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USC Dana and David Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
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Xiaojiang ChenProfessor of Biological Sciences and ChemistryContact Information E-mail: xiaojiac@email.usc.edu Phone: (213) 740-5487 Office: RRI 119A LINKS Detailed Lab Website |
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 Ph.D. Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of California, Davis, 1/1992
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B.S. , Shihezi University, China
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Postdoctoral Training |
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Postdoctoral Fellow, Harvard University, 1994-1999
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Academic Appointment, Affiliation, and Employment History |
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Professor, University of Southern California, 2006-2010
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Associate Professor, University of Southern California, 2004-2006
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Associate Professor, University of Colorado School of Medicine, 01/01/2003-01/01/2004
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Assistant Professor, University of Colorado School of Medicine, 01/01/1999-01/01/2003
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Postdoctoral Fellow, Structural Biology, Harvard University, 01/01/1994-01/01/1999
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Description of Research |
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Summary Statement of Research Interests |
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| Dr. Xiaojiang Chen's combined expertise in molecular biology, biochemistry and X-ray crystallography enables him to study important questions in cancer biology and immunology at molecular level. He has done landmark work on tumor viruses and oncogenes, as well as important DNA/RNA transaction enzymes in helicases and deaminating mutases. His current studies focus on the following three areas: 1) Cancer biology, with emphasis on cell growth regulation through oncogenes, tumor suppressors, and DNA/RNA modifying enzymes (deaminases, helicases, polymerases); 2) Immune regulation (B, T cells) and host innate and acquired immune defenses against the infection of viruses such as HIV and HPV. | |
Research Keywords |
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| Cancer Biology, Virology (HIV, HPV, EBV), Immunology (autoimmune, B cell humoral responses), Protein Nano-Machines, DNA replication, Structural Biology, X-ray Crystallography, Biophysics | |
Research Specialties |
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| Biological Sciences and Chemistry, Molecular Biology, Cancer Biology, Immunology, Virology, Structural Biology, Biophysics | |
Affiliations with Research Centers, Labs, and Other Institutions |
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Professor Chen's Lab,http://phase22.usc.edu
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Honors and Awards |
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Howard Hughes Medical Institute Junior Faculty Start-Up Award, 2000-2001
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Howard Hughes Medical Institute Postdoctoral Fellowship, 1994-1998
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University of California Tom-Shell Award for Outstanding Dissertation, 1992
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