Areas of Focus
- Pathogenesis and targeted therapy of rheumatoid arthritis and osteoimmunology
- Pathogenesis of systemic lupus erythematosus
Work Experience
- 2009/09 - 2010/08 Visiting Scholar: Keio University Hospital, Japan
Academic Background & Achievements
- 2012/09–2015/07 PhD: University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Rheumatology
- 2004/09 - 2007/06 Master's: Anhui Medical University, Rheumatology
- 1996/09 - 2004/06 Bachelor's: Anhui Medical University, Clinical Medicine
- Postdoctoral: Cornell University, Hospital for Special Surgery, USA
- Anhui Province Outstanding Youth Fund recipient
- Anhui Province Science and Technology Progress Award, Second Prize
- Anhui Medical Science and Technology Award, First Prize
Publications
- Antibody responses following the surge of SARS-CoV-2 Omicron infection among patients with systemic autoimmune rheumatic diseases., Zhu Chen, 2023
- Efficacy and safety of telitacicept in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus: a multicentre, retrospective, real-world study., Zhu Chen, 2023
- COX5A as a potential biomarker for disease activity and organ damage in lupus., Zhu Chen, 2023
- Age-associated B cells contribute to the pathogenesis of rheumatoid arthritis by inducing activation of fibroblast-like synoviocytes via TNF-α-mediated ERK1/2 and JAK-STAT1 pathways., Zhu Chen, 2022
- IL-13Rα1-Mediated Signaling Regulates Age-Associated/Autoimmune B-Cell Expansion., Zhu Chen, 2022
- Citrullinated Antigens with Multiple Citrulline Similar Motif in the Diagnosis of Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Preliminary Single-Center Study., Zhu Chen, 2021
- Emerging role of eosinophils in resolution of arthritis., Zhu Chen, 2021
Awards
- Anhui Medical Science and Technology Award (2020): First Prize