Overview
Background
Liang is currently a full professor at the Department of Laboratory Medicine, Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital (Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences), Southern Medical University, China. He is also an adjunct research fellow at the University of Western Australia and the University of Queensland and serves as an adjunct associate professor at the Center for Precision Health, School of Medical and Health Sciences, Edith Cowan University. Prof. Liang Wang's research interests include but are not limited to microbial informatics, bacterial metabolism and physiology, rapid diagnosis of bacterial pathogens, application of Raman spectroscopy, glycogen structure and metabolism, etc. Liang was awarded a Doctor of Philosophy Degree from the University of Western Australia in 2014 and received his postdoctoral training at Concordia University (Montreal, Canada) and Curtin University (Perth, Australia). Prof. Wang currently serves as an associate editor for the journals Frontiers in Microbiology, Gene Reports, and active editorial board members at BMC Microbiology, BMC Bioinformatics, PeerJ, Heliyon (Advisory Member), Immunity, Inflammation and Disease (Emerging Editor), Translational Metabolic Syndrome Research, Future Integrative Medicine, iMeta, etc. Prof. Liang Wang has published more than 150 peer-reviewed papers in international journals such as Lancet Microbe, ISME and Carbohydrate Polymers, etc.
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Works
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2025
Journal Article
Validation and interpretation of machine-learning models for rapid identification of active tuberculosis infection using routine laboratory indicators
Liu, Zhan-Zhong, Yuan, Quan, Zhang, Yu-Dong, Zhang, Xue-Di, Liu, Jian, Yan, Jia-Wei, Du, Kang-Peng, Chen, Hui-Jin and Wang, Liang (2025). Validation and interpretation of machine-learning models for rapid identification of active tuberculosis infection using routine laboratory indicators. Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 15 1718614. doi: 10.3389/fcimb.2025.1718614
2025
Journal Article
Interpretive prediction of hyperuricemia and gout patients via machine learning analysis of human gut microbiome
Tang, Jia-Wei, Tay, Alfred Chin Yen and Wang, Liang (2025). Interpretive prediction of hyperuricemia and gout patients via machine learning analysis of human gut microbiome. BMC Microbiology, 25 (1) 429, 429-1. doi: 10.1186/s12866-025-04125-x
2025
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Global burden of 292 causes of death in 204 countries and territories and 660 subnational locations, 1990–2023: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023
Naghavi, Mohsen, Kyu, Hmwe Hmwe, A, Bhoomadevi, Aalipour, Mohammad Amin, Aalruz, Hasan, Ababneh, Hazim S, Abafita, Bedru J, Abaraogu, Ukachukwu O, Abbafati, Cristiana, Abbasi, Madineh, Abbaspour, Faezeh, Abbastabar, Hedayat, Abd Al Magied, Abdallah H A, Abd ElHafeez, Samar, Abdalla, Ashraf Nabiel, Abdalla, Mohammed Altigani, Abdallah, Emad M, Abdeeq, Barkhad Aden, Abdel Razeq, Nadin M I, Abdelgalil, Ahmed Abdelrahman, Abdel-Hameed, Reda, Abdelmasseh, Michael, Abdelnabi, Mahmoud, Abdel-Rahman, Wael M, Abdous, Arman, Abdrabou, Mostafa M, Abdul Aziz, Jeza Muhamad, Abdulah, Deldar Morad, Abdullahi, Auwal ... Murray, Christopher J L (2025). Global burden of 292 causes of death in 204 countries and territories and 660 subnational locations, 1990–2023: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2023. The Lancet, 406 (10513), 1811-1872. doi: 10.1016/s0140-6736(25)01917-8
2025
Journal Article
Development and validation of an interpretable risk prediction model for the early classification of thalassemia
Lai, Jin-Xin, Tang, Jia-Wei, Gong, Shan-Shan, Qin, Ming-Xiong, Zhang, Yu-Lu, Liang, Quan-Fa, Li, Li-Yan, Cai, Zhen and Wang, Liang (2025). Development and validation of an interpretable risk prediction model for the early classification of thalassemia. npj Digital Medicine, 8 (1) 346, 346-1. doi: 10.1038/s41746-025-01766-0
2025
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SERS-ATB: a comprehensive database server for antibiotic SERS spectral visualization and deep-learning identification
Yuan, Quan, Tang, Jia-Wei, Chen, Jie, Liao, Yi-Wen, Zhang, Wen-Wen, Wen, Xin-Ru, Liu, Xin, Chen, Hui-Jin and Wang, Liang (2025). SERS-ATB: a comprehensive database server for antibiotic SERS spectral visualization and deep-learning identification. Environmental Pollution, 373 126083, 126083. doi: 10.1016/j.envpol.2025.126083
2025
Journal Article
Risk factors associated with Helicobacter pylori infection in the urban population of China: A nationwide, multi-center, cross-sectional study
Wang, Liang, Li, Zheng-Kang, Lai, Jin-Xin, Si, Yu-Ting, Chen, Jie, Chua, Eng Guan, Dai, Ling-Yan, Dai, Qiong, Dai, Xu-Bo, Deng, Zhao-Hui, Du, Hong, Fang, Qi, Feng, Cui, He, Min, Hu, Guo-Chu, Hu, Yi-Zhong, Huang, Hui, Huang, Yan-Jiang, Li, Fen, Li, Jun-Hong, Li, Qi-Xin, Lin, Zhi-Fang, Liu, Hai-Tao, Liu, Ming-Bo, Luo, Jin-Hua, Ma, Jian-Hong, Man, Bao-Hua, Ru, Xiao-Jun, Tang, Bo-Fu ... Gu, Bing (2025). Risk factors associated with Helicobacter pylori infection in the urban population of China: A nationwide, multi-center, cross-sectional study. International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 154 107890, 107890-154. doi: 10.1016/j.ijid.2025.107890
2025
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Epidemiological characteristics of Helicobacter pylori infection and antibiotic resistance in urban areas of Guangdong Province, China: a multi-center, cross-sectional surveillance
Xian, Luhua, Si, Yuting, Luan, Luan, Lai, Jinxin, Tang, Jiawei and Wang, Liang (2025). Epidemiological characteristics of Helicobacter pylori infection and antibiotic resistance in urban areas of Guangdong Province, China: a multi-center, cross-sectional surveillance. European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases, 44 (6), 1305-1312. doi: 10.1007/s10096-025-05105-9
2025
Journal Article
Reply to Bratchenko and Bratchenko, “Overestimation of the classification model for Raman spectroscopy data of biological samples”
Wen, Xin-Ru, Tang, Jia-Wei and Wang, Liang (2025). Reply to Bratchenko and Bratchenko, “Overestimation of the classification model for Raman spectroscopy data of biological samples”. mSystems, 10 (4), e0010325. doi: 10.1128/msystems.00103-25
2025
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Rapid discrimination and ratio quantification of mixed antibiotics in aqueous solution through integrative analysis of SERS spectra via CNN combined with NN-EN model
Yuan, Quan, Yao, Lin-Fei, Tang, Jia-Wei, Ma, Zhang-Wen, Mou, Jing-Yi, Wen, Xin-Ru, Usman, Muhammad, Wu, Xiang and Wang, Liang (2025). Rapid discrimination and ratio quantification of mixed antibiotics in aqueous solution through integrative analysis of SERS spectra via CNN combined with NN-EN model. Journal of Advanced Research, 69, 61-74. doi: 10.1016/j.jare.2024.03.016
2025
Journal Article
Comparison of Raman spectroscopy with mass spectrometry for sequence typing of Acinetobacter baumannii strains: a single-center study
Liu, Suling, Zhang, Ni, Tang, Jiawei, Chen, Chong, Wang, Weisha, Zhou, Jingfang, Ye, Long, Chen, Xiaoli, Li, ZhengKang and Wang, Liang (2025). Comparison of Raman spectroscopy with mass spectrometry for sequence typing of Acinetobacter baumannii strains: a single-center study. Microbiology Spectrum, 13 (3) e0142524, e0142524. doi: 10.1128/spectrum.01425-24
2025
Journal Article
Application of machine learning-assisted surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy in medical laboratories: Principles, opportunities, and challenges
Tang, Jia-Wei, Yuan, Quan, Zhang, Li, Marshall, Barry J., Yen Tay, Alfred Chin and Wang, Liang (2025). Application of machine learning-assisted surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy in medical laboratories: Principles, opportunities, and challenges. Trends in Analytical Chemistry, 184 118135, 1-18. doi: 10.1016/j.trac.2025.118135
2025
Conference Publication
Surveillance of H. pylori prevalence and antibiotic resistance in the urban Chinese population: a nationwide multi-center study
Wang, Liang (2025). Surveillance of H. pylori prevalence and antibiotic resistance in the urban Chinese population: a nationwide multi-center study. London: ELSEVIER SCI LTD. doi: 10.1016/j.ijid.2024.107411
2025
Journal Article
How can surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy improve diagnostics for bacterial infections?
Tang, Jia-Wei, Wen, Xin-Ru, Liao, Yi-Wen and Wang, Liang (2025). How can surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy improve diagnostics for bacterial infections?. Nanomedicine, 20 (7), 1-6. doi: 10.1080/17435889.2025.2466419
2025
Journal Article
Simultaneous detection and quantification of ciprofloxacin, doxycycline, and levofloxacin in municipal lake water via deep learning analysis of complex Raman spectra
Yuan, Quan, Wen, Xin-Ru, Liu, Wei, Ma, Zhang-Wen, Tang, Jia-Wei, Liu, Qing-Hua, Usman, Muhammad, Tang, Yu-Rong, Wu, Xiang and Wang, Liang (2025). Simultaneous detection and quantification of ciprofloxacin, doxycycline, and levofloxacin in municipal lake water via deep learning analysis of complex Raman spectra. Environmental Technology and Innovation, 37 103987, 1-16. doi: 10.1016/j.eti.2024.103987
2025
Journal Article
Discrimination of benign and malignant thyroid nodules through comparative analyses of human saliva samples via metabolomics and deep-learning-guided label-free SERS
Tang, Jia-Wei, Mou, Jing-Yi, Chen, Jie, Yuan, Quan, Wen, Xin-Ru, Liu, Qing-Hua, Liu, Zhao and Wang, Liang (2025). Discrimination of benign and malignant thyroid nodules through comparative analyses of human saliva samples via metabolomics and deep-learning-guided label-free SERS. ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 17 (3), 5538-5549. doi: 10.1021/acsami.4c20503
2025
Journal Article
Rapid diagnosis of bacterial vaginosis using machine-learning-assisted surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy of human vaginal fluids
Wen, Xin-Ru, Tang, Jia-Wei, Chen, Jie, Chen, Hui-Min, Usman, Muhammad, Yuan, Quan, Tang, Yu-Rong, Zhang, Yu-Dong, Chen, Hui-Jin and Wang, Liang (2025). Rapid diagnosis of bacterial vaginosis using machine-learning-assisted surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy of human vaginal fluids. Msystems, 10 (1) e0105824, 1-18. doi: 10.1128/msystems.01058-24
2025
Journal Article
Rapid diagnosis and precision treatment of Helicobacter pylori infection in clinical settings
Umar, Zeeshan, Tang, Jia-Wei, Marshall, Barry J., Tay, Alfred Chin Yen and Wang, Liang (2025). Rapid diagnosis and precision treatment of Helicobacter pylori infection in clinical settings. Critical Reviews in Microbiology, 51 (2), 369-398. doi: 10.1080/1040841X.2024.2364194
2025
Journal Article
Comparative evaluation of BacT/ALERT VIRTUO and BACTEC FX400 blood culture systems for the detection of bloodstream infections
Qin, Yurong, Liao, Yiwen, Zhou, Jingfang, Liu, Weijiang, Chen, Huimin, Chen, Xiaoli, Wang, Weisha, Zhang, Ni, Zhao, Yunhu, Wang, Liang, Gu, Bing and Liu, Suling (2025). Comparative evaluation of BacT/ALERT VIRTUO and BACTEC FX400 blood culture systems for the detection of bloodstream infections. Microbiology Spectrum, 13 (1) e0185024, e0185024. doi: 10.1128/spectrum.01850-24
2024
Journal Article
Comparative analysis of bioactive ingredients and medicinal functions of natural and cultivated Ophiocordyceps sinensis (Berk.)
Ma, Zhangwen, Liu, Qinghua, Hong, Yongxuan, Chen, Jie, Tang, Jiawei, Tang, Yurong and Wang, Liang (2024). Comparative analysis of bioactive ingredients and medicinal functions of natural and cultivated Ophiocordyceps sinensis (Berk.). Future Integrative Medicine, 3 (4), 251-261. doi: 10.14218/fim.2024.00047
2024
Journal Article
Rapid profiling of carcinogenic types of Helicobacter pylori infection via deep learning analysis of label-free SERS spectra of human serum
Li, Fen, Si, Yu-Ting, Tang, Jia-Wei, Umar, Zeeshan, Xiong, Xue-Song, Wang, Jin-Ting, Yuan, Quan, Tay, Alfred Chin Yen, Chua, Eng Guan, Zhang, Li, Marshall, Barry J., Yang, Wei-Xuan, Gu, Bing and Wang, Liang (2024). Rapid profiling of carcinogenic types of Helicobacter pylori infection via deep learning analysis of label-free SERS spectra of human serum. Computational and Structural Biotechnology Journal, 23, 3379-3390. doi: 10.1016/j.csbj.2024.09.008
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