Chen-Shan Julia Woodcock, PhD

Special Interests

My current research interest is understanding how RNA modifications affect gene regulation linked to pulmonary endothelial functions and physiology, specifically in the context of pulmonary hypertension pathogenesis.

As my long-term research direction, I want to ask more broadly whether RNA metabolism dysregulation contributes to lung disorders, which remains undefined in these fields.

Education

Education

2012 - 2017

PhD, Molecular Pharmacology Graduate Program, Department of Pharmacology & Chemical Biology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.

Fellowship

2018 - 2024

T32 and K99 Postdoctoral research fellow, Vascular Medicine Institute, Department of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.

Awards & Recognition

2023- Finalist, 2023 Cournand & Comroe Early Career Investigator Award Competition
2023- Keystone Symposia Scholarship, Pulmonary Hypertension: State of the Art and Therapeutic Opportunities
2023- Outstanding Plenary Presentation, University of Pittsburgh, Department of Medicine Research Day
2022- ATS Abstract Scholarship
2022- NIH/NHLBI K99/R00 Pathway to Independence Awardee
2022- AHA Career Development Award (Declined)
2022- ATS Early Career Investigator Award in Pulmonary Vascular Disease (Declined)
2019-2022- NHLBI Postdoctoral Training Program (T32) Awardee, VMI, University of Pittsburgh
2017- ASBMB Graduate Student Travel Award
2016-First Place, ASPET Graduate Student Best Abstract Competition Award
2016- ASPET Travel Award for ASPET Mentoring Network
2015- Finalist, ASPET Graduate Student Best Abstract Competition Award

Professional Memberships

2022-Present: Pulmonary Vascular Research Institute
2020-Present: RNA Society
2019-Present: American Thoracic Society
2017-Present: American Heart Association