Christopher Liu
Bio
Christopher Liu is an Assistant Professor of Strategy at Rotman. His research explores spatial networks: how geography shapes the ability of individuals and firms to enter into some (but not other) relationships and networks. Empirical settings for his work have ranged from scientists working within a biotechnology firm to the US Senate Chamber. Chris also has a long-standing interest on scientists, innovation and productivity, and continues to actively conduct research in this area.
Selected Publications - Papers
- Geographic Locations, Power, and Intraorganizational Support: Evidence from the U.S. Senate Chamber; with Jillian Chown; working paper; 2012
- Personnel Composition and Scientific Output of Biological Laboratories; with Annamaria Conti; working paper; 2012
- An Equilibrium Theory of Regional Change; with Joel Blit; working paper; 2012
- An Intra-organizational Ecology of Individual Attainment; with Sameer Srivastava and Toby Stuart; working paper; 2011
- Boundary spanning in a for-profit research lab: An exploration of the interface between commerce and academe; with Toby Stuart; working paper; 2010
- A Spatial Ecology of Crosscutting Ties and Brokerage Positions; working paper; 2010
- Social Influence Given (Partially) Deliberate Matching: Career Imprints in the Creation of Academic Entrepreneurs; with Pierre Azoulay and Toby Stuart; working paper; 2009
- The Large Extracellular Loop of Murine CD9 is an Autonomously Folding Dimer; with Richard O. Hynes and Peter S. Kim; mimeo; 2005
- Complete Replication of Hepatitis C Virus in Cell Culture; with Lindenbach BD, Evans MJ, Syder AJ, Wold B, Tellinghuisen TL, Maruyama T, Hynes RO, Burton DR, McKeating JA, Rice CM; Science; 2005
- Eschericia coli DegP Protease Cleaves Between Paired Hydrophobic Resieus in a Natural Substrate; with Jones CH, Dexter P, Evans AK, Hultgren SJ, and Hruby DE; J. Bacteriology; 2002
- Residues SFQ (173-175) in the Large Extracellular Loop of CD9 are Required for Gamete Fusion; with Zhu GS, Miller BJ, Boucheix C, Rubinstein E, Hynes RO, Myles, DG, and Primakoff P; Development; 2002
- Periplasmic Chaperone Recognition Motif of Subunits Mediates Quarternary Interactions in the Pilus; with Soto GE, Dodson KW, OggD, Heuser J, Knight S, Kihlberg, Jones CH, and Hultgren SJ; EMBO J; 1998
- Ectopic Overexpression of Asparagine Synthetase in Transgenic Tobacco; with Brears T, Knight TJ, and Coruzzi GM; Plant Physiol.; 1993
Honors and Awards
| 2011 | Best Doctoral Dissertation; DRUID Society |
| 2008 | Dissertation Fellow; Kauffman Foundation |
| 1993 | Compton Fellow; Washington University in St. Louis |
Research and Teaching Interests
My research explores the geographic antecedents of networks. As some examples, I am currently working on projects examining i) the email networks of life scientists, ii) co-sponsorship patterns of US Senators and iii) regional patenting activity
Other Info
Email: chris.liu@rotman.utoronto.ca
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