Suzie Chen, PhD

Distinguished Professor and Department Chair

Chemical Biology

Lab Affiliation: Rooms 204, 206, 212

Education & Training

PhD and MS - Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY
BS - Trinity College, Hartford, CT
Post-Doctoral Fellowship - Columbia University, New York, NY

Research Interests

Molecular mechanisms of melanoma development using transgenic mouse model systems, Involvement of Grm1, a G-protein-coupled receptor in control of cell growth and cell differentiation

Scholarly Activities

- Curriculum Committee, Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy, Rutgers University
- Accreditation Management Committee, Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy, Rutgers University
- Admission Committee, Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy, Rutgers University
- Qualifying Examination Committee, Graduate Program in Toxicology and Pharmacology, Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy, Rutgers University
- Dual Degree PharmD/MD Committee, Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy, Rutgers University
- Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey, Internal Advisory Board
- Various NIH Study Sections
- VA Merit Grant Review, Member
- Editorial Board - 2005 - present - Journal of Molecular Signaling, 2014 - present - PLoS ONE, 2015 - present - Tumor and Microenvironment
- Ad Hoc Reviewer for the American Journal of Pathology, Apoptosis, Archives of Dermatological Research, Brain Research, Cancer, Cancer Research, Carcinogenesis, Clinical Cancer Research, Experimental Cell Research, Experimental Dermatology, European Journal of Human Genetics, International Journal Biological Sciences, Journal of Cellular Physiology, Journal of Investigative Dermatology, Journal of Molecular Signaling, Molecular Cancer Research, Molecular Cell Biology, Oncogene, Pigment Cell and Melanoma, PLOS One , Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (USA), and Science Signaling
Editorial board: Frontier Oncology, Frontier Pharmacology, Frontier Skin Cancer, Pignment Cell and Melanoma Research

Publications

Awards

2021- New Jersey Health Foundation Excellence in Research Award
2019 - President-elect PanAmerican Society of Pigment Cell Research
2019 - Invited Speaker at Mini Symposium on Skin Cancer Seminar Series, Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey, PA
2016 - AAAS Fellow, "For significant contributions in translational research in melanoma biology, particularly for identifying the critical role of glutamatergic signaling in the etiology of melanoma”
2016 - Invited Speaker at 4th GPCR in Drug Discovery
2014 - Speaker, Keystone Symposia on Molecular and Cellular Biology, G protein-coupled receptors, structural dynamics and functional implications, Snowbird, UT
2007 - Second International Melanoma Congress Best Abstract Award, New York, NY
2005 - Rutgers University Board of Trustees Award for Excellence in Research, Piscataway, NJ
2005 - Keynote Speaker at Brain Tumor Center Seminar Series, MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX