Shao-yu Chen
Professor
University of Louisville
USA
Biography
Shao-yu Chen, Ph.D., is a tenured Professor and University Scholar at the Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology in the University of Louisville. Dr. Chen received his Ph.D. degree in 1991 in China and was trained as a postdoctoral associate in the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Dr. Chen joined the University of Louisville in 2014. Dr. Chen has conducted alcohol-related birth defects research for more than 20 years. His research program, funded by multiple NIH R01 grants, focuses on elucidation of cellular and molecular mechanisms of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders. Dr. Chen has published a number of papers in high profile journals, including PNAS, Nat Commun, and EMBO J. Dr. Chen has been serving as an editorial board member of the Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity and other journals. Dr. Chen has also served as a grant reviewer for NIH and other international agencies.
Research Interest
Elucidation of cellular and molecular mechanisms of alcohol-induced birth defects utilizing a combination of experimental approaches including interference, technology, and ultrasound-guided in utero microinjection in cellular, whole embryo and in vivo mouse models.