Sidi Chen, PhD
Biography
Research & Publications
News
Locations
Appointments
Biography
Sidi Chen joined the Yale Faculty in 2015 as an assistant professor in the Department of Genetics and Systems Biology Institute, also as a member of the Yale Cancer Center and the Yale Stem Cell Center. Chen earned a PhD in evolutionary genetics from The University of Chicago with an award-winning dissertation with Dr. Manyuan Long. After graduation he performed postdoctoral studies at MIT under the mentorship of Dr. Phil Sharp, and also the Broad Institute working with Dr. Feng Zhang. His research focuses on providing a global understanding of biological systems. Chen developed and applied genome editing and high-throughput screening technologies, precision CRISPR-based in vivo models of cancer, global mapping of functional drivers of cancer oncogenesis and metastasis. More recently, he developed novel systems that enable rapid identification of novel immunotherapy targets and new modalities of cancer immunotherapy. Dr. Chen received a number of national and international awards including the DoD Era of Hope Scholar Award, NIH Director’s New Innovator Award, Blavatnik Innovator, Damon Runyon Cancer Research Fellow, Dale Frey Award for Breakthrough Scientists, AACR NextGen Award for Transformative Cancer Research, TMKF Innovative/Translation Cancer Research Award, BCA Exceptional Research Grant Award, MRA Young Investigator Award, V Scholar, Bohmfalk Scholar, Ludwig Family Foundation Award, St. Baldrick’s Foundation Award, CRI Clinic & Laboratory Integration Program (CLIP), MIT TechReview Regional 35 Innovators, and Sontag Foundation Distinguished Scientist Award.
Education & Training
- Visiting PostdocBroad Institute of MIT and Harvard (2015)
- Postdoctoral FellowMIT (2015)
- PhDThe University of Chicago (2011)
- Visiting StudentStanford University (2009)
Honors & Recognition
Award | Awarding Organization | Date |
---|---|---|
DoD Era of Hope Scholar Award | DoD BCRP | 2020 |
Yale Cancer Center Basic Science Research Prize | Yale Cancer Center | 2020 |
Blavatnik Innovator Award | Yale University Blavatnik Fund | 2019 |
Distinguished Scientist Award | Sontag Foundation | 2018 |
NIH Director's New Innovator Award (DP2) | NIH OD / NCI | 2018 |
Ludwig Family Foundation | 2018 | |
Bohmfalk Scholar in Medical Research | 2017 | |
LCRP Idea Development Award | Department of Defense | 2017 |
AACR NextGen Award for Transformative Cancer Research | AACR | 2017 |
Exceptional Research Grant Award | Breast Cancer Alliance | 2017 |
St. Baldrick’s Foundation Award | 2016 | |
Young Investigator Award | Melanoma Research Alliance | 2016 |
Dale Frey Award for Breakthrough Scientists | Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation | 2015 |
Damon Runyon Cancer Research Fellowship | Damon Runyon Cancer Research Foundation | 2012 |
Best Dissertation Award | The University of Chicago | 2011 |
Chair’s Special Award, Best Presentation | Gordon Research Conference | 2011 |
National Science Foundation Doctoral Dissertation Improvement Grant | National Science Foundation | 2010 |
Chun-Tsung Scholar | Tsung-Dao Lee Foundation | 2002 |
Departments & Organizations
- Center for Biomedical Data Science
- Center for RNA Science and Medicine
- Genetics
- Genomics, Genetics, and Epigenetics
- Immunology
- Molecular Cell Biology, Genetics and Development
- Sidi Chen Lab
- Yale Cancer Center
- Yale Center for Immuno-Oncology
- Yale Combined Program in the Biological and Biomedical Sciences (BBS)
- Yale Stem Cell Center
- Yale University