Shan Chen

Shan Chen is an accomplished bioinformatician with extensive experience in the field, currently serving as the Director of Bioinformatics at Insilico Medicine since March 2022. Responsibilities include constructing automated pipelines for the analysis of large-scale omics data and developing applications to identify gene regulation patterns. Previous roles encompass Associate Director of Bioinformatics at Insilico Medicine, Head of Bioinformatics at Basecare, and Associate Manager of Statistical Genetics at Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, where Shan led initiatives for drug response and genomic variation analysis. A background as a Senior Bioinformatics Engineer at BenevolentAI involved developing pipelines for drug target identification, while earlier experience includes work as an Instructor in Bioinformatics at Baylor College of Medicine and various research assistant positions. Educational credentials include a Ph.D. in Genetics from Baylor College of Medicine, a Master's in Biostatistics from UTHealth Houston, and a Bachelor's in Biology from Tsinghua University.