In 2002 she was part of a team that discovered that MicroRNA existed in plants .
In 1999 Chen started work as an assistant professor at Rutgers University 's Waksman Institute of Microbiology .
In 2002 assistant professor was part of a team that discovered that MicroRNA existed in plants .
In 1999 Chen started work as an assistant professor at Rutgers University 's Waksman Institute of Microbiology .