Chen was awarded the State Scientific and Technological Award by the Chinese government and the "Prix de l'Qise" by "La Ligue Nationale contre le Cancer" of France (he is the first non-French winner).
In 2018, Chen was awarded the Sjöberg Prize by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences"for the clarification of molecular mechanisms and the development of a revolutionary treatment for acute promyelocytic leukaemia". He shared the prize and the prize amount of one million US dollars with cancer researchers Anne Dejean and Hugues de Thé.[9]
Chen Zhu's father Chen Jialun (陈家伦) and mother Xu Manyin (许曼音) are both prominent doctors and medical professors in Shanghai. He is the eldest of three children. His youngest brother, Chen Zhen (1955–2000), was a globally recognized artist based in France. He also has a sister named Chen Jian (陈简).[12] Chen Zhu's wife Chen Saijuan is also a well-known hematologist and an academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering.[12] The couple have a son. Both Chen and his wife studied under Wang Zhenyi.
↑Note 1: In April 2022, the Chairman’s meeting decided to suspend Yu Luming from serving as a Standing Committee member of the Central Committee and other party positions.
