Dr. Jingdong Cheng

The Institute of Biomedical Sciences (IBS) & Minhang Hospital affiliated with Fudan University

Personal information:
• Gender: Male
• Birth date: September 1987
• Birthplace: Shandong, China

Dr. Cheng Jingdong, currently a Principal Investigator at the Institutes of Biomedical Sciences at Fudan University, and a Distinguished Professor at Minhang Hospital affiliated with Fudan University since July 2021. My research primarily focuses on the molecular mechanisms of translational regulation. 

Academic and Professional Background:
• 2022.11 - Present: Distinguished Professor, Minhang Hospital affiliated with Fudan University
• 2021.7 - Present: Principal Investigator, Institutes of Biomedical Sciences, Fudan University
• 2015.3 - 2021.6: Postdoctoral Researcher, Gene Center, Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (Prof. Roland Beckmann's lab)
• 2009.9 - 2014.6: Ph.D. in Biomedical Sciences, Fudan University (Prof. Xu Yanhui's lab)
• 2006.9 - 2007.6: Exchange Student, College of Life Sciences, Xiamen University
• 2005.9 - 2009.6: B.Sc. College of Life Sciences, Shandong University

Awards and Honors:
• 2020: National Thousand Talents Program (Youth Project)
• 2018: Römer-Preise, Ludwig Maximilian University
• 2016: First Prize, Natural Science Award, Ministry of Education (4/5)
• 2013: National Scholarship

Teaching Experience:
• Fudan University:
◦ Introduction to Structural Biology
◦ Molecular Biology and Biochemistry