Associate Professor @bcmgenetics, Director of the BCM Laboratory Genetics and Genomics Fellowship Program, Associate lab director @baylorgenetics

Houston, TX
Joined October 2011
Congratulations to the 2026 graduating class of @bcmgenetics Medical Residency and Clinical Laboratory Fellowship Programs!
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O’Donnell Awardee in Medicine, Dr. PengfeiLiu @LiuPF w/family, Dr. Arthur Beaudet (right) & Dr. Brendan Lee (left) at the 20th Anniversary Edith and Peter O’Donnell Awards Dinner & Ceremony, held on Feb. 3, 2026 in San Antonio, Texas during the @TAMESTX 2026 Annual Conference.
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Thank you! I’m deeply honored. This recognition from @TAMESTX highlights the rapid progress in medical genetics and genomic medicine-from diagnosis to therapy-and the teams and growing workforce driving this work forward. Grateful for @bcmhouston @bcmgenetics @BaylorGenetics
Congratulations, Dr. P. Liu @LiuPF , one of @TAMEST Texas’ rising stars being honored with the 2026 O'Donnell Awards! @bcmhouston @bcmgenetics Learn more here: tamest.org/odonnell-awards/2…
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Congratulations to Dr. Pengfei Liu @LiuPF on his 2026 Edith and Peter O'Donnell Award in Medicine from @TAMESTX! Watch TAMEST's spotlight on Dr. Liu here: youtube.com/watch?v=Lfd2Q8aH…
TAMEST celebrates Texas’ rising stars being honored with the 2026 O’Donnell Awards: - Pengfei Liu, Ph.D., @bcmhouston - Bilal Akin, Ph.D., @UT_Dallas - Yunsun Nam, Ph.D., @UTSWMedCenter - Fan Zhang, Ph.D., @UT_Dallas - Yue Hu, Ph.D., @bp_plc Learn more: buff.ly/UQXxenw
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Congratulations Dr Cheung! What a great honor! This is so well deserved!
Congratulations to Dr. Sau Wai Cheung on receiving the 2025 ACGA Lifetime Achievement Award! This award recognizes individuals who have made outstanding contributions to the field of genetics and demonstrated exceptional leadership in advancing scientific research and education.
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Congratulations to the 2025 graduating class of @bcmgenetics Medical Residency and Clinical Laboratory Fellowship Programs!
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Thanks for highlighting our team’s new transcriptome-based diagnostic test! Excited to see this innovation advance clinical diagnostics and precision medicine for genetic diseases. Full text article here: authors.elsevier.com/a/1kiaB… @UDNconnect @BaylorGenetics #RNA #RareDisease
The @bcmgenetics MGML lab has validated a new RNA test for diagnosing inherited diseases. This test offers more comprehensive genetic insights by analyzing RNA samples for gene expression & splicing patterns. @LiuPF #Innovation #healthcare read more here: insideprecisionmedicine.com/…
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Pengfei Liu retweeted
📣New today! 📄Clinical validation of RNA sequencing for Mendelian disorder diagnostics @bcmgenetics @UDNconnect cell.com/ajhg/abstract/S0002…
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Pengfei Liu retweeted
Join us for “Utility & Limitations of Diagnostic Transcriptome RNA Sequencing in Mendelian Disorders,” a FREE webinar on 9/17, 2-3 PM ET. Learn practical approaches for incorporating RNA sequencing into your toolkit with @LiuPF of @bcmgenetics. Register: bit.ly/3TbjrHE
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@bcmgenetics and @baylorgenetics have launched the Medical Genetics Multi-Omics Laboratory. The MGML will support the academic mission of @bcmhouston and provides CLIA/CAP approved clinical services. bit.ly/3WxpOWB
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We're thrilled to announce a lab agreement with @BCMHouston’s Department of Molecular and Human Genetics! Our new Medical Genetics Multiomics Lab has launched its first clinical test: Whole Transcriptomic RNA Sequencing. Learn more: bit.ly/3SG1joX #Multiomics #BGreat
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Congratulations to all the awardees of this year's @GeneticsSociety professional awards! But most happy for this year's Lifetime Achievement Award to Jim Lupski for his enormous contributions to human genetics & genomics!🧬 Proud to be a @LupskiLab member! ashg.org/publications-news/p…
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Congratulations to the 2024 graduating class of @bcmgenetics medical residents, fellows and clinical laboratory fellows! Good luck with all your future endeavors! @bcmhouston
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Congratulations, Jim, on your well-deserved prestigious award! I am proud to be a part of the Lupski legacy!
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Extremely proud to share our work on diagnostic utilization of patient cell transdifferentiation and RNA-seq! Article at authors.elsevier.com/c/1iuY0…. News release at bcm.edu/news/transdifferenti…. @bcmgenetics @UDNconnect
🚨 New @AJHGNews! 📰The clinical utility and diagnostic implementation of human subject cell transdifferentiation followed by RNA sequencing 🧑‍🤝‍🧑@LiuPF & @bcmgenetics @UDNconnect colleagues cell.com/ajhg/abstract/S0002…
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Congratulations Xueyang! – at Toronto, Ontario
Xueyang Pan, PhD received the 2024 #ACMGFoundation Next Generation Fellowship Award in clinical biochemical genetics. bit.ly/3UBcRf3 #ACMGMtg24 @XueyangPan @bcmhouston @ClinGenResource
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