About

ChenJian Ph.D.


2019-present Assistant Investigator, Chinese Institute of Brain Research, Beijing
2014-2019 Distinguished Professor, Institute of Functional Nano and Soft Matter, Soochow University

2012-2014 Aorui Dongyuan Biotechnology Co., LTD., senior scientist, Research and Development Director
2004-2011 PhD, Genetics and Development, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, USA

1999-2003 Peking University, Bachelor of Biological Sciences

电子邮箱: chenjian@cibr.ac.cn

Main achievements and contributions:

The study focused on the cell origin of tumors and the concept of tumor stem cells using a mouse glioblastoma model. Currently, 17 articles have been published in journals such as Nature, Cell, Cancer Cell, Genes & Development, with over 1700 citations (Google Scholar). Several of these articles have been recommended by the Faculty of 1000. The 2012 article published in Nature received coverage from over 150 media outlets, including NPR and BBC, and was selected as one of the top 10 scientific breakthroughs of 2013 worldwide.


Awards and Recognitions:

2013, the "Double Innovation" Science and Technology Talent award from Jiangsu Province.

2013, a core member of the "Innovation Team" in Jiangsu Province (OriGene Technologies).

2009, American Association for Cancer Research Bristol-Myers Squibb Scholar-in-Training Award.