My clinical, translational, and basic research focuses on the most common and malignant primary brain tumors, gliomas. We use cutting-edge mouse models, human models and tissues, and molecular, genetic, neurobiological, genomic, and proteomic approaches to dissect the effect of cellular origin, intracellular signaling networks, and tumor microenvironment on glioma biology.
Dr. Chen is a neuroscientist whose research is focused on neurodegenerative diseases including prion disease, Alzheimer's disease, Lewy body dementia, and Parkinson's disease. He received his Ph.D. in biochemical pharmacology from the State University of New York at Buffalo in 1993. Before coming to UAB in 2021, he was a Professor of Pathology at the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine.
Dr. Chen's laboratory investigates pathogenic mechanisms underlying neurodegenerative ...
