Jake Y. Chen, Ph.D.

Jake Chen, Ph.D., chief bioinformatics officer at UAB Informatics Institute, is the latest winner of the School of Medicine’s Featured Discovery. This initiative celebrates important research from School of Medicine faculty members.

Chen and colleagues’ paper, “PAGER-CoV: a comprehensive collection of pathways, annotated gene-lists, and gene signatures for coronavirus disease studies,” was recently published in Nucleic Acids Research.

PAGER-CoV is a web-based database curated specifically for COVID-19 functional genomics research. The cutting-edge database holds nearly 12,000 pieces of genetic information called PAGs, which stand for “pathways, annotated gene-lists, and gene-signatures,” 1,549 candidate drug targets, and almost 20 million PAG-to-PAG association relationships on SARS-CoV-2… Continue reading.

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering (AIMBE) has announced the election of Jake Y. Chen, Ph.D., to its College of Fellows. Dr. Chen was nominated, reviewed, and elected by peers and members of the College of Fellows for significant contributions to translational bioinformatics research that leads to innovative precision medicine software tools and drug discovery practice.

The College of Fellows is comprised of the top two percent of medical and biological engineers in the country. The most accomplished and distinguished engineering and medical school chairs, research directors, professors, innovators, and successful entrepreneurs comprise the College of Fellows. AIMBE Fellows are regularly recognized for their contributions in teaching, research, and innovation. AIMBE Fellows have been awarded the Nobel Prize, the Presidential Medal of Science and the Presidential Medal of Technology and Innovation and many also are members of the National Academy of Engineering, National Academy of Medicine, and the National Academy of Sciences… Continue reading.