Yumei Liu is a professor and dean of the College of Animal Science and Technology at Henan University of Science and Technology. Her research interests include rabbit disease diagnosis and treatment, and animal stem cell directional differentiation and regulation. She is the executive director of the Henan Rabbit Industry Association, a key young teacher in Henan Province, and a young academic leader at Henan University of Science and Technology. She received a bachelor’s degree in veterinary medicine from Inner Mongolia Agricultural University in 2002 and a doctorate in cell biology from Northwest Agriculture and Forestry University in 2009. From 2015 to 2016, she went to Monash University in Australia as a visiting scholar. She joined the College of Animal Science and Technology at Henan University of Science and Technology in 2002 and served as the director of the Animal Medicine Experimental Center of the College of Animal Science and Technology from 2013 to 2020, and served as the vice dean of the College of Animal Science and Technology from 2020 to 2024. In May 2024, she became the dean of the College of Animal Science and Technology. She has won the titles of Key Young Teachers of Henan Province, Model Teacher of Henan Province, Excellent Instructor of Henan Province, Excellent Teacher of Luoyang City, and Youth Science and Technology Award of Luoyang City.