# Zhijian Chen

> Zhijian "James" Chen is a Chinese-American biochemist and professor in the department of molecular biology at University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center. He is best known for his discovery of mechanisms by which nucleic acids trigger innate and autoimmune responses from the interior of a cell, work for which he received the 2019 Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences.

*Chinese American biochemist*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/zhijian-chen

## Identity
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1966
- **Status:** living
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

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## Fame
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- [陳志堅](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E9%99%B3%E5%BF%97%E5%A0%85)
- [Zhijian Chen](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zhijian_Chen)
- [Zhijian Chen](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zhijian_Chen)
- [陈志坚 (1966年)](https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E9%99%88%E5%BF%97%E5%9D%9A_(1966%E5%B9%B4))
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- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q8070836)

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