
He has received research funding from the U.S. He has authored more than 50 peer-reviewed articles and is credited with identifying specific dietary factors that may one day explain the first real link between diet and patient outcomes in a cancer model.Ĭhen is the principal investigator of three National Institutes of Health R01 awards.

In 2017, Chen received the Winship Cancer Institute Research Mentorship Award. "He serves as a role model for other young investigators who can see and understand how their science might transform cancer care." "Jing Chen is a wonderful example of someone who started his academic career at Emory and is now giving back through his innovative cancer research," says Sagar Lonial, MD, chair of the Department of Hematology and Medical Oncology. "In addition to his outstanding contributions in cancer research, one of his greatest contributions to Winship is his mentorship of many outstanding trainees." Curran, Jr., MD, executive director of Winship. Randall Rollins Chair in Oncology," says Walter J. "We are absolutely thrilled to recognize and honor Dr. His research focuses on mechanistic understandings of metabolic reprogramming and rewiring in cancer cells and the pathogenic link between diet and cancer. Jean Khoury, MD.Ĭhen, who serves as co-leader of the Cancer Cell Biology Research Program within the Winship Cancer Institute (Winship), is one of the foremost authorities in cancer metabolism and growth. Wayne Rollins Foundation in 2010 and was previously held by the late H. The endowed chair was created with a generous gift by the O. Jing Chen, PhD, professor and director of the Division of Basic & Translational Science in the Department of Hematology and Medical Oncology in the Emory University School of Medicine, was honored with the bestowal of the R. Curran, Jr., MD, Pam Rollins, Jon Lewin, MD, Amy Rollins Kreisler, Jing Chen, PhD, R. Jing Chen, PhD with Emory and Winship leadership and members of the Rollins family.
