Chen Liang

Dr. Chen Liang is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Biomedical Informatics and Medical Education at the University of Washington. He holds a PhD in Biomedical Informatics from the University of Texas and is a Fellow of the American Medical Informatics Association (FAMIA). His research focuses on augmenting clinical decision-making through computational methods.

Research Interests: Dr. Liang develops AI-driven solutions for healthcare challenges including:

• Multi-modal EHR integration and common data models
• Biomedical ontology engineering
• Machine learning for clinical prediction (diagnostics, prognosis, comorbidity)
• Applications in infectious diseases, maternal health, and precision medicine

Awards & Honors:

• Fellow, American Medical Informatics Association
• NIH/NIDDK DATA Scholar

He leads two NIH R21 grants examining Long COVID and HIV/SARS-CoV-2 coinfections using nationwide EHR data. Dr. Liang actively mentors students and collaborates with the National COVID Cohort Collaborative consortium.