Postdoctoral Scholar
Center for Craniofacial Molecular Biology
Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry of USC

2250 Alcazar St.
CSA 115 – HSC 9062
Los Angeles, CA 90033-9062
Phone: (323) 442-3170
Fax: (323) 442-2981
pc_856@usc.edu

Education
Experience
Publications
Awards

Peking University, Beijing, China
B.S., 2016
Stomatology

Peking University, Beijing, China
D.D.S., 2019

  • 2023 – present – Postdoctoral Scholar – Research Associate – Center for Craniofacial Molecular Biology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA

  • 2022 – 2023 – Visiting Scholar – Center for Craniofacial Molecular Biology, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA

  • 2019 – 2022 – Associate Chief Physician – Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University, Fuzhou, China

  1. Meng L, Feng J, Guo T, Zhang M, Cha S, Chen P, Ziaei H, Harouni A, Ho TV, Chai Y. Piezo2+ mechanosensory neurons orchestrate postnatal development through mechano-chemo-transduction of PDGFA signaling. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2025 Jul 15;122(28):e2504103122. doi: 10.1073/pnas.2504103122. Epub 2025 Jul 8. PMID: 40627386.

  2. Chen P, Wu WJ, Yi ZQ, Ma XL, Zhao WH, Zhang JG. (2019) 125 I interstitial brachytherapy in management of pediatric skull base tumors. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2019 May;66(5):e27622. doi: 10.1002/pbc.27622. Epub 2019 Jan 21. PMID: 30666774.

  3. Chen P, Wu WJ, Lü XM, Zheng L. (2019) Intraoral anastomosis for maxillary reconstruction with medial femoral condyle periosteal flap: a case report. Hua Xi Kou Qiang Yi Xue Za Zhi. 2019 Dec 1;37(6):681-683. Chinese. doi: 10.7518/hxkq.2019.06.020. PMID: 31875451; PMCID: PMC7030750.

  • 2025 – 1st Place – AADOCR Hatton Competition in the Post-Doctoral Scholar Category