Prof. Limin Chen
Dr.LiminChen,aprofessorwithChineseAcademyofMedicalSciences(CAMS)/PekingUnionMedicalCollege(PUMC)andalsoanaffiliatedscientistwiththeUniversityofToronto,nowisthedirectorandchiefscientificofficerofthecenterfortransfusiontransmittedinfectiousdiseases,InstituteofBloodTransfusion(IBT),CAMS/PUMC,MemberoftheAmericanAssociationforStudiesofLiverDiseases(AASLD)andCanadianAssociationforStudiesofLiver(CASL).HegothisMD,MScinbiochemistryandmolecularbiologyinChina,PhDinmoleculargeneticsattheUniversityofToronto.Dr.ChenobtainedhispostdoctoraltrainingbothattheMerckResearchLaboratoriesandattheHarvardMedicalSchool.CurrentlyDr.Chen’sresearchfocusesonthevirus-hostinteractionofthehepatitisviruses,especiallyHCVandHBV.HepioneeredtheworkonidentificationoftheresponsesignatureandproposedanovelmechanismonhowHCVexploitshostinnateimmuneresponsetobenefititspersistentinfectionandresistancetointerferon-basedtherapy.