Jia Chen

Jia Chen

Young Nephrologists Award: Best Basic Science Abstract

Dr. Jia Chen is Assistant Chief of the Department of Nephrology at Daping Hospital, Army Medical University, in Chongqing, China. Her major research directions are for the role and mechanism of stress induced premature senescence of renal intrinsic cells in kidney diseases, and the pathogenesis and prevention of acute and chronic kidney diseases. Dr. Chen obtained/participated in four grants from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC), and published more than 10 papers in KI, CKJ, AJP-RP and other professional journals. She was awarded the first prize of provincial Award for progress in Science and Technology and won the “Travel grants” and “Best Abstract” of the 56th ERA-EDTA Congress 2019.

Abstract: Decoy Receptor 2 Mediates Tubular Maladaptive Repair by Regulating Ketogenesis after Acute Kidney Injury

Dr. Chen commented, “I am excited to win this prestigious award.”

The Young Nephrologist session, A Steep Learning Curve: Young Nephrologists’ Stories of Training and Adversity, is Friday, March 31, 2023, at 08:30 – 10:00 Bangkok Time in MR 110 ABC.