Chunxiao Song

Professor
Cell Division, Tumor Biology
Ludwig Cancer Research Institute
Belgium

Business Expert Infectious Diseases
Biography

Ludwig Cancer Research is a global community of leading scientists pursuing innovative ways to prevent and control cancer. From basic research to clinical trials, in individual laboratories or as part of international teams, our researchers are tackling the hardest questions, spotting the connections and the possibilities. At Ludwig, we test our work against the one measure that matters — improving human health. Ludwig Cancer Research is a global community of leading scientists pursuing innovative ways to prevent and control cancer. From basic research to clinical trials, in individual laboratories or as part of international teams, our researchers are tackling the hardest questions, spotting the connections and the possibilities. At Ludwig, we test our work against the one measure that matters — improving human health.

Research Intrest

  I am a chemical biologist with a primary interest in epigenetics. I studied chemistry in Peking University and completed my PhD at the University of Chicago in 2013 in the group of Prof. Chuan He. There, I became interested in epigenetics and developed a series of novel selective chemical labelling-based sequencing technologies that have become widely used in the epigenetics field to dissect the functional roles of various DNA epigenetic marks. I was a postdoctoral scholar at Stanford University in the laboratory of Prof. Stephen Quake, where I developed sensitive single-molecule imaging and low-input sequencing methods to detect epigenetic modifications from trace amounts of DNA for a deeper understanding of their functions and exploring their clinical applications. I joined the Ludwig Institute for Cancer Research Oxford Branch in June 2016 where I am continuing my research on technology development, functional studies and clinical applications in epigenetics. Education PhD in Chemistry, The University of Chicago, Illinois, USA, 2013 BS in Chemistry, Peking University, Beijing, China, 2008 Achievements Elizabeth R. Norton Prize for Excellence in Research in Chemistry, The University of Chicago, 2013 Extraordinary Potential Prize of Chinese Government Award for Outstanding Self-financed Students Abroad, China Scholarship Council, 2012 Everett E. Gilbert Memorial Prize for the Best Third Year Experimentalist in Organic Chemistry, The University of Chicago, 2012 McCormick Fellowships, The University of Chicago, 2008