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Overview

Wanjun Chen is affiliated with the National Institutes of Health in the United States and has a research focus primarily in the field of Engineering. Their work spans a variety of subfields, notably Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Condensed Matter Physics, Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials, Immunology, and Cognitive Neuroscience.

Their principal research topics include:

  • GaN-based semiconductor devices and materials
  • Silicon Carbide Semiconductor Technologies
  • Semiconductor materials and devices
  • Ga2O3 and related materials
  • Advancements in Semiconductor Devices and Circuit Design
  • Electrostatic Discharge in Electronics
  • HVDC Systems and Fault Protection

Chen has published extensively in several scholarly venues. The most frequent publication outlets include:

  • IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices
  • IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics
  • IEEE Electron Device Letters
  • 2022 IEEE 16th International Conference on Solid-State & Integrated Circuit Technology (ICSICT)
  • Frontiers in Immunology

Frequent collaborators in Chen's research include Bo Zhang, Ruize Sun, Chao Liu, Fangzhou Wang, and Xiaochuan Deng.

Recent publications by Chen demonstrate engagement with both semiconductor device technology and biomedical research areas. Selected papers include:

  • "GaN Power Integration for High Frequency and High Efficiency Power Applications: A Review" (2020) published in IEEE Access
  • "Modulation of Macrophage Immunometabolism: A New Approach to Fight Infections" (2022) published in Frontiers in Immunology
  • "Investigation and Failure Mode of Asymmetric and Double Trench SiC mosfets Under Avalanche Conditions" (2020) published in IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics
  • "Molybdenum Selenide nanosheets Surrounding nickel Selenides Sub-microislands on nickel foam as high-performance bifunctional electrocatalysts for water Splitting" (2020) published in Electrochimica Acta
  • "Short-Circuit Capability Prediction and Failure Mode of Asymmetric and Double Trench SiC MOSFETs" (2020) published in IEEE Transactions on Power Electronics

Best Publications

  • Conversion of Peripheral CD4+CD25− Naive T Cells to CD4+CD25+ Regulatory T Cells by TGF-β Induction of Transcription Factor Foxp3

    Wan Jun Chen;Wenwen Jin;Neil Hardegen;Ke Jian Lei

  • Generation of pathogenic T H 17 cells in the absence of TGF-β signalling

    Kamran Ghoreschi;Arian Laurence;Xiang-Ping Yang;Cristina M Tato

  • Dual Roles of Immune Cells and Their Factors in Cancer Development and Progression

    Brian F. Zamarron;WanJun Chen

  • Mesenchymal-stem-cell-induced Immunoregulation Involves FAS-ligand-/FAS-mediated T Cell Apoptosis

    Kentaro Akiyama;Chider Chen;DanDan Wang;Xingtian Xu

  • Transforming Growth Factor-β Production and Myeloid Cells Are an Effector Mechanism through Which CD1d-restricted T Cells Block Cytotoxic T Lymphocyte–mediated Tumor Immunosurveillance Abrogation Prevents Tumor Recurrence

    Masaki Terabe;So Matsui;Jong-Myun Park;Mizuko Mamura

  • A critical function for TGF-|[beta]| signaling in the development of natural CD4+CD25+Foxp3+ regulatory T cells

    Yongzhong Liu;Pin Zhang;Jun Li;Ashok B Kulkarni

  • TGF-β Released by Apoptotic T Cells Contributes to an Immunosuppressive Milieu

    WanJun Chen;Mark E Frank;Wenwen Jin;Sharon M Wahl

  • Engagement of Cytotoxic T Lymphocyte–associated Antigen 4 (CTLA-4) Induces Transforming Growth Factor β (TGF-β) Production by Murine CD4+ T Cells

    Wanjun Chen;Wenwen Jin;Sharon M. Wahl

  • Regulatory T cells in cardiovascular diseases

    Xiao Meng;Jianmin Yang;Mei Dong;Kai Zhang

  • Matriptase/MT-SP1 is required for postnatal survival, epidermal barrier function, hair follicle development, and thymic homeostasis.

    Karin List;Christian C Haudenschild;Roman Szabo;WanJun Chen

  • Transcription factor achaete-scute homologue 2 initiates follicular T-helper-cell development

    Xindong Liu;Xindong Liu;Xin Chen;Bo Zhong;Bo Zhong;Aibo Wang;Aibo Wang

  • Hydrogen Sulfide Promotes Tet1- and Tet2-Mediated Foxp3 Demethylation to Drive Regulatory T Cell Differentiation and Maintain Immune Homeostasis

    Ruili Yang;Ruili Yang;Ruili Yang;Cunye Qu;Yu Zhou;Joanne E. Konkel

  • Allogeneic mesenchymal stem cell treatment alleviates experimental and clinical Sjogren syndrome

    Junji Xu;Dandan Wang;Dayong Liu;Zhipeng Fan

  • Allogeneic mesenchymal stem cell transplantation in severe and refractory systemic lupus erythematosus: 4 years of experience.

    Dandan Wang;Huayong Zhang;Jun Liang;Xia Li

  • Defective Neutrophil Recruitment in Leukocyte Adhesion Deficiency Type I Disease Causes Local IL-17-driven Inflammatory Bone Loss

    Niki M. Moutsopoulos;Joanne Konkel;Mojgan Sarmadi;Mehmet A. Eskan

  • TGF-β: the missing link in CD4+CD25+ regulatory T cell-mediated immunosuppression

    WanJun Chen;Sharon M Wahl

  • CD3-specific antibody-induced immune tolerance involves transforming growth factor-beta from phagocytes digesting apoptotic T cells.

    Sylvain Perruche;Pin Zhang;Yongzhong Liu;Philippe Saas

  • High Glucose Intake Exacerbates Autoimmunity through Reactive-Oxygen-Species-Mediated TGF-β Cytokine Activation

    Dunfang Zhang;Wenwen Jin;Ruiqing Wu;Jia Li

  • TGF-β: the perpetrator of immune suppression by regulatory T cells and suicidal T cells

    Sharon M. Wahl;Jennifer Swisher;Nancy McCartney-Francis;Wanjun Chen

  • Transforming Growth Factor-β Signaling in Regulatory T Cells Controls T Helper-17 Cells and Tissue-Specific Immune Responses.

    Joanne E. Konkel;Joanne E. Konkel;Dunfang Zhang;Peter Zanvit;Cheryl Chia

  • IDO: more than an enzyme.

    WanJun Chen

Frequent Co-Authors

Songtao Shi
Songtao Shi University of Pennsylvania
Sharon M. Wahl
Sharon M. Wahl National Institutes of Health
Songlin Wang
Songlin Wang Capital Medical University
Erqing Xie
Erqing Xie Lanzhou University
Xiang Gao
Xiang Gao Nanjing University
Ashok B. Kulkarni
Ashok B. Kulkarni National Institutes of Health
Liwei Lu
Liwei Lu University of Hong Kong
Jinyuan Zhou
Jinyuan Zhou Lanzhou University
Qianming Chen
Qianming Chen Sichuan University
Xiaodong Li
Xiaodong Li University of Virginia

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