
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.