Dr Liang Jin
BSc, MSc, PhD
Biography
Dr Jin is a Research Fellow and a project manager at The Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health and holds an adjunct Research Fellow position at Monash University. Since the completion of his PhD at Monash University in 2013, Jin has been working on peptide-loaded drug delivery systems for the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases supported by multiple national and international funding organizations including NHMRC, Alzheimer’s Association (US) and NIH.
In 2018, Dr Jin was awarded the prestigious Alzheimer’s Association Research Fellowship (US) to target the neuroinflammation through the blockade of microglial potassium channel for the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease (AD).
Dr Jin currently serves as Scientific Advisor of Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Academic Editor, and Dr Jin is a current member of AIBL (The Australian Imaging, Biomarker & Lifestyle Study of Ageing) Management Steering Committee, which is a longitudinal cohort study focused on investigating the natural history of AD starting in 2006
Career highlights
Current roles
- Team leader, Neurodegeneration and Neuropathology Group
- Treasurer of Florey Postdoctoral Association
- Scientific Advisor for Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences
- Member of the Management Steering Committee of AIBL study
Research projects
- The Australian Imaging Biomarkers and Lifestyle (AIBL) study
- Improving drug delivery in gliomas
- Can we achieve precise medication use in people living with Alzheimer’s disease?
- Exploring the role of fatty acid-binding proteins in microglia immunometabolism
- Can we identify novel biomarkers for early detection of Alzheimer’s disease?
Awards and achievements
- 2023-2024 – Project grant, Bethlehem Griffiths Research Foundation (Co-investigator)
- 2023-2024 – Project grant, Brain Australia (Co-investigator)
- 2022-2026 – NHMRC-AMED Dementia Collaborative Research Joint Funding, National Health and Medical Research Council (GNT2022203) (Co-investigator)
- 2018-2024 – Alzheimer’s dementia onset and progression in international cohorts (NIH 1R01AG058676) (Co-investigator)
- 2017-2021 – Alzheimer’s Association International Research Fellowship Grant, Alzheimer’s Association (AARF-17-529092) (Chief-investigator)