Chen Chunying (simplified Chinese: 陈春英; traditional Chinese: 陳春英; born June 1969) is a Chinese chemist who is a professor at the National Center for Nanoscience and Technology. Her research considers nanoscale biological interactions. She was awarded the 2021 Royal Society of Chemistry Environment, Sustainability and Energy Award. She is a Fellow of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering and the Royal Society of Chemistry.

Chen Chunying
Chen speaks at the International Society for Nanomedicine in 2016
BornJune 1969 (age 55)
Alma materHuazhong University of Science and Technology
Scientific career
InstitutionsChinese Academy of Sciences
National Center for Nanoscience and Technology
Karolinska Institute

Early life and education

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Chen was born in Changchun, Jilin province in Northeast China. Her parents were both chemists, and she spent part of her childhood in a science laboratory.[1] She was an undergraduate student at the Huazhong University of Science and Technology.[2] She remained at Huazhong for her doctoral research.[citation needed] After graduating she moved to the Chinese Academy of Sciences, where she spent two years as a postdoctoral researcher. In 2001 she was appointed to the Karolinska Institute.[3]

Research and career

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In 2002, Chen returned to China, first as a group leader then as a professor at the National Center for Nanoscience and Technology.[4] In 2011, she discovered that carbon nanotubes can absorb proteins in the blood, which was the first indication that it is possible to reduce the toxicity of carbon nanotubes.[5] She studied the interface between proteins and nanomaterials and developed sensitive characterisation techniques to study their chemical transformation.[6]

Awards and honours

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Selected publications

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  • Jiangxue Wang; Guoqiang Zhou; Chunying Chen; et al. (9 December 2006). "Acute toxicity and biodistribution of different sized titanium dioxide particles in mice after oral administration". Toxicology Letters. 168 (2): 176–185. doi:10.1016/J.TOXLET.2006.12.001. ISSN 0378-4274. PMID 17197136. Wikidata Q51771964.
  • Zhen Chen; Huan Meng; Gengmei Xing; et al. (14 November 2005). "Acute toxicological effects of copper nanoparticles in vivo". Toxicology Letters. 163 (2): 109–120. doi:10.1016/J.TOXLET.2005.10.003. ISSN 0378-4274. PMID 16289865. Wikidata Q81484464.
  • Feng Zhao; Ying Zhao; Ying Liu; Xueling Chang; Chunying Chen; Yuliang Zhao (26 April 2011). "Cellular uptake, intracellular trafficking, and cytotoxicity of nanomaterials". Small. 7 (10): 1322–1337. doi:10.1002/SMLL.201100001. ISSN 1613-6810. PMID 21520409. Wikidata Q37869062.

Books

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References

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  1. ^ "Professor Chunying Chen | 2021 Environment, Sustainability and Energy Division open award: Environment Prize winner". Royal Society of Chemistry. Retrieved 2021-06-13.
  2. ^ Wang, Ling; Wu, Shuxian (2017-05-01). "The National Center for Nanoscience and Technology, China (NCNST): an international innovation engine for nano research". National Science Review. 4 (3): 500–509. doi:10.1093/nsr/nwx079. ISSN 2095-5138.
  3. ^ "陈春英-中国科学院大学-UCAS". people.ucas.ac.cn (in Chinese). Retrieved 2021-06-13.
  4. ^ "People----National Center for Nanoscience and Technology, China". english.nanoctr.cas.cn. Retrieved 2021-06-13.
  5. ^ a b "Announcing the Recipient of the 2021 Bioconjugate Chemistry Lectureship Award". ACS Axial. 2021-04-29. Retrieved 2021-06-13.
  6. ^ Chen, Chunying; Chai, Zhifang; Gao, Yuxi (2010). Nuclear Analytical Techniques for Metallomics and Metalloproteomics. Royal Society of Chemistry. ISBN 978-1-84755-901-2.
  7. ^ "Prof. Dr. Chunying Chen, PhD". www.journals.elsevier.com. Retrieved 2021-06-13.
  8. ^ "Welcome Chunying Chen, Dong Ha Kim, and Umesh Waghmare – new Associate Editors – Nanoscale & Nanoscale Advances Blog". Retrieved 2021-06-13.
  9. ^ "Our 2021 Research & Innovation Prize winners". Royal Society of Chemistry. Retrieved 2021-06-13.
  10. ^ "2021 AIMBE Fellows - AIMBE". Retrieved 2021-06-13.
  11. ^ "TWAS announces new slate of award winners". TWAS. Retrieved 2021-06-13.