FACULTY AND STAFF DIRECTORY
Yeong-Renn Chen, Ph.D.

Contact
Phone: 330.325.6537
Email: ychen1@neomed.edu
Office
Room: RGE-338
Hours:
Tue: 2-5 p.m.
Wed: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Thu: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Fri: 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Academic Title(s)
- Professor of Integrative Medical Sciences
Bio
- Professor with Tenure (07/15), Department of Integrative Medical Sciences, Colleges of Medicine, Northeast Ohio Medical University.
- Associate Professor with Tenure (01/10-06/15), Department of Integrative Medical Sciences, Colleges of Medicine, Northeast Ohio Medical University.
- Investigator (09/02-12/09), Davis Heart and Lung Research Institute, College of Medicine, The Ohio State University.
- Associate Professor with Tenure (12/07-12/09), Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine, The Ohio State University.
- Assistant Professor (09/02-11/07), Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine College of Medicine, The Ohio State University.
- IRTA Postdoctoral Fellow (11/97-08/02), NIEHS, NIH), Research Triangle Park, NC, Mentor: Dr. Ronald P. Mason
- Research Associate (06/94-11/97), Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Oklahoma State University
Area of Expertise/Research Interests
Area of Expertise
- Bioenergetics
- Mitochondrial biology
- Electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR)
- Myocardial ischemia-reperfusion injury
Research Interests
- Redox regulation and mitochondrial biology in the disease of myocardial infarction.
- Oxidative post-translational modifications (OPTM) and disease biomarkers in the mitochondrial proteins of the post-ischemic heart.
Educational Background
- B.S. Agricultural Chemistry, National Taiwan University, Taiwan, 1986
- Ph.D. Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Oklahoma State University, 1994
Courses
- PBM (physiology based medicine or medical physiology): Microcirculation, Body Temperature Regulation, Acid-Base Physiology, Renal Transport of Acids and Bases.
- MTC (molecules to cells, or medical biochemistry): Cellular Bioenergetics, TCA Cycle, Oxidative Phosphorylation and Mitochondrial Disease, Oxidation of Fatty Acids and Ketone Bodies.
- POMS (Principle of Medical Sciences): Lipid Lowering Agents