Fox Chase Cancer Center announced the hiring of Dr. Qing Chen as an Associate Professor in the Cancer Signaling and Microenvironment Research Program.
Chen joins Fox Chase from the Wistar Institute in University City, where she was an Assistant Professor in the Genome Regulation and Cell Signaling Program at the Ellen and Ronald Caplan Cancer Center and Scientific Director of the Imaging Facility.
The Cancer Signaling and Microenvironment Research Program studies signaling processes, their cancer cell-intrinsic adaptation and how they are affected by extrinsic cell-to-cell communication components of the microenvironment. The program aims to better understand cancer biology by viewing cancer cells and their environment, aiding in the creation of new strategies for attenuating these signals and helping serve patients.
Chen received her medical degree and a Master of Science degree in molecular neurobiology from Capital University of Medical Sciences in Beijing. She went on to earn a doctorate in immunology at the State University of New York at Buffalo. Chen also completed postdoctoral fellowships at Roswell Park Cancer Institute and Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center.
Chen’s research explores cancer metastasis by investigating the spread of cancer cells to the brain. It focuses on the interactions between cancer cells and the unique cells of the brain microenvironment. The goal of her lab is to discover mechanisms that could lead to effective therapies for brain metastasis.
Chen has earned several honors throughout her career, including the Melanoma Research Program Idea Award from the U.S. Department of Defense, the National Cancer Institute Transition Career Development Award, the Howard Hughes Medical Institute-Sponsored Postdoctoral Fellowship and the Susan G. Komen Career Catalyst Award. ••
