Chantal Shen

Chantal Shen is an experienced professional in the fields of genome synthesis, synthetic biology, and bioinformatics. Currently serving as the Director of the Genome Synthesis and Editing Platform at China National GeneBank since September 2016, Chantal has also held multiple key roles at BGI Shenzhen, including Head of the Unit of Synthetic Biology, project manager, and bioinformatics analyser since March 2010. Prior to these positions, Chantal worked as a financial consultant at China Merchants Bank from February to December 2009. Chantal's academic background includes a Master’s degree in Biomedical/Medical Engineering from the University of Melbourne (2009-2011) and a Bachelor of Engineering in Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering from South China University of Technology (2004-2008).