Areas of Focus
- Ancient Human and Modern Human Population Mixing/Introgression
- Environmental Adaptation and Phenotypic Evolution
- Genetic Variations Related to Diseases and Complex Phenotypes
Work Experience
- 2017-2021 - University of Washington, Princeton University - Postdoctoral Research
- 2021-Present - Fudan University - Junior Researcher
Academic Background & Achievements
- 2016 - PhD in Genetics: Fudan University
- 2021 - Selected for National Overseas High-Level Talent Youth Project
- 2021 - Selected for Shanghai Leading Talent Project
Publications
- Identifying and Interpreting Apparent Neanderthal Ancestry in African Individuals, Lu Chen, Aaron B. Wolf, Wenqing Fu, Liming Li, Joshua M. Akey, 2020
- CNV instability associated with DNA replication dynamics: evidence for replicative mechanisms in CNV mutagenesis, Lu Chen, Weichen Zhou, Cheng Zhang, James R. Lupski, Li Jin, Feng Zhang, 2015
- Genome Architecture and Its Roles in Human Copy Number Variation, Lu Chen, Weichen Zhou, Ling Zhang, Feng Zhang, 2014
Awards
- 2021 - National Overseas High-Level Talent Youth Project
- 2021 - Shanghai Leading Talent Project
