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 Shiuan Chen, Ph.D.

  • Director and Professor, Tumor Cell Biology
  • Co-director, Breast Cancer Program
  • Full Member, Developmental Cancer Therapeutics Program, Comprehensive Cancer Center

Professional Experience

2002 - present, Professor and Director, Division of Tumor Cell Biology, Department of Surgery, Beckman Research Institute of City of Hope, Duarte, CA

1994 - 2002, Professor, Department of Immunology, Beckman Research Institute of City of Hope, Duarte, CA

1988 - 1994, Associate Research Scientist, Department of Immunology, Beckman Research Institute of City of Hope, Duarte, CA

1985 - 1988, Assistant Research Scientist, Department of Immunology, Beckman Research Institute of City of Hope, Duarte, CA

1982 - 1985, Research Assistant Professor, School of Pharmacy, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA

1981 - 1982, Assistant Researcher, Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of Hawaii

1978 - 1981, Junior Researcher, Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of Hawaii

Education and Training

University of Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii, Ph.D.,Biochemistry

National Taiwan College of Marine Science and Technology, Keelung Taiwan, Republic of China, B.S., Chemistry

Professional Memberships

2006, Programmatic review for the DOD Breast Cancer Research Program

2006, Reviewer for applications for the Tumor Microenvironment Network, NIH

2006 - present, Section Editor, Journal of Molecular Signaling

2006, Reviewer for the Mouse Metabolic Phenotyping Centers Consortium, NIH

2005, Member of the Scientific Committee, Food and Health Research Institute, Ayecue Foundation, Spain

2004, Reviewer for the botanical center grant applications, NIH

2002 - present, Corresponding Editor, The Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

2002, Reviewer for the SCOR applications, NIH

2000 - present, Member of Special Emphasis Panels, NIH

1999-2000, Member of the Sudy Section for Insight Award for Breast Cancer, NIH

1998-1999, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Endocrine Disruptor Study Section

2000-2001, Chairman of the Student Research Committee, American Heart Association, Western States Affiliate

1998 - 2002, Member of the Research Committee, American Heart Association, Western States Affiliate

1996 - 1998, 2001-2003, 2005, Member of the Study Sections of the U.S. Army Breast Cancer Research Program

2003 - 2005, Member of the Tumor Cell Biology Study Section, NIH

2002 - 2003, Member of the Metabolic Pathology Study Section, NIH

1996 - 2000, Member of the Reproductive Endocrinology Study Section, NIH

1985 - present, Member of the City of Hope Cancer Center

This is an abbreviated document. Full CV available upon request. Information on this page may be self-reported and is subject to change at any time. Last updated: 10/08.

Shiuan Chen, Ph.D.
Honors and Awards

2008, Chair of the Aromatase 2008 meeting

2007,
Recipient of the Gallery of Achievement Award for Science, City of Hope

2007,
Co-chair of Gordon Research Conference on Hormone Action in Development & Cancer

2007,
Featured Researcher of the California Breast Cancer Research Program

2007, President of the Chinese-American Faculty Association, Southern California

2007,
NCI/OCCAM Monthly Lecture Series presentation: Breast Cancer Prevention with Anti-aromatase Phytochemicals in Grapes and Mushrooms

2006, Guest Professor, Fujian Medical University, China

1998, Honorary Professor, The Third Medical University of China, Chongqing, China

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