Biography

Jing Chen, Ph.D., is a scientific review officer in the Scientific Review Branch within NCATS’ Division of Extramural Activities, where she works in partnership with the scientific community to ensure that applications submitted to NCATS receive fair, independent, expert and timely scientific reviews — free from inappropriate influences — to help ensure that NCATS funds the most promising research. Prior to joining NCATS, she was a staff scientist at the National Cancer Institute (NCI) and National Eye Institute (NEI). Chen was involved in several clinical trials at NCI and NEI, and her research was focused primarily on immunotherapy, drug development and lymphoid malignancies. Her research has led to many Phase I/II clinical trials, one investigational new drug application to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, and one patent application.

Chen received her Bachelor of Science in biochemistry from Sichuan University in Chengdu, Sichuan, China, and her doctorate in molecular biology from Shanghai Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Chinese Academy of Science, China. She received her postdoctoral training in the Department of Cell Biology at NCI and was awarded a research fellow position in the Jerome H. Holland Laboratory at the American Red Cross.

Research Topics

Chen’s research interests include basic and clinical immunology, and cancer therapy. She is interested in understanding how immune response dysregulation can lead to autoimmune, immunodeficiency and malignant disorders.