Liang Wang

Prof. Liang Wang is a Professor and Principal Investigator at Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital (Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences), Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China. He also holds roles as an Adjunct Research Fellow at the University of Queensland's School of Agriculture and Food Sciences and an Associate Professor at Edith Cowan University's School of Medical and Health Sciences in Perth, Australia. His research focuses on computational and experimental microbiology, particularly in rapid diagnosis of bacterial pathogens and antimicrobial resistance. He received his PhD from The University of Western Australia (2014) and postdoctoral training at Concordia University and Curtin University.

Education:

• PhD from The University of Western Australia (2014)
• Postdoctoral training at Concordia University (Montreal, Canada) and Curtin University (Perth, Australia)

Research Interests:

Prof. Wang specializes in innovative diagnostic technologies such as surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) combined with machine learning for pathogen detection. His work addresses urgent clinical needs like rapid identification of Helicobacter pylori infections, antibiotic resistance profiling, and non-invasive diagnostics for thyroid nodules and gastrointestinal disorders. He also explores glycogen structure dynamics in metabolic diseases and microbiome interactions with human health.

Publications Overview:

His 26+ peer-reviewed articles (2023–2025) focus on advancing diagnostic methods for bacterial infections, antimicrobial resistance surveillance, and SERS-based innovations. Key areas include Helicobacter pylori epidemiology, thyroid nodule classification via metabolomics, and antibiotic quantification in human milk.

Awards:

• Australia-China Helicobacter Research Fellowship (2019)

Advising & Editorial Roles:

• Supervises MSc students at South China University of Technology and South Medical University
• PhD supervision at University of Queensland
• Associate Editor at Frontiers in Microbiology; editorial board roles at BMC Microbiology, Heliyon, PLoS One, and others

Labs & Teams:

Leads the Theoretical and Experimental Microbiology (TEM) research group at Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital, focusing on translational microbiology and diagnostic innovation.