Jing Chen, PhD

Dr. Jing Chen is an internationally recognized leader in cancer metabolism and immunometabolism whose work has transformed our understanding of how metabolism and nutrition regulate cancer and immunity. His research aims to uncover previously unrecognized signaling functions of nutrients, microbiota-derived metabolites, and neuroendocrine factors in controlling tumor progression, immune-cell function, and responses to cancer therapy, establishing new paradigms for cancer prevention and immunotherapy. 

Dr. Chen received his PhD in Biochemistry from Emory University and completed postdoctoral training at Harvard Medical School and Brigham and Women’s Hospital. Before joining the University of Chicago, he was the R. Randall Rollins Chair in Oncology and Professor at the Emory University School of Medicine, where he also led the Cell and Molecular Biology Research Program at the Winship Cancer Institute.