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Jun Wei Chen
Life Science
Huazhong University of Science and Technology
Hubei
Language: English, Chinese
Cell Mechanics
Biomedical Engineering
Stem Cells
Cancer
Gene Expression
Tissue Differentiation
Drug Development
Cancer Stem Cells
Mechanical Signaling
Regenerative Medicine
Areas of Focus
- Cell Mechanics
- Biomedical Engineering
- Mechanical Biology of Stem Cells
- Mechanical Biology of Cancer
Work Experience
- 2019.2-2020.9: Researcher at Huazhong University of Science and Technology
- 2016.10-2019.2: Postdoctoral Researcher at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Academic Background & Achievements
- 2011-2016: PhD in Biophysics from Huazhong University of Science and Technology
- Published 18 SCI papers with >1200 citations
- Holds 6 patents in cancer drug development
Publications
- Force induced gene upregulation does not follow the weak power law but depends on H3K9 demethylation, Sun J, Chen JW, Mohagheghian E, Wang N, 2020
- Inhibition of cancer stem cell like cells by a synthetic retinoid, Chen JW, Cao X, An Q, Zhang Y, Li K, Yao W, Shi F, Pan Y, Jia Q, Zhou W, Yang F, Wei F, Wang N, Yu B, 2018
- Matrix softness regulates plasticity of tumour-repopulating cells via H3K9 demethylation and Sox2 expression, Tan Y, Tajik A, Chen JW, Jia Q, Chowdhury F, Wang L, Junjian Chen JJ, Zhang S, Ying Hong Y, Yi H, Wu DC, Zhang Y, Wei F, Poh YC, Seong J, Singh R, Lin LJ, Doğanay S, Li Y, Jia H, Ha T, Wang Y, Huang B, Wang N, 2014
