I received my B.S. in Preventive Medicine from Tongji Medical College of Huazhong University of Science and Technology. During my undergraduate studies, I participated in research with the emphasis of the effects and mechanism of environment factors on human health.

My previous research focused on the toxic mechanism of Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals (EDCs), which aroused my stronger interest in probing into the mechanism of hazardous substances. Specifically, I am interested in biomedical engineering and genetics and I hope to use the experience I gain from my graduate study here to work as an independent researcher in the future.

Dissertation: Behavioral and Biochemical characterization of mouse models of Houge-Janssens syndrome 1/PPP2R5D-releated neurodevelopmental disorders

Advisor: Stefan Strack, PhD

Year of Graduation: 2024

Current Position: Postdoctoral Research Scholar

Current Employer: The University of Iowa

Publications from their research: 

Chunling Chen, Ronald A Merrill, Chian Ju Jong, Stefan Strack, Driving mitochondrial fission improves cognitive, but not motor deficits in a mouse model of Ataxia of Charlevoix-Saguenay, The Cerebellum, Volume 23, pages 2042–2049, (2024)