Affiliation: Stony Brook University

Chunlian Zhong is a senior research specialist at the State University of New York at Stony Brook and holds a PhD in science. She earned her medical degree from Xiamen University in 2017, where she trained under electrophysiology expert Professor Qi Zhi, and was selected as a Class C High-Level Talent in Fujian Province, China. At the Renaissance School of Medicine, her research focuses on the molecular and mechanical mechanisms of tumor metastasis, early metastatic prevention, and shared pathways between early cancer dissemination and cardiovascular disease pathogenesis.

Dr. Zhong has published more than 30 peer-reviewed papers, including nine as first or corresponding author, with a total impact factor exceeding 90 and several publications in high-tier journals such as Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy, European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, Oncogene, and Nano Today. She has co-authored an English monograph, holds multiple patents, has led provincial-level funded projects, and serves as an associate editor and guest editor for scientific journals.