刘洋，研究员，博士研究生导师，独立课题组长。北京协和医学院医学博士学位，牛津大学访问学者。获得国家优秀青年科学基金、国自然面上、北自然面上、北京市科技新星计划等项目资助。入选《麻省理工科技评论》亚太区“35岁以下科技创新35人”、中国科协“青年人才托举工程”，被中共北京市委、北京市人民政府授予“北京市优秀青年人才”称号，应邀参加“第68届诺贝尔奖医学/生理学获得者大会”。
      院校引进人才，2019年8月加入院校。

长期从事天然免疫、肿瘤免疫方向的研究。发现抗病毒天然免疫的“表观-代谢”协同调控新机制、感染性疾病诊治新靶标，从RNA表观遗传修饰层面揭示了抗菌天然免疫应答新模式、炎症疾病发病新机理，在国际上率先提出“肿瘤转移前微环境PMN的六大特征”新概念。相关成果以独立一作和/或通讯作者在Science、Cancer Cell和Signal Transduct Target Ther等期刊发表系列文章，以第一发明人授权国家发明专利3项。

1. Yang Liu#^,*, Xuetao Cao*. Cellular RNA acts as an antiviral MAVS signalosome scaffold. Trends Immunol. 2025; 46(2):97-99. (IF=13.9)

2. Yang Liu#^,*, Renjie Song, Zhike Lu, Lu Zhao, Xinyi Zhan, Yini Li and Xuetao Cao. The RNA m⁶A demethylase ALKBH5 drives emergency granulopoiesis and neutrophil mobilization by upregulating G-CSFR expression. Cell Mol Immunol. 2024; 21(1):6-18. (IF=19.8)

3. Lu Zhao#, Renjie Song, Yang Liu*. Glycolytic metabolite phosphoenolpyruvate protects host from viral infection through promoting AATK expression. Eur J Immunol. 2023; 53(12): e2350536.  (IF=5.4)

4. Yang Liu#^,*, Renjie Song, Lu Zhao, Zhike Lu, Yini Li, Xinyi Zhan, Fengjiao Lu, Jiang Yang, Yamei Niu, Xuetao Cao*. m⁶A demethylase ALKBH5 is required for antibacterial innate defense by intrinsic motivation of neutrophil migration. Signal Transduct Target Ther. 2022; 7(1):194.  (IF=39.3)

5. Panpan Li#, Yang Liu#^,*, Renjie Song, Lu Zhao, Jiang Yang, Fengjiao Lu, Xuetao Cao*. RNA 2'-O-Methyltransferase Fibrillarin facilitates virus entry into macrophages through inhibiting type I interferon response. Front Immunol. 2022; 13:793582. (IF=7.3)

6. Yang Liu#, Yuling You, Zhike Lu, Jiang Yang, Panpan Li, Lun Liu, Henan Xu, Yamei Niu, Xuetao Cao*. N⁶-methyladenosine RNA modification-mediated cellular metabolism rewiring inhibits viral replication. Science. 2019; 365(6458):1171-1176.  (IF=41.8, C100)

7. Yang Liu#, Xuetao Cao*. Characteristics and significance of the pre-metastatic niche. Cancer Cell. 2016; 30(5):668-681.  (IF=27.4, ESI)

8. Yang Liu#, Xuetao Cao*. Organotropic metastasis: role of tumor exosomes. Cell Res. 2016; 26(2):149-150.  (IF=15.6)

9. Yang Liu#, Xuetao Cao*. Immunosuppressive cells in tumor immune escape and metastasis. J Mol Med. 2016; 94(5):509-522.  (IF=4.7, ESI)

10. Yang Liu#, Xuetao Cao*. Intratumoral dendritic cells in the anti-tumor immune response. Cell Mol Immunol. 2015; 12(4):387-390.  (IF=5.2)