Titles and Roles
- Professor and Chair, Department of Human Genetics
- Emory University School of Medicine
- Research Program
- Cell and Molecular Biology
Biography
Peng Jin, PhD, serves as professor and chair in the Department of Human Genetics at Emory University School of Medicine. Dr. Jin is a member of the Cell and Molecular Biology Research Program at Winship.
Education
Dr. Peng Jin received his doctorate degree in Molecular and Developmental Biology from Cincinnati Children’s Hospital/University of Cincinnati and completed postdoctoral training at Emory University.
Research
Dr. Jin's research philosophy combines various disciplines (biochemistry, genetics, chemistry, human genetics/genomics, and bioinformatics) to understand the functions and mechanisms of epigenetics and noncoding RNAs in neurodevelopmental and neurodegenerative disorders.
Publications
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Awards
Dr. Jin is the recipient of Beckman Young Investigator Award, Basil O'Connor Scholar Research Award, Alfred P. Sloan Research Fellow in Neuroscience, and NARSAD Independent Investigator Award.