Jennifer Liu studies the intersection of medical anthropology and science and technology studies. She earned bachelor's degrees in zoology and French from UC Berkeley, followed by a master's degree in anthropology from San Francisco State University. Her doctorate degree is from the UC Berkeley-UC San Francisco Joint Program in Medical Anthropology Program, where her dissertation was funded by fellowships including a Fulbright Fellowship and as the 2007-2008 social science and humanities California Institute of Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) Fellow. Much of Dr. Liu's research looks at how bioethics, science policy, and the communication between the public and scientific communities interact.