This report includes twelve (12) EB-1A and EB-1B cases filed by Liu & Associates and approved by the USCIS in March 2010. We list the basic credentials of each case and hope our readers find the information helpful. For confidentiality purpose, a numeric number is assigned to replace the petitioner/beneficiary's name in each case. It is our firm’s policy to hold client’s information strictly confidential.

Compiled and briefed by Tiffany Smith, Certified Legal Assistant at Liu & Associates, PLLC.

Case # 1

Case Type:  Eb-1A I-140
Field of Research: Chemistry
Current Position: Postdoctoral researcher at a research center
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a US university
Published 10+ journal papers
Consistently invited to review the works of others 
Cited approximately 170+ times by other researchers
Supporting Letters:  5 including 4 independent experts
Filing Date:  January 14, 2010
Approval Date: March 2, 2010

Case # 2

Case Type:  Eb-1A I-140
Field of Research: Electrical Engineering 
Current Position: Postdoctoral research associate at an Ivy League university 
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a foreign university
Published 20+ journal and conference papers
Consistently invited to review the works of others 
Cited approximately 130+ times by other researchers
Supporting Letters:  6 including 4 independent experts
Filing Date:  December 15, 2009
Approval Date: March 11, 2010

Case # 3

Case Type:  Eb-1A I-140
Field of Research: Medical Research 
Current Position: Postdoctoral at a research institute 
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a US university
Published 40+ journal and conference papers
Cited approximately 270+ times by other researchers worldwide
Supporting Letters:  5 including 3 independent experts
Filing Date:  January 21, 2010
Approval Date: March 4, 2010

Case # 4

Case Type:  Eb-1A I-140
Field of Research: Pharmacology 
Current Position: Postdoctoral fellow at a medical center 
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a US university
Published 20+ journal papers
Cited approximately 420+ times by other researchers
Supporting Letters:  5 including 3 independent experts
Filing Date:  February 15, 2010
Approval Date: March 5, 2010

Case # 5

Case Type:  Eb-1A I-140
Field of Research: Biochemistry
Current Position: Assistant professor at a state university 
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a US university
Published 10+ journal papers
Invited to review the works of others 10+ times
Cited approximately 440+ times by other researchers worldwide
Supporting Letters:  6 including 3 independent experts
Filing Date:  January 28, 2010
Approval Date: March 16, 2010

Case # 6

Case Type:  Eb-1A I-140
Field of Research: Microfluidics   
Current Position: Postdoctoral researcher at a state university 
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a foreign university
Published 40+ journal papers
Regularly invited to review the works of others 
Frequently cited by other researchers worldwide
Supporting Letters:  6 including 2 independent experts
Filing Date:  October 6, 2009
Approval Date: March 9, 2010

Case # 7

Case Type:  Eb-1A I-140
Field of Research: Computer Engineering
Current Position: Scientist at a medical research company
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a US university
Published 10+ journal and conference papers
Consistently invited to review the works of others 
Cited approximately 90+ times by other researchers
Supporting Letters:  6 including 5 independent experts
Filing Date:  January 7, 2010
Approval Date: March 17, 2010`

Case # 8

Case Type:  Eb-1B I-140
Field of Research: Sociology
Current Position:  Assistant professor at an Ivy League university
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a US university
Published 9 journal papers
Invited to review the works of others 
Supporting Letters:  6 including 4 independent experts
Filing Date:  June 10, 2009
Approval Date: March 12, 2010

Case # 9

Case Type:  Eb-1B I-140
Field of Research: Chemistry
Current Position:  Senior scientist at a pharmaceutical company 
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a foreign university
Published 30+ journal papers
Consistently invited to review the works of others 
Cited approximately 300 times by other researchers
Supporting Letters:  6 including 2 independent experts
Filing Date:  January 7, 2010
Approval Date: March 3, 2010

Case # 10

Case Type:  Eb-1B I-140
Field of Research: Biochemistry
Current Position:  Investigator at a biomedical research company
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a US university
Published 9 journal papers
Cited approximately 90+ times by other researchers
Supporting Letters:  5 including 2 independent experts
Filing Date:  February 16, 2010
Approval Date: March 9, 2010

Case # 11

Case Type:  Eb-1B I-140
Field of Research: Cancer Research
Current Position:  Research associate at a university
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a foreign university
Published 50+ journal and conference papers
Co-authored a book chapter
Cited approximately 70+ times by other researchers
Supporting Letters:  5 including 4 independent experts
Filing Date:  February 3, 2010
Approval Date: March 2, 2010

Case # 12

Case Type:  Eb-1B I-140
Field of Research: Neuroscience
Current Position:  Instructor at a university 
Major Credentials: Ph.D. from a US university
Published 10+ journal and conference papers
Cited approximately 140+ times by other researchers
Supporting Letters:  5 including 2 independent experts
Filing Date:  December 29, 2009
Approval Date: March 5, 2010

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