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Wei Chen
Life Science
Southern University of Science and Technology
Guangdong
Language: English, Chinese, German
Systems Biology
Genomics
Gene Regulation
Non-Coding Rna
Human Genetics
Cancer Genomics
Disease Genetics
Rna Identification
Functional Study
Genetic Research
Areas of Focus
- Systems Biology
- Genomics
- Gene Regulation
- Non-coding RNA
- Human Genetics
- Cancer Genomics
Work Experience
- 2016-Present Chair Professor, Department of Biology, Southern University of Science and Technology
- 2015-2016 W3 Professor, Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine and Charité Medical School, Berlin
- 2009-2015 Director of Genome Center, Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine
- 2007-2008 Group Leader, Max Planck Institute for Molecular Genetics
Academic Background & Achievements
- 1993-1993 Bachelor in Biochemistry: Xiamen University
- 1999-2002 Master in Medical Genetics: West China School of Medicine, Sichuan University
- 2002-2006 PhD under Prof. H.Hilger Ropers: Max Planck Institute for Molecular Genetics, Berlin
- Established one of Europe's largest genome centers
Publications
- Extensive allele-specific translational regulation in hybrid mice, Hou J, Wang X, McShane E, Zauber H, Sun W, Selbach M, Chen W, 2015
- Predominant contribution of cis-regulatory divergence in the evolution of mouse alternative splicing, Gao Q, Sun W, Ballegeer M, Libert C, Chen W, 2015
- Neural circular RNAs are derived from synaptic genes and regulated by development and plasticity, You X, Vlatkovic I, Babic A, Will T, Epstein I, Tushev G, Akbalik G, Wang M, Glock C, Quedenau C, Wang X, Hou J, Liu H, Sun W, Sambandan S, Chen T, Schuman EM, Chen W, 2015
