The Best of the AACR Journals Collection: Author Profiles

De-Chen Lin

Title & Affiliation:
Assistant Professor, Department of Medicine, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California.

Most-cited Article:
Super-Enhancer–Associated Long Noncoding RNA HCCL5 Is Activated by ZEB1 and Promotes the Malignancy of Hepatocellular Carcinoma

Q: What is your primary area of study/research?
A: Gastrointestinal cancer biology, epigenomics, gene regulation.

Q: What influenced your decision to embark on a research career?
A: Urgent need in the real world, strong personal interest, and the opportunity to work with the greatest minds in the world.

Q; What excites you most about your research area?
A: New discoveries (particularly unexpected ones), new technologies and methodologies that are being developed on a daily basis, collaborations with scientists from different disciplines.

Q: What are your hobbies or passions outside of work?
A: Sports, being with my family, and hiking in the mountains of California.