Xuemei Chen
Professor
Degrees
PhD in Biochemistry 1995 Cornell University
BS in Biology 1988 Beijing University, China
College/Division Affiliation
College of Natural and Agricultural Sciences
Department of Botany and Plant Sciences
Center/Inst Affiliation
Center for Plant Cell Biology
Institute of Integrative Genome Biology
Areas of Expertise
Plant Development
Small Regulatory RNAs
Professional Experience
2013- Distinguished Professor, UC Riverside
2011-2018 Foundation Investigator, Howard Hughes Medical Institute and Gordon and Betty Moore
2009- Professor, UC Riverside
2005-2009 Associate Professor, UC Riverside
1999-2005 Assistant Professor, Waksman Institute, Rutgers University
1995-1998 Postdoctoral fellow, California Institute of Technology
1989-1994 Graduate research assistant, Boyce Thompson Institute Cornell University
Awards / Honors
2016 University Faculty Lecturer, UC Riverside
2013 Election to National Academy of Sciences
2011 HHMI-GBMF (Howard Hughes Medical Institute - Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation) Investigator
2007-2010 University Scholar, UC Riverside
2006 Charles Albert Shull award from American Society of Plant Biologists
2005 Board of Trustees Research Fellowship for Scholarly Excellence, Rutgers University
1995-1997 NIH Postdoctoral Fellowship
1991-1994 Cornell Plant Science Center Fellowship
1992 The Liu Memorial Award and The Hsien Wu and Daisy Yen Wu Scholarship
Press Releases
UCR June 16, 2011: UC Riverside Botanist Receives High Honor from Howard Hughes Medical Institute
UCR Today April 25, 2013: Researchers Identify Key Cellular Organelle Involved in Gene Silencing
UCR Today April 30, 2013: Plant Cell Biologist Elected to the National Academy of Sciences
UCR Living the Promise (2015)
