陳遷教授長期以來致力于骨骼關節發育和衰老的疾病機理研究和治療,具有世界一流的研究水平,是分子生物學、轉化醫學和骨科領域的國際權威專家。1992年在Tufts大學醫學院獲得細胞分子和發育生物學博士學位。1992年至1994年間在哈佛大學/麻省總醫院完成博士后工作。自從2002年起,被聘為美國著名“常青藤”盟校之一的布朗大學終身教授,Michael G. Ehrlich MD特聘主任教授,時年38歲(為布朗大學醫學院歷史上最年輕的終身特聘教授)。自從2007年,主持建立了由美國國立衛生研究院(NIH)支持的杰出生物醫學研究中心(COBRE),并任主任和首席負責人。此研究中心是全美八十多個杰出生物醫學研究中心中,僅有的兩個研究骨骼關節的中心之一。作為國際骨科關節研究的領軍人物,在骨骼關節研究領域,校外研究經費在全美(美國和加拿大)排名第二。 2012年9月起擔任西安交通大學前沿醫學科學研究所所長兼骨骼關節疾病和治療研究中心主任。其研究領域包括軟骨病,關節炎,骨折愈合,細胞外基質及生物力學傳導的分子機制。在國際骨科和關節炎醫學領域具有重要影響力。已編撰發表“骨關節炎的診斷,治療和手術(Osteoarthritis: Diagnosis, Treatment and Surgery)”等專著,在國際學術期刊發表的多篇論文為分子生物學在骨科領域應用的奠基性研究。其論文被引用近2000余篇次,H-index為29(2014年04月29日數據)。
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Wei L, Fleming BF, Sun XJ, Teeple E, Wu W, Jay GD, Elsaid KA, Luo J, Machan JT, Chen Q. Comparison of differential biomarkers of osteoarthritis with and without posttraumatic injury in the Hartley guinea pig model. J Orthop Res 28:900-6, 2010. PMID: 20108346 / PMCID: PMC2875364
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Guan YJ, Yang X, Wei L, Chen Q. MiR-365: A mechano-sensitive microRNA stimulates chondrocyte differentiation through targeting Histone Deacetylase 4. FASEB J, 25(12):4457-66. Epub 2011 Aug 19, 2011, PMID:21856783/PMCID: PMC3236620
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Wei F, Zhou J, Wei X, Zhang J, Fleming BF, Terek R, Pei M, Chen Q, Liu T, Wei L. Activation of Indian Hedgehog Promotes Chondrocyte Hypertrophy and Upregulation of MMP-13 in Human Osteoarthritic Cartilage, Osteoarthritis & Cartilage, 2012;20(7):755-63. PMID: 224698532012
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Desai HV, Voruganti IS, Jayasuriya C, Chen Q, Darling EM. Live-cell, temporal gene expression analysis of osteogenic differentiation in adipose-derived stem cells, 2012, Tissue Engineering Part A, 2012, Jul 28. [Epub ahead of print]. PMID:22840182
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Jayasuriya CT, Goldring MB, Terek RM, Chen Q. Matrilin-3 induction of IL-1 receptor antagonist is required for up-regulating collagen II and aggrecan as well as down-regulating ADAMTS-5 gene expression, Arthritis Research & Therapy, 2012, Sep 11;14(5):R197. PMID: 22967398