Donghai Liang
Asst Professor
Assistant Professor
Faculty, Environmental Health
Jointly Appointed, Epidemiology
As an exposure scientist and molecular epidemiologist, Dr. Donghai Liang is particularly interested in characterizing the human exposome and elucidating the molecular mechanisms accounting for the complex health responses to diverse environmental exposures. His current research focuses on studying various ubiquitous pollutants, including air pollution and persistent organic pollutants, and the associated health effects in underserved and vulnerable populations. Using cutting-edge exposure assessment and high throughput omics technologies, Dr. Liang has incorporated high-resolution metabolomics and multi-omics integration into pioneering investigations on the molecular mechanisms and disease etiology associated with various environmental exposures. Dr. Liang has been elected to several national and international leadership positions in academic societies of exposure science, environmental epidemiology, and metabolomics, including Secretary and Academic Councilor of the International Society of Exposure Science (ISES), and Executive Committee Member for COnsortium of METabolomics Studies (COMETS). Dr. Liang is the recipient of the ISES-JESEE Young Investigator Award, the GDEH Department Teaching Award, and the inaugural RSPH Early Career Research Excellence Award.
Dr. Liang currently leads the Environmental Metabolomics and Exposomics Research Group at Emory (EMERGE). For information on the ongoing projects in his research group, please visit the EMERGE website. For a full list of up to date publications, visit Dr. Liang's Google Scholars page or follow him on Twitter.
Contact Information
1518 Clifton Rd. NE
Atlanta , GA 30322
Phone: (404)712-9583
Fax: (404) 727-8744
Email: donghai.liang@emory.edu
URL: https://scholarblogs.emory.edu/environmentalmetabolomics/
Areas of Interest
- Air Pollution
- Biomarkers
- Data Science
- Exposome
- Exposure Assessment
- Maternal and Child Health
Education
- B.S. 2012, Peking University
- M.P.H. 2014, Yale University
- Ph.D. 2018, Emory University
Courses Taught
- EH 515: Air Quality in the Urban Env.
Affiliations & Activities
Secretary, Board of Directors, International Society of Exposure Science
Academic Councilor, Board of Directors, International Society of Exposure Science
Co-chair, International Society of Exposure Science Diversity Committee
Chair, Travel Award Committee on the Annual Meeting of the International Society of Exposure Science
Member, HERCULES Exposome Research Center
Member, Emory's Children's Health Exposure Analysis Resource (CHEAR) Laboratory Hub
Selected Media Coverage on Research Projects:
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Emory-led research first to detect ‘forever chemicals’ in newborns
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Urban air pollution may make COVID-19 more severe for some, Science Daily
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Tackling NO2 from All Sources to Help Fight COVID-19, Rocky Mountain Institute
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Does Your Commute Impact Your Health? Environmental Protection Agency Research Highlight
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Using High-Resolution Metabolomics To Study The Effects Of Air Traffic Pollution, Science Trends
Publications
- Liang D, Taibl KR, Dunlop AL, Barr DB, Ryan PB, Everson T, Huels A, Tan Y, Panuwet P, Kannan K, Marsit C, Jones DP, Eick SM., 2023, Metabolic Perturbations Associated with an Exposure Mixture of Per-and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances in the Atlanta African American Maternal-Child Cohort. , Environmental Science & Technology, ,
- Taibl KR, Dunlop AL, Barr DB, Li YY, Eick SM, Kannan K, Ryan PB, Schroder M, Rushing B, Fennell T, Chang CJ, Tan Y, Marsit CJ, Jones DP, Liang D., 2023, Newborn metabolomic signatures of maternal per-and polyfluoroalkyl substance exposure and reduced length of gestation, Nature Communications, ,
- Che-Jung Chang, Dana Boyd Barr, P Barry Ryan, Parinya Panuwet, Melissa M Smarr, Ken Liu, Kurunthachalam Kannan, Volha Yakimavets, Youran Tan, ViLinh Ly, Carmen J Marsit, Dean P Jones, Elizabeth J Corwin, Anne L Dunlop, Donghai Liang, 2022, Per-and polyfluoroalkyl substance (PFAS) exposure, maternal metabolomic perturbation, and fetal growth in African American women: a meet-in-the-middle approach, Environment International, ,
- Ziyin Tang, Jeremy A. Sarnat, Rodney J. Weber, Armistead G. Russell, Xiaoyue Zhang, Zhenjiang Li, Tianwei Yu, Dean P. Jones, and Donghai Liang, 2022, The Oxidative Potential of Fine Particulate Matter and Biological Perturbations in Human Plasma and Saliva Metabolome, Environmental Science & Technology, ,
- Xiaoyue Zhang, Dana Boyd Barr, Anne L Dunlop, Parinya Panuwet, Jeremy A Sarnat, Grace E Lee, Youran Tan, Elizabeth J Corwin, Dean P Jones, P Barry Ryan, Donghai Liang, 2021, Assessment of metabolic perturbations associated with exposure to phthalates among pregnant African American women, Science of The Total Environment, ,
- Youran Tan, Dana Boyd Barr, P Barry Ryan, Veronika Fedirko, Jeremy A Sarnat, Audrey J Gaskins, Che-Jung Chang, Ziyin Tang, Carmen J Marsit, Elizabeth J Corwin, Dean P Jones, Anne L Dunlop, Donghai Liang, 2021, High-resolution metabolomics of exposure to tobacco smoke during pregnancy and adverse birth outcomes in the Atlanta African American maternal-child cohort, Environmental Pollution, 292, 118361
- Donghai Liang*, Liuhua Shi*, Jingxuan Zhao, Pengfei Liu, Jeremy Sarnat, Song Gao, Joel Schwartz, Yang Liu, Stefanie Ebelt, Noah Scovronick, Howard Chang, 2020, Urban Air Pollution May Enhance COVID-19 Case-Fatality and Mortality Rates in the United States. , The Innovation, 1, 100047
- Donghai Liang, Chandresh N Ladva, Rachel Golan, Tianwei Yu, Douglas I Walker, Stefanie E Sarnat, Roby Greenwald, Karan Uppal, ViLinh Tran, Dean P Jones, Armistead G Russell, Jeremy A Sarnat, 2019, Perturbations of the arginine metabolome following exposures to traffic-related air pollution in a panel of commuters with and without asthma, Environment International , 127, 503-513
- Donghai Liang, Jennifer L Moutinho, Rachel Golan, Tianwei Yu, Chandresh N Ladva, Megan Niedzwiecki, Douglas I Walker, Stefanie Ebelt Sarnat, Howard H Chang, Roby Greenwald, Dean P Jones, Armistead G Russell, Jeremy A Sarnat, 2018, Use of high-resolution metabolomics for the identification of metabolic signals associated with traffic-related air pollution, Environment International, 120, 145-154