{"id":96117,"date":"2023-02-10T01:58:00","date_gmt":"2023-02-10T07:58:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/?p=96117"},"modified":"2023-03-08T09:29:39","modified_gmt":"2023-03-08T15:29:39","slug":"new-investigator-su-chen-phd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.unmc.edu\/newsroom\/2023\/02\/10\/new-investigator-su-chen-phd\/","title":{"rendered":"New investigator: Su Chen, PhD"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"panel body-content\"><div class=\"panel__container\">\n<p><em>This profile is part of a series to highlight the researchers who will be honored at a ceremony on March 9 for UNMC&#8217;s Scientist Laureate, Research Leadership, Distinguished Scientist, New Investigator and Community Service to Research Award recipients.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group callout\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"h3 wp-block-heading\">New investigator<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>New Investigator Awards&nbsp;go to outstanding UNMC scientists who in the past two years have secured their first funding from the National Institutes of Health, the Department of Defense or other national sources. New investigators also had to demonstrate scholarly activity such as publishing their research and\/or presenting their findings at national conventions.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Name:&nbsp;<\/strong>Su Chen, PhD<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Title:<\/strong>&nbsp;Associate professor, UNMC Department of Biostatistics<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Joined UNMC:<\/strong>&nbsp;2021<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Hometown:<\/strong>&nbsp;China<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Please describe your research focus in three words or less:&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Biostatistics, epigenetics, clinical trials<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Why is research important in the world today?&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Through scientific research, we gain a deeper understanding of the complexities of a problem and help develop tools or technology to improve our lives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>My research will make a difference because:&nbsp;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One of my 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