Jing Liang
New Orleans,Louisiana
Summary
• First-year Biomedical Sciences PhD student with hands-on research experience in academic and industry settings.
• Experienced in mammalian cell culture, T-cell experiments, protein production and purification, and bioinformatics analysis.
• Interested in applying research skills to biopharmaceutical R&D and drug development, and gaining further experience in industry-based research.
Overview
1
1
year of professional experience
Work History
Research Rotation
Tulane University — Dr. Loren Gragert Laboratory
New Orleans, LA
08.2026 - Current
- Conducted protein digestion experiments using influenza hemagglutinin (HA) to elucidate immune response differences between male and female mice.
- Performed laboratory experiments to explore effects of protein processing on immune responses and antigen recognition, contributing to understanding of sex-based variations.
- Applied immunology and bioinformatics approaches to analyze experimental data, revealing significant sex-associated differences in immune responses.
Research Intern – Cell Engineering
LIPOGEN Gene Technology Co., Ltd.
Tianjin, China
12.2025 - 05.2026
- Isolated and cultured tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes (TILs) and primary T cells; performed CD3/CD28 stimulation and optimized TIL culture conditions by evaluating different IL-2 concentrations.
- Maintained mammalian cell lines and isolated immune cells from mouse blood, tumors, and bone marrow, as well as human PBMCs; evaluated cell proliferation using CCK-8 assays.
- Compared wild-type and Mb21d1-deficient T cells across different effector-to-target (E) ratios and evaluated anti-tumor cytotoxicity using a luciferase-based assay.
Protein Production and Purification Project
Guangdong Pharmaceutical University
Guangzhou, China
12.2025
- Produced a recombinant enzyme in E. coli by introducing the target gene, growing bacterial cultures, and inducing protein expression in a bioreactor.
- Extracted, purified, and refolded recombinant protein to recover its active form using downstream purification methods.
- Evaluated protein expression and enzyme activity to assess production efficiency and optimize culture and purification conditions.
Bioinformatics Research Project
Guangdong Pharmaceutical University
Guangzhou, China
05.2025 - 06.2025
- Processed patient-derived gene expression data from lung cancer to identify long non-coding RNAs associated with cisplatin resistance, using differential expression and functional enrichment analyses.
- Characterized gene expression changes in abemaciclib-treated glioblastoma cells to identify genes and pathways associated with treatment response; used GO/KEGG enrichment, TRRUST, and Cytoscape to construct a gene regulatory network.
Part Time International Client and Research and Development Liaison
China Import and Export Fair (Canton Fair)
Guangzhou, China
04.2025 - 10.2025
- Served as a technical liaison between international clients and the research and development (R&D) team, using a biotechnology and chemistry background to explain product development principles, technical features, and product performance.
- Communicated client requirements and technical questions to the R&D team, helping translate technical information into clear, client-facing explanations and supporting follow-up discussions.
Education
First year PhD student - Biomedical Sciences
Tulane University, School of Medicine
New Orleans, LA09-2026
Bachelor of Science - Biotechnology
Guangdong Pharmaceutical University
China06-2026
Skills
- Laboratory: Mammalian cell culture, primary immune cell isolation, mouse tumor models, T-cell culture and stimulation, protein expression and purification, bacterial culture, bioreactor operation, enzyme activity assays, luciferase-based cytotoxicity assays, CCK-8, RT-qPCR, Western blot, SDS-PAGE
- Bioinformatics: RNA-seq analysis, whole-exome sequencing analysis, gene expression and pathway analysis, gene regulatory network analysis, Python, Cytoscape
Timeline
Research Rotation
Tulane University — Dr. Loren Gragert Laboratory
08.2026 - Current
Research Intern – Cell Engineering
LIPOGEN Gene Technology Co., Ltd.
12.2025 - 05.2026
Protein Production and Purification Project
Guangdong Pharmaceutical University
12.2025
Bioinformatics Research Project
Guangdong Pharmaceutical University
05.2025 - 06.2025
Part Time International Client and Research and Development Liaison
China Import and Export Fair (Canton Fair)
04.2025 - 10.2025
First year PhD student - Biomedical Sciences
Tulane University, School of Medicine
Bachelor of Science - Biotechnology
Guangdong Pharmaceutical University