Ritchie Chen

Ritchie Chen is an Assistant Professor at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) in the School of Medicine, specifically within the Department of Neurological Surgery. His research focuses on developing bioelectronic medicine technologies that integrate synthetic biology, nanotechnology, device engineering, and systems neuroscience to create genetically-targeted tools for mapping and modulating neural circuits with minimal tissue damage.

• Education: B.S. in Bioengineering and Materials Science and Engineering (University of California, Berkeley, 2010), Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering (Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2016)
• Key Research Areas: Neural Circuit Engineering, Noninvasive Brain Stimulation, Transient Electronics for Medicine, and Genome Architecture in Neuroscience

His recent publications demonstrate expertise in optogenetics, magnetic nanotechnology, and bioelectronic interfaces. Notable works include wireless magnetothermal deep brain stimulation (Science, 2015) and transient electronics for neural circuits (ACS Central Science, 2019). While no specific scientific awards are listed, his research has been widely discussed across academic platforms.