CV

Education

• Ph.D in Biomedical Sciences, University of California Irvine, 2018
• B.S. in Human Biology, University of California San Diego, 2009

Research experience

• Postdoctoral Fellow, University of California Los Angeles, 2018-Present
  • Department of Neurology
  • Advisor: Dr. Daniel Geschwind
  • NIH F32 Postdoctoral Fellow, Autism Science Foundation Postdoctoral Fellow
• Graduate Student, University of California Irvine, 2011-2018
  • Department of Microbiology & Molecular Genetics
  • Advisor: Dr. Marian Waterman
  • NIH F31 Predoctoral Fellow
• Staff Research Associate, University of California San Diego, 2009-2011
  • Department of Hematology/Oncology
  • PI: Dr. Thomas Kipps
• Undergraduate Researcher, University of California San Diego, 2007-2009
  • Department of Hematology/Oncology
  • Advisor: Dr. Thomas Kipps

Honors and Awards

• 2023 Best Postdoc Poster, UCLA DGSOM Neurology Science Day
• 2023 AACR Michael Kasten Award for Research Excellence
• 2018 Honorable mention, UC Irvine Cancer Research Institute Symposia
• 2017 Best Poster, “Moving Molecules from the Academic Lab to the Clinic Symposia,” UC Irvine
• 2017 Nominee, Tom Angell Fellowship, University of California Irvine Graduate Division
• 2014 Honorable Mention, Public Impact Fellowship, University of California Irvine

Outreach Honors

• 2016 Volunteer of the Year, FIRST Robotics Competition Orange County Regional
• 2013 Volunteer of the Year, FIRST Lego League Southern California Region
• 2013 Volunteer of the Year, FIRST Tech Challenge San Diego Region
• 2010 Volunteer of the Year, Robodox/SMI Vex Robotics Competition

Publications

Enhancer-Targeted CRISPR-Activation Rescues Haploinsufficient Autism Risk Genes

Chen GT, Nair G, Osorio A J, Holley SM, Ghazzemzadeh K, Gonzalez JG, Cepeda, C, Geschwind DH. “Enhancer-Targeted CRISPR-Activation Rescues Haploinsufficient Autism Risk Genes.” BioRxiv, 2024. https://doi.org/10.1101/2024.03.13.584921.

Challenges and opportunities for precision medicine in neurodevelopmental disorders

Chen GT, Geschwind DH. Challenges and opportunities for precision medicine in neurodevelopmental disorders. Adv Drug Deliv Rev. 2022;191:114564.

Broad transcriptomic dysregulation occurs across the cerebral cortex in ASD

Gandal MJ, Haney JR, Wamsley B, Yap CX, Parhami S, Emani PS, Chang N, Chen GT, et al. Broad transcriptomic dysregulation occurs across the cerebral cortex in ASD. Nature. 2022;611:532–9

Disruption of β-Catenin–Dependent Wnt Signaling in Colon Cancer Cells Remodels the Microenvironment to Promote Tumor Invasion

Chen GT, Tifrea DF, Murad R, Habowski AN, Lyou Y, Duong MR, et al. Disruption of β-Catenin–Dependent Wnt Signaling in Colon Cancer Cells Remodels the Microenvironment to Promote Tumor Invasion. Mol Cancer Res. 2022;20:468–84.

Talks

Conference Proceeding talk 3 on Relevant Topic in Your Field

March 01, 2014

Conference proceedings talk at Testing Institute of America 2014 Annual Conference, Los Angeles, CA

Talk 2 on Relevant Topic in Your Field

February 01, 2014

Talk at London School of Testing, London, UK

Tutorial 1 on Relevant Topic in Your Field

March 01, 2013

Tutorial at UC-Berkeley Institute for Testing Science, Berkeley CA, USA

Talk 1 on Relevant Topic in Your Field

March 01, 2012

Talk at UC San Francisco, Department of Testing, San Francisco, California

Teaching

Teaching experience 2

Teaching experience 1

Service and leadership

• Key Volunteer, For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology (FIRST), 2003 – Present
  • Chair, Orange County FIRST Robotics Regional Planning Committee, 2015 – 2018
  • Board Member & Regional Judge Advisor, Southern California Robotics League, 2014 – 2018
  • Team Mentor, Code Orange FRC Team 3476, 2011 – 2012
  • Board Member & Secretary, Southern California Regional Robotics Forum, 2005 – 2007
  • Team Mentor, Preuss School UCSD FRC Team 812, 2005 – 2012
• Key Volunteer, Robotics Education and Competition Foundation (RECF), 2006 – Present