Alon Chen
אלון חן
Born1970 (age 53–54)
Israel
NationalityIsraeli
Alma mater
Occupationneuroscientist
EmployerWeizmann Institute of Science
TitlePresident
PredecessorDaniel Zajfman

Alon Chen (Hebrew: אלון חן; born 1970) is an Israeli neuroscientist and the 11th President of the Weizmann Institute of Science.

Biography

Chen was born in Israel.[1][2] He is a neuroscientist.[2]

He attended Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BSc in life sciences, magna cum laude, 1995, and MBA, 2001), and the Weizmann Institute of Science (PhD, magna cum laude, 2001).[2][3] On a Rothschild scholarship and a Fulbright scholarship, Chen conducted postdoctoral research at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies in San Diego, California, from 2001 to 2005.[2][4][5]

In 2005 Chen returned to the Weizmann Institute of Science as a senior scientist in the Neurobiology Department and received an Alon Fellowship from the Israel Council for Higher Education.[2][6] In 2012, he became an associate professor, and in 2017 a full professor.[2]

In 2013, Chen was appointed a director in the Max Planck Institute of Psychiatry, and head of the joint Weizmann-Max Planck Laboratory for experimental neuropsychiatry and behavioral neurogenetics.[7][2][8] He heads the Neurobiology Department at the Weizmann Institute of Science, and is an adjunct professor at the Ludwig Maximilian University Faculty of Medicine in Munich.[2]

Chen is the 11th President of the Weizmann Institute of Science.[9][10] He took office in December 2019, succeeding Daniel Zajfman.[9][10][11]

His research includes an investigation of the biological brain processes that regulate and are activated by mental stress and anxiety.[2][1] This includes an investigation by Chen of brain mechanisms that are connected to anxiety, depression, eating disorders, and metabolic syndromes.[2][1][12][13][14]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Israeli leading institute of science appoints new president". Xinhua. December 2, 2019. Archived from the original on December 2, 2019.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Julian, Hana Levi (November 6, 2018). "Professor Alon Chen Appointed President of Weizmann Institute of Science". The Jewish Press.
  3. ^ Chen, Alon (2019). Stress Resilience: Molecular and Behavioral Aspects. Academic Press. ISBN 9780128139844 – via Google Books.
  4. ^ "Fulbright Alumnus Professor Alon Chen Elected Next President of the Weizmann Institute of Science". Fulbright Israel News. November 5, 2018.
  5. ^ "Meet our Alumni with the Greatest Impact". Ben-Gurion University of the Negev; Guilford Glazer Faculty of Business & Management.
  6. ^ "New President for Weizmann Institute". Atlanta Jewish Times, Vol. XCIII No. 47, page 14. November 30, 2018.
  7. ^ Judy Siegel-Itzkovich (March 6, 2014). "Israeli-German lab launched to study neurological illnesses". The Jerusalem Post.
  8. ^ "Q&A with Prof. Alon Chen". Weizmann. November 22, 2019.
  9. ^ a b "Prof. Alon Chen; President, Weizmann Institute of Science", berkeley.edu.
  10. ^ a b "Israeli leading institute of science appoints new president". Famagusta Gazette. December 2, 2019.
  11. ^ "11th President of Weizmann Institute and Four New Vice Presidents Take Office". Mirage News. December 1, 2019.
  12. ^ "Weizmann: tiny molecule could help diagnose and treat mental disorders". Israel Science Info. June 19, 2014.
  13. ^ "Biology of the Blues: Prof. Alon Chen Studies Stress (video)". American Committee for the Weizmann Institute of Science. February 16, 2017.
  14. ^ "Scientists discover: A Gene that Ties Stress to Obesity and Diabetes". Innovations Report.
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