Dr. Chen obtained a doctorate (Ph.D.) in Pharmacology from the Kagoshima University, Japan. He also holds an MD degree from Guangdong Medical and Pharmaceutical College and a Master's degree in Toxicology from Sun Yat-Sen University, China. Currently, Dr. Chen is a Professor at St. John’s University College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences. He is also a director of the Institute for Biotechnology at St. John’s University. He has published ~340 scientific publications including Chemical Society of Review, Molecular Cancer, Drug Resistance Updates, Cancer Research, and Journal Biological Chemistry etc. Besides, he is the founding Editor in Chief of the Journal of Cancer Research Updates, an Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of New Developments in Chemistry, an editor of Bosnian Journal of Basic Medical Sciences and an associate editor of European Journal of Gynaecological Oncology, Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology, Frontiers in Oncology and Frontiers in Pharmacology. He is also an editorial board member of 29 journals and a reviewer of more than 270 peer-reviewed journals.