Hongda CHEN, Ph.D.

Dr. Hongda Chen is a Professor at Peking Union Medical College Hospital (PUMCH) of the Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, and the chief of the Center for Prevention and Early Intervention of the National Infrastructure for Translational Medicine (PUMCH branch). He received his Bachelor of Preventive Medicine (2010) and Master of Epidemiology and Biostatistics (2012) from Peking University, and his PhD in Cancer Epidemiology (2016) from the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) and University of Heidelberg in Germany, followed by postdoctoral research at DKFZ.

His research centers on cancer epidemiology, with a particular focus on cancer prevention and early detection techniques/strategies. Dr. Chen has published more than 80 peer-reviewed papers in leading journals such as Science Bulletin, Gut, Clinical Cancer Research, Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology, and American Journal of Gastroenterology, with an H-index of 37. He has led over 10 major research projects, including grants from the National Natural Science Foundation of China and national key R&D programs. In 2025, he was recognized on the World’s Top 2% Scientists List, jointly released by Stanford University and Elsevier.

Dr. Chen serves on several national academic committees on cancer screening and prevention, and acts as a reviewer for top-tier journals, including the BMJ, Nature portfolio journals, JAMA series journals, and the Lancet family of journals.

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Education Background

Period	Institution & Degree
Sep. 2005 – Jul. 2010	Peking University, China Bachelor in Preventive Medicine
Sep. 2010 – Jul. 2012	Peking University, China Master in Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Jan. 2013 – Jun. 2016	University of Heidelberg / German Cancer Research Center, Germany Ph.D. in Epidemiology

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Working Experience

Period	Institution & Position
Feb. 2016 – Jun. 2016	German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) Postdoc Research Fellow
Aug. 2016 – Aug. 2019	National Cancer Center, China/Cancer Hospital Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences Office of Cancer Screening Assistant Professor
Sep. 2019 – Feb. 2022	National Cancer Center, China/Cancer Hospital Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences Office of Cancer Screening Associate Professor
Mar. 2022 – Sep. 2024	Peking Union Medical College Hospital (PUMCH) Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College Center for Prevention and Early Intervention Associate Professor
Sep. 2024 – present	Peking Union Medical College Hospital (PUMCH) Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College Center for Prevention and Early Intervention, Chief Professor

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Academic Societies

Society	Committee	Role
Chinese Association for Health Promotion and Education	Committee of Cancer Screening and Prevention	Standing Member / Secretary-General
Chinese Preventive Medicine Association	Epidemiology Branch	Member
Chinese Preventive Medicine Association	Cancer Prevention and Control Committee	Member
Chinese Anti-Cancer Association	Cancer Epidemiology Committee	Member

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Honors & Awards

Year	Award	Organization
2025	World’s Top 2% Scientists List	Stanford University and Elsevier
2025	Outstanding Educator	Peking Union Medical College (PUMC)
2024	Advanced Contributor to Social Practice	Peking Union Medical College
2024	Top 1% Highly Cited Chinese Scholar	China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI)
2023	Advanced Contributor to Social Practice	Peking Union Medical College (PUMC)
2021	UICC Technical Fellowship	Union for International Cancer Control (UICC)
2019	Beijing Science and Technology Nova	Beijing Municipal Science & Technology Commission