Alina Chan

Canadian molecular biologist
Person human Q95604837
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Summary

Alina Chan is a human[1]. Born in Canada[2], she… she worked as a molecular biologist[3]. She ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (70 views/month, #7,262 of 1,000,298).[4]

Key Facts

  • Born in Canada[2].
  • Alina Chan was born in Vancouver[5].
  • Alina Chan held citizenship in Canada[6].
  • Alina Chan worked as a molecular biologist[3].
  • Alina Chan's field of work was gene therapy[7].
  • Alina Chan's field of work was cell engineering[8].
  • Alina Chan held the position of postdoctoral researcher[9].
  • Among Alina Chan's employers was Broad Institute[10].
  • Alina Chan's doctoral advisor was Philip Hieter[11].
  • Alina Chan is recorded as female[12].
  • Alina Chan's instance of is recorded as human[13].
  • Alina Chan earned the academic degree of Doctor of Philosophy[14].
  • Alina Chan's family name is recorded as Chan[15].
  • Alina Chan's given name is recorded as Alina[16].
  • Alina Chan's described at URL is recorded as https://giving.broadinstitute.org/broadignite/team/alina-chan[17].
  • Alina Chan's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English[18].
  • Alina Chan's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as Chinese[19].
  • Alina Chan's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Alina Chan'}[20].
  • Alina Chan's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as WikiProject COVID-19[21].
  • Alina Chan's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as WikiProject Canada[22].
  • Alina Chan's has written for is recorded as The New York Times[23].
  • Alina Chan's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+24580'}[24].
  • Alina Chan's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+52546'}[25].
  • Alina Chan's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+66449'}[26].

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Origins and Family

Recorded place of birth include Canada[2], a dominion of the British Empire[27], in Canada[28], founded in 1867[29] and Vancouver[5], a big city[30], in Canada[31], founded in 1886[32].

Education

Alina Chan's doctoral advisor was Philip Hieter[11]. She earned the academic degree of Doctor of Philosophy[14].

Career and Affiliations

Alina Chan worked as a molecular biologist[3]. Fields of work include gene therapy[7], a type of medical treatment[33] and cell engineering[8], a branch of engineering[34]. She was employed by Broad Institute[10]. She held the position of postdoctoral researcher[9].

Why It Matters

Alina Chan ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (70 views/month, #7,262 of 1,000,298).[4] She has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] She is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]

FAQs

Where was Alina Chan born?

Alina Chan was born in Canada[2].

What did Alina Chan do for work?

Alina Chan worked as molecular biologist[3].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . technologyreview.com. technologyreview.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . nytimes.com. nytimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . technologyreview.com. technologyreview.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [7] ↑ . giving.broadinstitute.org. giving.broadinstitute.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [8] ↑ . giving.broadinstitute.org. giving.broadinstitute.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [3] ↑ . indiatoday.in. indiatoday.in. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [10] ↑ . giving.broadinstitute.org. giving.broadinstitute.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . open.library.ubc.ca. open.library.ubc.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . technologyreview.com. technologyreview.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . technologyreview.com. technologyreview.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . giving.broadinstitute.org. giving.broadinstitute.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [27] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [4] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [35] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [36] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 20w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Doctoral advisor → Philip Hieter
    Instance of → human
    Languages spoken, written or signed → English, Chinese
    Given name → Alina
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