Dr. Chen Lufang graduated from Zhejiang University School of Medicine and joined the Department of Geriatric Medicine at the First Affiliated Hospital in 2017. She has extensive clinical experience in managing geriatric diseases. Her research focuses on gut microbiota and gut aging, intestinal stem cells, sarcopenia, and palliative care. Dr. Chen has been the principal investigator for a Zhejiang Provincial Natural Science Foundation for Young Scientists project and a Zhejiang Provincial Health Commission project. She has authored 7 papers in high-level academic journals.

Comprehensive management of common geriatric conditions and multimorbidity

Intervention for malnutrition in the elderly

Management of frailty and sarcopenia

Health promotion and healthy aging

2020 Third Prize, Zhejiang Provincial Science and Technology Progress Award (ranked eighth) – “Establishment and Promotion of an Early Screening and Nutritional Intervention System for Sarcopenia in the Elderly”

Peer reviewer for Frontiers in Microbiology and Frontiers in Surgery