Dr. Chen Liang
Biography:
Dr. Chen Liang is a Professor of Medicine. His research focuses on host immune restriction of HIV-1 infection. His group has discovered two of the few host restriction factors that have been reported to potently inhibit HIV-1 infection. Dr. Liang has also applied the CRISPR gene editing technology to curing HIV-1 infected cells by targeting and eliminating infectious HIV-1 DNA, as an HIV cure strategy. He teaches and coordinates undergraduate courses and graduate courses. He is now the interim Director of McGill AIDS Centre.