Shi Chen, Ph.D.
- Position:
Research Fellow
Cell Biology
Harvard Medical School (Boston, MA)
- Advisor:
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Degrees:
Ph.D., biochemistry and molecular biology, Shanghai Jiaotong University (Shanghai, China)
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Past Advisors:
Gregory L. Verdine (as Post Doctoral Fellow)Sarah O'Connor (as Post Doctoral Fellow)Zixin Deng (as Graduate Student - Ph.D.)Sang Yup Lee (as Visiting Student)
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Research:
Biochemistry, molecular biology, cell biology
A novel and natural sulfur modification on the DNA backbone in bacteria
Organizational and mutational analyzed a complete FR-008/candicidin gene cluster encoding a structurally related polyene complex
Redesigned a central enzyme strictosidine synthase in alkaloid biosynthesis
A stapled peptide-based targeting, tracking, and drug delivery system -
Other Experience:
2001-2002 Visiting PhD student, Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
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Honors:
2006 Shanghai Graduate Research Excellence Award
2006 Tan Kah Kee Young Inventors’ Award (Shanghai), Singapore Tan Kah Kee Foundation Copper Award
2004 First Grade Science Progress Award, Shanghai City government
2004 Shanghai government top 11 New Era Outstandings (out of 650 Outstandings in the year)
2004 Tan Kah Kee Young Inventors’ Award (Shanghai), Singapore Tan Kah Kee Foundation Silver Award
2004 Life Science Excellence Award, Shanghai, MEIJI Dairies Corp (Japan)
2004 Shanghai - Unilever Research & Development Fund scholarship
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Shi Chen's Publications (6)
One Figure
sulfur modication on DNA backbone
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