Nan Shen

Dr Nan Shen is a Professor of Medicine and Director of Shanghai Institute of Rheumatology, Ren Ji Hospital Shanghai Jiao Tong University, School of Medicine , as well as a  Principal Investigator, Lab of Molecular Rheumatology at Health Science Institute, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences.  Dr Shen received his medical degree from Shanghai Second Medical University in 1988.  He had been a visiting scholar at Division of Rheumatology, University of California, Los Angeles (1998) and visiting scientist at Academic Medical Center , University of Amsterdam (2007). His research mainly focuses on the molecular dissection of the disease pathways in systemic autoimmune diseases by functional genomics approach and the development of novel biomarkers and therapeutic targets in the management of systemic lupus erythematosus. The current major ongoing research projects including functional dissection of human lupus positional candidate genes; molecular mechanism of type I interferon pathway activation in lupus; role of the IFN-α targeted gene in lupus autoimmunity; MicroRNA and Lupus autoimmunity and development of novel biomarkers for human lupus. He has published over 50 papers in peer-reviewed journals and has also been invited to deliver oral presentations at many high-profile international conferences. His research contributions has been recognized with several prestigious awards including Silver Snake Award for distinguished physician from Shanghai Government ; Science and Technology Progress Award of Chinese Medical Association and Award for Research Achievements of Higher Education in China.  He is currently serving as an member of ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting Planning Committee ; Co-chair of APLAR Special Interest Group on SLE and Associate Editor of International Journal of Rheumatic Disease.