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Upon completing his Ph.D. in 2019, Dillon left NMR in his past and returned to his native Massachusetts as a postdoctoral researcher at NEB. He began his career in industry studying the T7 DNA replisome using long-read sequencing methods before moving ‘upstream’ to focus on T7 RNA polymerase. Dillon now leads a team dedicated to discovering and engineering improved RNA polymerases for the development of next-generation mRNA therapeutics.

Dillon lives in Somerville with his two cats and enjoys homebrewing, tabletop gaming, and taking trips to see his far-flung family and friends.
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Ph.D., The Johns Hopkins University, 2019
`,memberLink:{text:`linkedin.com/in/dillonbnye`,url:`https://www.linkedin.com/in/dillonbnye/`,target:`_blank`}},{memberDescription:`Tien-Hao was born in Taipei, Taiwan. After earning a B.S. in Chemistry, he worked as a research assistant at the National Synchrotron Radiation Research Center in Taiwan, where he investigated the physical and chemical properties of magnetic compounds. He later moved to the United States to pursue a Ph.D. under Dr. Venkat Gopalan, focusing on the characterization of RNase P variants.

In 2019, Tien-Hao joined Dr. Erbay Yigit's Research Group at NEB as a postdoctoral researcher, where he developed methods for detecting modified RNA. He subsequently advanced to the role of research scientist, working on projects to study RNA polymerases. Now, as part of the Nye lab, Tien-Hao continues to evaluate RNA polymerases with applications in the biotech industry.

In his free time, Tien-Hao enjoys watching TV shows and movies, as well as traveling.
`,memberName:`Tien-Hao Chen`,memberTitle:`Research Scientists`,mediaSrc:`/en-us/-/media/nebus/page-images/research-labs/nye-lab/employees/tien_hao_chen.jpg?rev=7382aa74a267478eada70277389bf14f&sc_lang=en-us&hash=DCB65EEA743E9184EEE3FA60FCD0C083`,memberEducation:`B.S., National Taiwan Normal University, 2006
Ph.D., The Ohio State University, 2017
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