Chunying Chen

Prof. Chunying Chen, Academician of Chinese Academy of Sciences and TWAS Member, New Cornerstone Investigator, Professor in National Center for Nanoscience and Technology, China.

She has long been dedicated to research in analytical chemistry and the chemico-biological effects of nanomaterials in biological systems. Her research focuses on critical challenges regarding structural properties, chemico-biological behaviors, and nano-bio interfacial interactions of medical nanomaterials. Her systematic investigations have led to applications in vaccine adjuvants and drug delivery systems, thereby providing fundamental support for nanobiomedical applications. She has authored over 400 papers in prestigious journals including Nature Nanotechnology, Nature Protocols, Nature Methods, Nature Communications, PNAS, and JACS. Her work has been cited more than 53,000 times with an H-index of 122 (Google Scholar). She serves as an expert consultant for ISO, WHO, and OECD. She is currently an Executive Editor of ACS Nano and editorial board members of several journals. She has received numerous awards, including the Second Prize of the National Natural Science Award, National May Day Female Pacesetter, IUPAC Distinguished Women in Chemistry/Chemical Engineering, TWAS Chemistry Award, RSC Environment Prize, ACS Bioconjugate Chemistry Lectureship award, Chinese Young Female Scientists Award.