Walter W. Chen, MD, PhD

@WalterWChen1

Harvard/MIT MD-PhD + @TheBCRP grad, NICU physician @UTSWNews, postdoc @RJDLab, @the_asci E-Gen awardee, @BWFUND CAMS, studying organelles, views = mine

Joined September 2018

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Walter W. Chen, MD, PhD@WalterWChen1 · Jun 18

Honored to get @BWFUND Career Award for my work on #mitochondria #peroxisomes and be 1st neonatologist awardee! $700K to start my lab = exciting #organelles #metabolism research to help medicine’s smallest patients! #neotwitter bwfund.org/news/bwf-annou…

WalterWChen1's tweet card. The Burroughs Wellcome Fund is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2025 Career Awards for Medical Scientists (CAMS). This award supports early-career physician-scientists as they transition...

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Gayathri Muthukumar@GayathriArunaM · Jul 2

Really enjoyed writing this review on the recently expanded landscape of human outer mitochondrial membrane protein biogenesis, its evolution across eukaryotes, and comparisons to the ER biogenesis systems! @JswLab nature.com/articles/s4155…

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Walter W. Chen, MD, PhD@WalterWChen1 · Jul 23

Grateful to Joan and Sandy Weill for their visionary gift, bringing the best from @Stanford @UCSF together to transform cancer care. And excited for our Project FEAST team tackle critically unanswered questions at the intersection of cancer, nutrition, obesity, and GLP-1 drugs.

RRushika M. Perera@rushika_perera · Jul 23

Launched today- the Weill Cancer Hub West -supporting transformative cancer research collaborations btw @UCSF & @Stanford. Honored to co-lead, with @longlabstanford, our team who will study the impact of diet on pancreatic cancer initiation, progression and therapy response.

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UUC San Francisco@UCSF · Jul 23

Backed by a $100M gift from Joan and Sandy Weill, UCSF and @StanfordMed @StanfordCancer are launching Weill Cancer Hub West, a $200M initiative in team science to accelerate cancer research and improve care over the next decade. tiny.ucsf.edu/ppVRqt

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BWFUND@BWFUND · Jul 23

Application now open: Career Awards for Medical Scientists (CAMS) is a highly competitive program that provides $700,000 awards over 5 years for physician-scientists, who are committed to an academic career Deadline: 10/07/25 buff.ly/VdljzxQ #bwfcams

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Elizabeth Crouch, MD/PhD@ElizabetsCrouch · Jul 22

For their 1 year birthday, my patients Opu & Jojo are hosting a #familyhouse fundraiser. Join us to celebrate #extremelypreterm patients & their equally amazing parents to ensure this resource persists for families @UCSFPediatrics @NeoTECaN ❤️👧🏾👶🏻👦🏽👩👨🏻 give.familyhouseinc.org/campaign/70367…

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Raghu Chivukula, MD PhD 🫁🧬🧠@chivukula_raghu · Jul 21

Why do some genetic mutations devastate specific tissues while sparing others? We explore this question in GGC repeat disorders, revealing a mechanism linking protein aggregation to tRNA splicing failure in the brain. 🧵 on our new paper in Science: 🔗 science.org/doi/10.1126/sc…

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Isha Jain@ishahjain · Jul 18

A great line-up of speakers for Cell Symposia Multifaceted Mitochondria June 2026 in Glasglow! Check it out and register early: cell-symposia.com/mitochondria-2… @KivancBirsoy @RutterLab @jourdainlab and more! #mitochondria @CellPressNews

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O'Donnell Lab@ODonnellLab_K · Jul 17

I am happy to share our latest study. Congrats to postdoc Shayna Thomas-Jardin on her outstanding work published in @CR_AACR aacrjournals.org/cancerres/arti…

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Walter W. Chen, MD, PhD@WalterWChen1 · Jul 15

A full circle ⭕️ moment interviewing @ameliecollins79 . Dr. Collins was my fellow during my #neonatology sub-I. Fascinating #hsc work (the mother stem cell of #immunology!) ✅it out and her 😍publication: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38428422/ @UCSFPediatrics @UCSFstemcell @NeoTECaN

MMisty Good@mistygoodlab · Jul 9

Check out the latest @nicupodcast “At the Bench” where @ElizabetsCrouch and I have the pleasure of interviewing the amazing @ameliecollins79 @CincyKidsNeo and hear her inspiring career journey! #developmentinaction #whatsyourwhy #wedosciencetomakebabiesfeelbetter

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Hao Zhu Lab@Zhu_Lab · Jul 12

Intro to 2 new studies from my lab on somatic mutations in liver disease. 1st is about a mutated gene that leads to improved clone fitness and organismal health (CIDEB). The 2nd is about a mutated gene that leads to improved clone fitness but worse overall health (TBX3). 1/8

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The Incubator Podcast@nicupodcast · Jul 11

This is a must listen to #atthebench episode by @mistygoodlab and @elizabetscrouch! It's not just for the #physicianscientist. The At the bench team always pulls out these amazing pearls on life in medicine. Take a listen to the full episode here: buff.ly/H2SG1oq #nicu…

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Walter W. Chen, MD, PhD@WalterWChen1 · Jul 11

Excited to share my first post-doc paper! Here, we make headway in understanding how metazoans regulate the pH of their organelles. Turns out, there exists a heterotrimeric complex required for V-ATPase assembly. We delve into the mechanism of this chaperone. Stay tuned for more!

NNatureStructMolBiol@NatureSMB · Jul 11

New online! A heterotrimeric protein complex assembles the metazoan V-ATPase upon dissipation of proton gradients bit.ly/3GjrXRN

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Glynnis Garry Bann@glynnis_bann · Jul 9

Excited to share our study out in Circulation identifying the ability of PHF7 to activate cellular reprogramming and recover function in the heart following myocardial infarction. Grateful to @Transactivator and the great team who made this work possible! ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/CI…

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Rushika M. Perera@rushika_perera · Jul 8

Promoted ! 🙌

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Tim Kenny@TimCKenny · Jul 3

Thrilled to announce that I will be joining the Cardiovascular Research Institute at @IcahnMountSinai as an Assistant Professor in January! My laboratory will focus on nutrient transport and cellular metabolism in physiology and disease.

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Anna Greka@AnnaGreka · Jul 3

Delighted to share our latest, expertly led by @KatlynGabriel_ and @ChoahK: FAF2 is a bifunctional regulator of peroxisomal homeostasis and saturated lipid responses Impactful work with therapeutic potential by our @GrekaLab team at @broadinstitute! science.org/doi/10.1126/sc…

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Lyssiotis Lab@LyssiotisLab · Jul 1

It’s been a decade - Happy 10 year Labiversary @LyssiotisLab 🎉🥳 Thank you to all have who been along on the journey 🙏🏼 @UMPhysiology, @UMRogelCancer, @UMICHpancreas

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Dr. Nina Niu Sanford@NiuSanford · Jun 30

GI Pathology 101! For each subsite, we go through path basics – histology, IHC & molecular markers, key features from resection specimen & more. I ask @SuntreaHammer to explain path slides to me like I’m a 5-year-old 😀 Here's Part 1: CRC Full video link & slides below🧵1/4:

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