先后在华南热带农业大学（2006.06）、上海医药工业研究院（2009.06）和中国科学院城市环境研究所（2019.07）获得学士、硕士和博士学位。2010年1月至今在中国科学院城市环境研究所任职研究实习员、助理研究员和高级工程师。主持国家电网公司科技项目、恩施州科技计划研究与开发项目、厦门市科技计划项目等各类课题6项，作为项目骨干参与国家自然科学基金面上项目、中国科学院装置研制项目、中科院院地合作支撑项目等多个课题。至今已在Environmental Pollution, Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety等国际主流学术期刊发表论文20余篇，中文核心4篇，授权发明专利3项，实用新型专利4项。

1、Yanyan Liao, Sijun Dong*, Ryoiti Kiyama, Peng Cai, Liangpo Liu, Heqing Shen*, Flos Lonicerae Extracts and Chlorogenic Acid Protect Human Umbilical Vein Endothelial Cells from the Toxic Damage of Perfluorooctane Sulphonate. Inflammation, 2013, 36: 767-779.

2、Weiyi Wang†, Yanyan Liao†, Chao Tang, Xiaomei Huang, Zhuhua Luo, Jianming Chen, Peng Cai*, Cytotoxic and Antibacterial Compounds from the Coral-Derived Fungus Aspergillus tritici SP2-8-1. Marine Drugs, 2017, 15(11): 348.

3、Yanyan Liao†, Weiyi Wang†, Xiaomei Huang, Yongyan Sun, Shen Tian, Peng Cai*, Reduced graphene oxide triggered epithelial-mesenchymal transition in A549 cells. Scientific Reports, 2018, 8(1):15188. 

4、Weiyi Wang†, Yanyan Liao†, Xiaomei Huang, Chao Tang, Peng Cai*, A novel xanthone dimer derivative with antibacterial activity isolated from the bark of Garcinia mangostana. Natural Product Research, 2018, 32(15):1769-1774. 

5、Yanyan Liao, Weiyi Wang, Zhihui Li, Yahong Wang, Lu Zhang, Xiaomei Huang, Peng Cai*, Comparative proteomic analysis reveals cytotoxicity induced by graphene oxide exposure in A549 cells. Journal of Applied Toxicology, 2021，41(7)：1103-1114. 

6、Yanyan Liao†, Xuan Hong†, Jing Yang, Jiang-Jiang Qin, Beibei Zhang, Jianhui Lin, Zongze Shao, Weiyi Wang*. Structure Elucidation of a Novel Cyclic Tripeptide from the Marine-Derived Fungus Aspergillus ochraceopetaliformis DSW-2. Natural Product Research, 2021:1-7.

7、廖艳艳，蔡澎，姚刚，黄晓梅. 一种用于抗氧化及缓解视疲劳的药物、保健品或食品. 申请号：CN201910290240.2

8、廖艳艳，蔡澎，张紫燕，姜志昊，丁波. 一种用于模拟物理环境的装置. 申请号：CN202123181492.3

9、廖艳艳，蔡澎，张紫燕，张虹影，姜志昊，丁波. 一种模拟微重力效应的装置. 申请号：CN202123149658.3

10、廖艳艳，王伟毅，黄晓梅，孙永彦，李志辉，王亚红，蔡澎*, 蓝莓花青素干预对老龄大鼠肝组织抗氧化功能. 现代食品科技, 2019, 35(3)：1-6.