Dr. Fei Chen

Biography

Fei Chen is an Associate Professor in the Department of Stem Cell and Regenerative Biology at Harvard University and a core faculty member at the Broad Institute. He co-invented expansion microscopy during his doctoral research which enables super-resolution imaging of biological samples using conventional light microscopes. As an independent fellow at the Broad Institute, his lab focuses on pioneering novel tools at the intersection of genomics and microscopy to illuminate biological pathways and their function. Among the innovations created in his lab is Slide-seq, a groundbreaking technology for transcriptome-wide gene expression profiling at near-single-cell spatial resolution. Dr. Chen’s lab aims to bridge single-cell genomics with spatial analysis, enabling discoveries regarding cell types and their transcriptional activity within intact tissues. His research also delves into understanding the organizational principles governing developmental processes and the cellular mechanisms underlying disorganization during injury and disease. He holds a Ph.D. in biological engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and has received several prestigious awards, including the Allen Distinguished Investigator Award and the Searle Scholars Award.

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