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Biography
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Christopher S. Chen, M.D.,
Ph.D.
Skirkanich Professor of Innovation in Bioengineering
University of Pennsylvania
510 Skirkanich Hall
210 South 33rd Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104
chrischen@seas.upenn.edu
Office Phone: (215) 746-1754
Lab Phone: (215) 746-1750
Fax: (215) 746-1752 |
*Christopher S. Chen*, M.D., Ph.D., is the Skirkanich
Professor
of Innovation at the University of Pennsylvania Department of
Bioengineering, and a faculty member of the Cell Biology and Physiology
Program and Cell Growth and Cancer Program. As director of the
Tissue
Microfabrication Laboratory, Dr. Chen has published substantially on
using semiconductor manufacturing tools to control interactions between
mammalian cells and natural or artificial microenvironments. The
goal
of Dr. Chen's research is to identify the underlying mechanisms by
which
cells interact with materials and coordinate with each other to build
tissues, and to apply this knowledge in the biology of stem cells,
endothelial cells and cancer. In recognition of his work, Dr.
Chen has
been awarded the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and
Engineers, and the Office of Naval Research Young Investigator
Award.
He serves on the Board of Trustees for the Society for BioMEMS and
Biomedical Nanotechnology, as a Fellow for the Defense Science Research
Council, an advisory board serving the Defense Advanced Research
Projects Agency. He received his A.B. in Biochemistry from
Harvard,
M.S. in Mechanical Engineering from M.I.T., and Ph.D. in Medical
Engineering and Medical Physics from the Harvard-M.I.T. Health Sciences
and Technology Program. He earned his M.D. from the Harvard
Medical
School. He was Assistant Professor in Biomedical Engineering and
in
Oncology at Johns Hopkins University prior to his current appointment.
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