Kenneth Chen

Kenneth Chen is an Assistant Professor at UT Southwestern Medical Center and a physician-scientist affiliated with the Children's Medical Center Research Institute. He serves as an Attending Physician at the Gill Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders, specializing in pediatric hematology-oncology.

• Education: B.S.E. in Biomedical Engineering from Johns Hopkins University, M.D. from UT Southwestern Medical Center

His research focuses on RNA dysregulation in childhood cancers, particularly how disruptions in mRNA production and degradation contribute to tumorigenesis. Current work investigates genetic mutations impairing microRNA processing in Wilms tumor, pleuropulmonary blastoma, and other pediatric malignancies.

Key publication trends include microRNA biology, genomic analysis of germ cell tumors, RNA processing mechanisms, and novel therapeutic strategies for pediatric cancers. The Chen Lab (Kenneth Chen Lab) actively explores these topics.