Dr. Wei Chen is presently working as Assistant Professor in Department of Pediatrics, Children’s  hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC. He has pursued his Ph.D from University of Michigan and MS degree from Michigan State University. Besides being an academician, he is active member of American Thoracic Society, American  Society of  Human Genetics and American Statistical Association. Main area of interest of Dr. Wei Chen is age related macular degeneration (AMD).