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Ya-Wen Chen, PhD
Ya-Wen Chen (Preferred Name)
About Me
Ya-Wen Chen, PhD is an Associate Professor in the Departments of Otolaryngology, Cell, Developmental and Regenerative Biology, and Pathology, Molecular and Cell-based Medicine at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. She is the Co-Scientific Director for the Center for Epithelial and Airway Biology and Regeneration. She is also a member of the Black Family Stem Cell Institute and Institute for Airway Science at Mount Sinai.
She pioneered the work in lung organoid development and directed differentiation from human pluripotent stem cells to respiratory epithelial cells. Her research focuses on applying human pluripotent stem cell-derived lung organoids as a model to better understand molecular mechanisms underlying lung regeneration and exploring the therapeutic applications of stem cell-derived lung progenitor cells.
After receiving her PhD in Molecular Medicine from the University of Maryland, Baltimore, she completed her postdoctoral work at the Columbia Center for Translational Immunology and Columbia Center for Human Development at Columbia University Irving Medical Center. She was a Parker B. Francis Fellow, a Baxter Faculty Fellow, and a Catalyst Awardee, and recently became the Isidore Friesner Scholar.
Dr. Chen is also an active advocator for gender equality and LGBTQ rights.
Lab Websites:
https://labs.icahn.mssm.edu/yawen-chen-lab/
https://icahn.mssm.edu/research/black-family-stem-cell/research/faculty
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Research Topics
Antivirals, Biochemistry, Biomechanics/Bioengineering, Biomedical Sciences, Cell Biology, Cellular Differentiation, Developmental Biology, Differentiation, Enzymology, Epithelial Cells, Extracellular Matrix, Induced pluripotent stem cells, Infectious Disease, Influenza Virus, Lung, Membrane Proteins/Channels, Molecular Biology, Morphogenesis, Otolaryngology (ENT), Proteases, Protein Complexes, Protein Structure/Function, Regeneration, Respiratory, SARS Virus, Stem Cells, Tissue Engineering
Multi-Disciplinary Training Areas
Development Regeneration and Stem Cells [DRS], Disease Mechanisms and Therapeutics (DMT), Microbiology [MIC]
About Me
Ya-Wen Chen, PhD is an Associate Professor in the Departments of Otolaryngology, Cell, Developmental and Regenerative Biology, and Pathology, Molecular and Cell-based Medicine at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. She is the Co-Scientific Director for the Center for Epithelial and Airway Biology and Regeneration. She is also a member of the Black Family Stem Cell Institute and Institute for Airway Science at Mount Sinai.
She pioneered the work in lung organoid development and directed differentiation from human pluripotent stem cells to respiratory epithelial cells. Her research focuses on applying human pluripotent stem cell-derived lung organoids as a model to better understand molecular mechanisms underlying lung regeneration and exploring the therapeutic applications of stem cell-derived lung progenitor cells.
After receiving her PhD in Molecular Medicine from the University of Maryland, Baltimore, she completed her postdoctoral work at the Columbia Center for Translational Immunology and Columbia Center for Human Development at Columbia University Irving Medical Center. She was a Parker B. Francis Fellow, a Baxter Faculty Fellow, and a Catalyst Awardee, and recently became the Isidore Friesner Scholar.
Dr. Chen is also an active advocator for gender equality and LGBTQ rights.
Lab Websites:
https://labs.icahn.mssm.edu/yawen-chen-lab/
https://icahn.mssm.edu/research/black-family-stem-cell/research/faculty
Language
Position
Research Topics
Antivirals, Biochemistry, Biomechanics/Bioengineering, Biomedical Sciences, Cell Biology, Cellular Differentiation, Developmental Biology, Differentiation, Enzymology, Epithelial Cells, Extracellular Matrix, Induced pluripotent stem cells, Infectious Disease, Influenza Virus, Lung, Membrane Proteins/Channels, Molecular Biology, Morphogenesis, Otolaryngology (ENT), Proteases, Protein Complexes, Protein Structure/Function, Regeneration, Respiratory, SARS Virus, Stem Cells, Tissue Engineering
Multi-Disciplinary Training Areas
Development Regeneration and Stem Cells [DRS], Disease Mechanisms and Therapeutics (DMT), Microbiology [MIC]