Puran Chen

Background

About Puran Chen

I am a Medical Doctor at Karolinska University Hospital, and a Postdoctoral Researcher in Professor Hans-Gustaf Ljunggrens group at Center for Infectious Medicine at Karolinska Institutet. I received my PhD in 2020, studying human immune cells in organotypic lung tissue models and its interaction with stromal cells in the context of infection and inflammation. I have extensive experience in conducting experimental wet-lab research, translational research, as well as conducting clinical trials during the COVID-19 pandemic and co-authored 20+ peer-reviewed scientific articles. I have a big passion for medical data and the future of medical AI, and my current work focus on studying COVID-19 as a model for systemic, hyperinflammatory conditions such as sepsis. My wish is for my cross-disciplinary experience within clinical medicine and experimental biology, as well as my genuine passion for artificial intelligence - to be a bridging force between engineers, clinicians and researchers in the strive towards improving human health.