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Researcher
ORCID:
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9651-9875
Chen
Yu
Postdoc at Duke University
Ophthalmology
Durham, NC, United State
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About
I am a motivated cell biologist with established expertise in Ophthalmology and Immunology as evidenced by over 10 peer-reviewed publications in top journals. I have extensive hands-on research experience and demonstrated skills in disease modeling, conducting mechanistic studies and performing data analysis.
Research Interests
Professional SkillsRetinal Degeneration
Single cell RNA-seq
Microglia
Retinal Pigment Epithelium
Photoreceptor Cells
Flow Cytometry
Myeloid cell immunology
Research ExperiencePostDoc
Duke University
October 2017 - Present
Durham, NC, USA
Ophthalmology
Immunology
Graduate student
Fordham University
September 2011 - August 2017
Bronx, NY, USA
Vision Science
Cell Biology
Ophthalmology
Education
Fordham University
Sep 2011 - Aug 2017
PhD
, Molecular and Cell Biology
Sun Yat-sen University
Guangzhou, China Sep 2007 - May 2011
Bachelor of Science
, Biotechnology
Judge of The Works of Others
Editorial board member
2019 - Present
Frontiers in Immunology
Ad hoc reviewer
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
Ad hoc reviewer
Experimental Eye Research
Ad hoc reviewer
Scientific Reports
Ad hoc reviewer
International Journal of Nanomedicine
Ad hoc reviewer
Biomolecules
Presentations/Talks
Augmentation of Protective Microglia Restricts Outer Retinal Degeneration and Preserves Vision
Denver, CO, USA May 2022
Association of Research in Vision and Ophthamology (ARVO)
A General Microglial Response Restricts Outer Retinal Degeneration
Nashville, TN Oct 2021
The XIXth International Symposium of Retinal Degeneration
Markers of Protective Microglia in Mouse Models of Outer Retinal Degeneration Are Present in Human AMD
virtual 2021
Association of Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO)
Inner Plexiform Layer-Specific Microglia Protect the Retinal Pigment Epithelium in Retinal Degeneration
Vancouvor, British Columbia, Canada May 2019
Association of Research in Vision and Ophthamology (ARVO)
Protective Specialization of Subretinal Microglia to the Retinal Pigment Epithelium in Retinal Degeneration
Belfast, Northern Ireland Sep 2018
International Society for Eye Research (ISER)
Pairing Single Cell Transcriptomics and Lineage-tracing to Study the Role of Microglia in Retinal Degeneration
Killarney, Ireland Sep 2018
The XVIIIth International Symposium of Retinal Degeneration
Role of annexin A5 in regulating surface αvβ5 integrin for phagocytosis of photoreceptor outer segments by the retinal pigment epithelium
Steamboat Springs, CO, USA 2017
Scientific conference of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB) entitled “Biology and Chemistry of Vision”
Contribution of annexin A5 to diurnal phagocytosis by the retinal pigment epithelium
Seattle, WA, USA May 2016
Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology
Membership
Member
2015 - 2022
Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO)
Patents
Compositions and Methods for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Retinal Degenerative Diseases
Pending | Jan 19 2022 | US | DU7705PROV 
Prizes and Awards
American Uveitis Society Travel Grant
Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO)
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2022
C. Stephen and Frances B. Foster Foundation Travel Grant
Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO)
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2021
BrightFocus Foundation Travel Fellowship
XIXth International Symposium of Retinal Degeneration
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2021
Cora Verhagen Award in Immunology
Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO)
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2019
Knights Templar Travel Fellowship
International Society of Eye Research
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2018
BrightFocus Foundation Travel Fellowship
XVIIIth International Symposium of Retinal Degeneration
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2018
Travel Award of Scientific conference entitled “Biology and Chemistry of Vision”
Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology
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2017
Teaching Experience
Introductory Biology Lab II
1414 | Spring | 2016 | Undergraduate
Introductory Biology Lab I
1413 | Fall | 2015 | Undergraduate
Introductory Biology Lab II
1414 | Spring | 2015 | Undergraduate
Introductory Biology Lab I
1413 | Fall | 2014 | Undergraduate
Introductory Biology Lab II
1414 | Spring | 2014 | Undergraduate
Introductory Biology Lab I
1413 | Fall | 2013 | Undergraduate
Introductory Biology Lab II
1414 | Spring | 2013 | Undergraduate
Introductory Biology Lab I
1413 | Fall | 2012 | Undergraduate
Introductory Biology Lab II
1414 | Spring | 2012 | Undergraduate
Introductory Biology Lab I
1413 | Fall | 2011 | Undergraduate
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