Chantal Yue Shen

Chantal Yue Shen is currently the director of Genome Synthesis and Editing Platform of China National Genebank. She and her group have set up the synthesis biology platform in BGI since 2011. She initiated the  Sc2.0 yeast genome project in BGI (Chromosome II, VII and XIII) and established the genome synthesis capacity using microchip-based DNA synthesis technology and automation approaches. Her group are currently working on establishing high-throughput and efficient genome synthesis and editing platform for medical, biomanufacture and agriculture related applications.