Contextual Modulation; Inhibitory Projections; Motion Processing; Nucleus Of The Optic Tract; Optogenetics; Single Unit Recording; Superior Colliculus; Visually Guided Behavior

$1,090,126

Neural circuits underlying visually induced motion sickness

SupervisorCIHR2024CIHR Fellowship

Principal investigators: Chou, Xiaolin

Keywords: Chemogenetics; Functional Connectivity; Motion Sickenss; Mouse Model; Neural Circuits; Neural Tracing; Optogenetics; Visual Motion Processing

$210,000

A high-performance slide scanner to support multiple research programs

Co-investigatorNSERC2022Research Tools and Instruments

Principal investigators: Martin, Loren

$150,000

Functional Investigation of Cellular and Circuitry Mechanisms Underlying the Cortical Control of Innate Reflexes

Nominated PICIHR2020Project Grant

Principal investigators: Liu, Baohua

Keywords: Brainstem Circuits; Calcium Imaging; Circuit Tracing; Cortico-Fugal Projection; Motor Learning; Optogenetics; Optokinetic Reflex; Single Unit Recording; Two Photon Imaging In Awake Mice; Visual Cortex

$891,226

Cell-type-specific Connectivity of Brainstem Circuits Mediating the Cortical Control of Innate Reflexes

Principal investigatorNSERC2019Discovery Launch Supplement

Principal investigators: Liu, Baohua

$12,500

Cell-type-specific Connectivity of Brainstem Circuits Mediating the Cortical Control of Innate Reflexes

Principal investigatorNSERC2019Discovery Grants Program - Individual

Principal investigators: Liu, Baohua

$315,000

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Brainstem Circuits Dear Professor Liu, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. Your research on brainstem circuits connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your CIHR-funded project "Subcortical Circuit Mechanisms Underlying the Modulation of Visual Perception by Background Motion" (2025), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]