Yun-Chi Chen
Associate Professor Morgan State University,
USA
Biography
Yun-Chi Chen and his research group at Morgan State University have been studying host cell and immune responses to various infections/immunizations, including dengue, West Nile, and vaccinia viruses and influenza and malaria vaccines, regarding the functions and differentiation of monocytes/macrophages, dendritic cells and T lymphocytes, in humans and animal models. His group has currently established a large cohort of HIV-infected patients to study hepatitis C virus-coinfections. Dr. Chen obtained his PhD from Sir William Dunn School of Pathology, University of Oxford, where he was the Burton Senior Scholar at Oriel College. He did his post-doctoral training at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.
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