Chin Chiang

Chin Chiang serves as Professor of Cell and Developmental Biology at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine. His laboratory operates from the Medical Research Building III, focusing on neural development and disease mechanisms. Affiliated with Vanderbilt University Medical Center, he maintains active research and teaching roles within the Department of Cell and Developmental Biology.

Dr. Chiang's research centers on Sonic hedgehog (Shh) signaling in brain development and oncogenesis. Key interests include:

• Regulation of Shh protein secretion and transport
• Formation of cerebellar circuitry and neuronal diversity
• Mechanisms linking Shh signaling aberrations to cancer
• Integration of sensory information processing in neural circuits

His lab employs multidisciplinary approaches including mouse genetics, live cell imaging, and stereotaxic gene delivery.

Publications demonstrate consistent focus on cerebellar development and Shh signaling, with methodologies spanning molecular genetics to behavioral neuroscience. Current work explores how neurochemically distinct neurons (GABAergic/glutamatergic) contribute to unconscious motor behaviors through sensory-motor associative learning.

Dr. Chiang actively recruits postdoctoral researchers and utilizes advanced techniques including orthotopic tumor grafting and in vivo gene manipulation systems. His laboratory maintains facilities for live imaging and behavioral neuroscience within Vanderbilt's Medical Research Building.