Research
Hong Chen focuses on molecular, biochemical, and nutrigenomic research that advances the knowledge of how diets affect each individual’s epigenome. Understanding nutrient regulation of genes during human development and carcinogenesis facilitates precision nutritional care for improved patient outcomes. Nutrient regulation of epigenetic modifications in cancer and other chronic diseases. The focus of Chen’s research is the role of epigenetic modifications on cancer and other chronic diseases. Visit her research group’s website for more information.
Education
- Ph.D., Virginia Tech, 2001
Campus Affiliations
- Associate Professor, Food Science and Human Nutrition
- Associate Professor, Nutritional Sciences
- Affiliate, Personalized Nutrition Initiative, Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology
- Associate Professor, Center for East Asian and Pacific Studies
Select Honors and Recognitions
- Mary Swartz Rose Young Investigator Award, 2010