A Violin Player
wenqiang.chen@joslin.harvard.edu wenqiang.chen.01@regionh.dk A Violin Player Violin is always sitting in the deep core of my life, no matter in which universe From a young age, I dreamt of a life of living as a professional violinist. Wenqiang Chen My childhood dream as a violinist From a young age, I dreamt of a life defined by […]
To-Share Protocols
wenqiang.chen@joslin.harvard.edu wenqiang.chen.01@regionh.dk To-Share Protocols Here I am updating some of my protocols for experiments and analysis. It is a on-going update. “Reproducibility is not optional in science; it’s fundamental” Brian Nosek (Co-founder of the Center for Open Science) Designer Driven by the concept of open science, I am committed to sharing detailed protocols and methodologies to foster […]
Mentorship & Teaching
wenqiang.chen@joslin.harvard.edu wenqiang.chen.01@regionh.dk Mentorship & Teaching Take-home messages and my general statements: – the best thing about research is, I can not only explore science, but also to teach my trainees to do science– Being a great scientist is as important as being a great mentor.– Being a great mentor requires being sympathetic. You have to […]
A World Traveler
wenqiang.chen@joslin.harvard.edu wenqiang.chen.01@regionh.dk A World Traveler “Travel makes one modest. You see what a tiny place you occupy in the world” Gustave Flaubert It is world traveling that makes me feel that, life is so short, but so beautiful.! World Travel_Flight pass_dark_2 World travel_4 It is until 20 years old I started my first out-of-home travel […]
Previous Project
Previous Projects These are most of the projects from my graduate training “The only way to do great work is to love what you do.” Steve Jobs Tweet I remember that, the criteria for getting in the famous HHMI investigator Yi Zhang’s lab was extremely high. There are many rounds of interviews —- (1) Round […]
Current Projects
wenqiang.chen@joslin.harvard.edu wenqiang.chen.01@regionh.dk Projects Here I will introduce what I have been performed and involved in the past. I try not to repeat what have been described in the section of “Publications“. Below are the parts that I am mostly enjoyed! My statements:– It is not good to have too many projects, but one must be […]
Publications
wenqiang.chen@joslin.harvard.edu wenqiang.chen.01@regionh.dk Publications Here I will introduce what I have achieved in the past. But there are more ongoing works to be updated. “There are in fact two things, science and opinion; the former begets knowledge, the latter ignorance.” Hppocrates (460-377BC) (1) Research papers Single-cell investigations on disease stages Most of the work here are […]
Brain images
wenqiang.chen@joslin.harvard.edu wenqiang.chen.01@regionh.dk Brain Images There is a quote on this: “if you can see it, you can be it” Billie Jean King (1943 -) Here are images all from my previous and current projects. Note: many of them are not published. Brain slide scannings (Immunofluorescence) A brief explanation on these images acquired by me previously: […]
Vision for My Future Lab
wenqiang.chen@joslin.harvard.edu wenqiang.chen.01@regionh.dk Vision for My Future Lab Here I will introduce what I have envisioned for my future independent lab Statements on my thoughts of my future lab:– disease-orienting– brain-centered Wenqiang Chen, Ph.D. (1) Disease-orienting nature Key words: mood disorders, cocaine addition, AD Previous / Recent Research From the very beginning of my research career, […]
A Classical Music Lover
wenqiang.chen@joslin.harvard.edu wenqiang.chen.01@regionh.dk A Classical Music Lover My general statement: – My childhood dream was to become a violinist and a scientist. As of now, I love both of them. It is hard to give up one of them.– Life science is inspired by the beauty of life and fueled by unwavering passion. In classical music, […]