Yupeng Chen
Assistant Professor of Orthopaedics
Orthopaedics
Brown Engineering
United States of America
Biography
Dr. Yupeng Chen is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Orthopaedics in the Warren Alpert Medical School and Rhode Island Hospital at Brown University. He received a B.S. in Chemistry from Fudan University in China, and pursued his M.S. and Ph.D. in Engineering and Chemistry at Brown University. In 2010, he joined Department of Orthopaedics in the Warren Alpert Medical School and Rhode Island Hospital at Brown University as a post-doctoral fellow. In 2012, he was appointed as an Instructor and in 2014, he was appointed as an Assistant Professor in the department. Along Dr. Chen’s path from Chemistry, to Engineering and then to Clinical Science, he has a long-term interest in translating advances from basic science into clinical application. In particular, he focuses on developing nanomaterials and nanotechnology for novel therapeutics and diagnostics for cartilage and other musculoskeletal tissues.
Research Interest
Orthopaedics
