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罢丑别鈥� Chiang Laboratory, directed by鈥� Dr. Austin W.T. Chiang, is part of the Immunology Center of Georgia at 桃色视频. Our lab is dedicated to advancing the frontiers of鈥� bioinformatics, AI/ML, and systems immunology, with a strong emphasis on translational research.

 

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About Dr. Chiang

Dr. Autin Chiang

Austin W.T. Chiang, PhD
Assistant Professor
Immunology Center of Georgia

Dr. Chiang is a鈥痗omputational biologist鈥痺ith expertise spanning biomedical informatics, multi-omics integration, and systems immunology.

He received his Ph.D.from National Yang-Ming University in Biomedical Informatics and Systems Biology, and completed postdoctoral training at Academia Sinica and the University of California, San Diego. Before joining 桃色视频 in 2023, he served as an Assistant Project Scientist at UC San Diego. 

Over the course of his career, Dr. Chiang has authored more than鈥�50 scientific manuscripts, filed鈥痵ix patents, and collaborated widely with international leaders in immunology, systems biology, and biotechnology.

His research bridges鈥痜undamental discovery science鈥痺ith鈥痑pplied biomedical innovation, particularly in the areas of immune regulation, therapeutic protein engineering, and computational drug discovery. 

What We Study

The overarching mission of our lab is to understand how the immune system functions across different diseases and to leverage鈥痗omputational and experimental strategies鈥痜or new therapeutic insights. We combine鈥痵ingle-cell multi-omics, AI-based predictive modeling, and systems biology frameworks鈥痶o investigate immune regulation, disease pathogenesis, and biomanufacturing. 

Our research focuses on: 

  • Cardiovascular Immunology: Dissecting how immune tolerance breaks down in atherosclerosis and coronary artery disease, and identifying immune subsets that drive chronic vascular inflammation. 
  • Vaccine and Infection Biology: Investigating mechanisms of鈥�Staphylococcus aureus-mediated vaccine interference and identifying new pathways for effective vaccine development. 
  • Allergy and Autoimmunity: Studying eosinophilic esophagitis, systemic lupus erythematosus, and sarcoidosis to define molecular drivers of disease progression and therapeutic resistance. 
  • AI in Drug Discovery: Using advanced machine learning to develop predictive models for therapeutic design, early diagnostics, and vaccine strategies. 
  • Biomanufacturing and Glycobiology: Engineering mammalian cells and glycosylation pathways to improve therapeutic protein production and quality.

About the Lab

The Chiang Lab is a鈥痬ultidisciplinary and collaborative environment鈥痶hat blends computational biology with experimental immunology. 

  • Principal Investigator: 
    • Dr. Austin W.T. Chiang鈥�� Assistant Professor, Immunology Center of Georgia, 桃色视频 University. 
  • Postdoctoral Fellows: Conducting advanced research in T cell biology and single cell multi-omics integration. 
  • Graduate Students and Trainees: Pursuing projects in systems immunology, bioinformatics pipeline development, and human immunological disease modeling. 
  • Research Staff and Collaborators: Supporting immunological data analysis, big data analysis, and biomanufacturing initiatives. 

We foster an environment of鈥痠nnovation, mentorship, and collaboration, and maintain active partnerships with researchers across the United States and internationally.

Research Team

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Rhys Cowling

  • Graduate Research Assistant

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United States of America

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Lily Liu

  • Graduate Research Assistant

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China

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Austin Lowery

  • Graduate Research Assistant

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United States of America

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Nandeeni Suryawanshi

  • Research Associate

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India

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FNU Wulijibuhe

  • Research Associate

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China

 

Current Research Interests

Immune Regulation in Cardiovascular Disease 

  • Single-cell analysis of T cell subsets in coronary artery disease. 
  • Mechanistic studies of immune tolerance and vascular inflammation. 

Vaccine Failure and Pathogen Immunity 

  • 贰濒耻肠颈诲补迟颈苍驳鈥�S. aureus-driven pathways that impair vaccine efficacy. 
  • Identifying molecular targets for next-generation vaccine design for human immunological diseases. 

Allergic and Autoimmune Disorders 

  • Molecular profiling of human immunological diseases to uncover diagnostic biomarkers and therapeutic targets. 
  • driving chronic immune activation. 

 

Artificial Intelligence for Drug Discovery 

  • Development of computational classifiers and predictive models for complex diseases such as CVD and cancer. 
  • AI-driven analysis of transcriptomics, lipidomics, and glycomics datasets to accelerate drug discovery. 

Systems Biology of Biomanufacturing 

  • Engineering Chinese Hamster Ovary (CHO) cells for higher-yield, higher-quality therapeutic proteins. 
  • Systems-level analysis of glycosylation and secretory pathways for improved protein therapeutics. 

 

Publications

Publication
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Li, H., Peralta, A. G., Schoffelen, S., Hansen, A. H., Arnsdorf, J., Schinn, S. M., Skidmore, J., Choudhury, B., Rocamora, F., Paulchakrabarti, M., Voldborg, B. G., & Lewis, N. E., Jul 2026, In: Journal of Biological Chemistry. 302, 7, 113234.

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Kim, D. S., Goo, B., , Dong, S., Weintraub, D. S., Coffey, P., Veerapaneni, P., Chouhaita, R., Guduru, M., Cyriac, N., Aboud, G., Ong, V., Cave, S., Greenway, J., Mundkur, R., Ahmadieh, S., Harb, R., Ogbi, M., & Huo, Y. & 12 others, Zhang, W., , , , Shi, Y., Rice, R. D., Zhou, J., , Gallo, D. R., , & , Feb 2026, In: American Journal of Physiology - Heart and Circulatory Physiology. 330, 2, p. H620-H641

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, , , , , , & , Feb 2026, In: Arteriosclerosis, thrombosis, and vascular biology. 46, 2, e323111.

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Kulakova, L., Li, K. H., , Schwoerer, M. P., Suzuki, S., Schoffelen, S., Elkholy, K. H., Chao, K. L., Shahid, S., Kumar, B., Murray, N. B., Archer-Hartmann, S., Azadi, P., Voldborg, B. G., Marin, A., Mariuzza, R. A., Andrianov, A. K., Ploss, A., Lewis, N. E. & Toth, E. A. & 1 others, Fuerst, T. R., Dec 2025, In: npj Vaccines. 10, 1, 121.

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Oliaeimotlagh, M., Kumar, S., Taraskin, A., Armstrong Suthahar, S. S., Suryawanshi, V., & , Jul 21 2025, In: Cell Reports Methods. 5, 7, 101088.

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Roy, P., Bellapu, A., Suthahar, S. S. A., Oliaeimotlagh, M., Lyu, Q., Parashar, S., Makings, J., Wu, R., Kumar, S., Mehta, M., , Sette, A., McNamara, C. A. & , Jul 2025, In: Nature Cardiovascular Research. 4, 7, p. 841-856 16 p.

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Jumabay, M., Abud, E. M., Okamoto, K., Dutta, P., , Li, H., Manresa, M. C., , Frederick, D., Kurten, R., Croker, B., Lewis, N. E., Kennedy, J. L., Dohil, R., Croft, M., Ay, F., Wechsler, J. B. & Aceves, S. S., Apr 2025, In: Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology. 155, 4, p. 1333-1345 13 p.

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Tsai, C. M., Hajam, I. A., Caldera, J. R., , Gonzalez, C., Du, X., Choudhruy, B., Li, H., Suzuki, E., Askarian, F., Ty鈥橳ianna, C., Lin, B., Wierzbicki, I. H., Riestra, A. M., Conrad, D. J., Gonzalez, D. J., Nizet, V., Lewis, N. E. & Liu, G. Y., Dec 16 2024, In: Journal of Clinical Investigation. 134, 24, e179563.

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Pessentheiner, A. R., Spann, N. J., Autran, C. A., Oh, T. G., Grunddal, K. V., Coker, J. K. C., Painter, C. D., Ramms, B., , Wang, C. Y., Hsiao, J., Wang, Y., Quach, A., Booshehri, L. M., Hammond, A., Tognaccini, C., Latasiewicz, J., Willemsen, L., Zengler, K. & de Winther, M. P. J. & 13 others, Hoffman, H. M., Philpott, M., Cribbs, A. P., Oppermann, U., Lewis, N. E., Witztum, J. L., Yu, R., Atkins, A. R., Downes, M., Evans, R. M., Glass, C. K., Bode, L. & Gordts, P. L. S. M., Nov 8 2024, In: JCI Insight. 9, 21, e181329.

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Yom, A., & Lewis, N. E., May 28 2024, In: Analytical Chemistry. 96, 21, p. 8332-8341 10 p.

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Liang, C., Murray, S., Li, Y., , Low, A., Sasaki, S., , Lin, W. J., Mathews, J., Barnes, W. & Lewis, N. E., Mar 2024, In: Metabolic Engineering. 82, p. 110-122 13 p.

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Rawson, R., Duong, L., Tkachenko, E., , Okamoto, K., Dohil, R., Lewis, N. E., Kurten, R., Abud, E. M. & Aceves, S. S., 2024, (Accepted/In press) In: Mucosal Immunology. 17, 3, p. 315-322 8 p.

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Tsai, C.-M., Caldera, J. R., Hajam, I. A., , Tsai, C.-H., Li, H., D铆ez, M. L., Gonzalez, C., Trieu, D., Martins, G. A., Underhill, D. M., Arditi, M., Lewis, N. E. & Liu, G. Y., Aug 2022, In: Cell Host and Microbe.

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Kellman, B. P., Richelle, A., Yang, J.-Y., Chapla, D., , Najera, J. A., Liang, C., F眉rst, A., Bao, B., Koga, N., Mohammad, M., Bruntse, A. B., Haymond, M. W., Moremen, K., Bode, L. & Lewis, N. E., May 4 2022, In: Nature communications.

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Weiss, R. J., Spahn, P. N., , Liu, Q., Li, J., Hamill, K. M., Rother, S., Clausen, T. M., Hoeksema, M. A., Timm, B. M., Godula, K., Glass, C. K., Tor, Y., Gordts, P. L. S. M., Lewis, N. E. & Esko, J. D., May 2022, In: Nature Chemical Biology. 18, 5, p. 575 1 p.

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Babbel, J., Dong, S., Lewis, N., Mo, J., Faulkner, C., , Hsieh, L., Aceves, S. & Kurten, R., Feb 2022, In: Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology.

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Manresa, M. C., Wu, A., Nhu, Q. M., , Okamoto, K., Miki, H., Kurten, R., Pham, E., Duong, L. D., Lewis, N. E., Akuthota, P., Croft, M. & Aceves, S. S., Feb 2022, In: Mucosal Immunology.

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Wu, A., Nhu, Q., , Manresa, M., Kurten, R., Lewis, N. & Aceves, S., Feb 2022, In: Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology.

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Pessentheiner, A., Spann, N., Collins, C., Ramms, B., , , Quach, A., Booshehri, L., , Tognaccini, C., Latasiewicz, J., Witztum, J. L., Hoffman, H., Lewis, N., Glass, C., Bode, L. & Gordts, P., Aug 2021, In: Atherosclerosis.

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, Jul 9 2021

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, Jul 1 2021

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, Jun 29 2021

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, Jun 2021, In: Cell Reports Methods.

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, Jun 2021, In: Cell Systems.

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, May 1 2021, In: Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition. 72, 5, p. 718-722 5 p.

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Esko, J., Weiss, R., Spahn, P., , Liu, Q., Li, J., Hamill, K., Rother, S., Clausen, T., Hoeksema, M., Timm, B., Godula, K., Glass, C., Tor, Y., Gordts, P. & Lewis, N., May 2021, In: FASEB Journal.

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, Apr 12 2021, In: Nature Chemical Biology.

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Pessentheiner, A. R., Spann, N. J., Autran, C. A., Ramms, B., , Grunddal, K. V., Wang, Y., Quach, A., Booshehri, L. M., Hammond, A., Tognaccini, C., Latasiewicz, J., Witztum, J. L., Hoffman, H. M., Lewis, N. E., Glass, C. K., Bode, L. & Gordts, P. L. S. M., Mar 20 2021

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, Feb 5 2021, In: The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology.

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, Nov 2020, In: Gastroenterology.

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, Nov 2020, In: Current Research in Biotechnology.

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, Sep 3 2020

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, May 26 2020

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, Apr 28 2020

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Liang, C., , Hansen, A. H., Arnsdorf, J., Schoffelen, S., Sorrentino, J. T., Kellman, B. P., Bao, B., Voldborg, B. G. & Lewis, N. E., Apr 2020, In: FASEB Journal.

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Weiss, R. J., Spahn, P. N., Toledo, A. G., , Kellman, B. P., , Benner, C., Glass, C. K., Gordts, P. L. S. M., Lewis, N. E. & Esko, J. D., 2020, In: Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America.

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Kol, S., Ley, D., Wulff, T., Decker, M., Arnsdorf, J., Gutierrez, J., , Pedersen, L., Kildegaard, H., Lee, G. & Lewis, N., 2020, In: Nature communications.

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Kellman, B. P., Zhang, Y., Logomasini, E., Meinhardt, E., , Sorrentino, J. T., Liang, C., Bao, B., Zhou, Y., Akase, S., Sogabe, I., Kouka, T., Wilson, I. B. H., Campbell, M. P., Neelamegham, S., Krambeck, F. J., Aoki-Kinoshita, K. F. & Lewis, N. E., 2020, In: Beilstein Journal of Organic Chemistry.

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, Jul 5 2019

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, Li, S., Kellman, B. P., Chattopadhyay, G., Zhang, Y., Kuo, C.-C., Gutierrez, J. M., Ghazi, F., Schmeisser, H., M茅nard, P., Bj酶rn, S. P., Voldborg, B. G., Rosenberg, A. S., Puig, M. & Lewis, N. E., 2019, In: Scientific reports.

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