Christina Chan

The Chan Lab is focused on understanding the signaling and regulatory mechanisms that are altered in diseases, such as obesity, Alzheimer’s disease, and cancer. Our group develops and applies metabolic engineering and systems biology approaches in combination with biochemical, biophysical, and molecular biology measurements and animal studies to identify targets and disease biomarkers. Our group also is developing polymeric-based drug delivery and tissue engineering platforms to modulate these pathways for treating these diseases.

# Titles
* University Distinguished Professor
* George W. Bissell Professor
* Interim Chair, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science (CHEMS)

# Education
* Ph.D. 1990, Chemical Engineering Univ. of Pennsylvania
* M.S. 1986, Chemical Engineering Univ. of Pennsylvania
* B.S. 1984, Chemical Engineering Columbia University

# Previous Appointments
* Postdoctoral Fellow, 2001, Harvard Medical/MGH/SBH
* E. I. DuPont & Nemours Fellowship, 1984-88

# Awards
* 2023 - AAAS Fellow
* 2023 - AIChE Women in Chemical Engineering Mentorship Excellence Award
* 2023 - AIChE Fellow
* 2019 - University Distinguished Professor
* 2019 - Withrow Sustained Excellence in Diversity Award
* 2015 - AIChE Area Forum 15D/E Engineering Fundamentals in Life Science Plenary Lecture Award
* 2014 - Withrow Distinguish Scholar Award
* 2014 - William J. Beal Outstanding Faculty Award, MSU
* 2012 - Elected to the American Institute for Medical and Biological, Engineering's College of Fellows
* 2010 - Withrow Excellence in Teaching Award
* 2003-06 - Whitaker Young Investigator Award Young Investigator Award
* 2004 - National Academy of Engineering invitation to "Frontiers in Engineering"
 
# Links
* [Current Research](https://bmb.natsci.msu.edu/labs/chan-lab/current-research.aspx)
* [Google Scholar Citations](https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=RO8j5EIAAAAJ&hl=en)