Dr. Xiao Chen is Assistant Professor of Medicine at the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW), Division of Hematology and Oncology. Dr. Chen's current research focuses on graft-versus-host disease (GVHD), which is a serious, frequently fatal complication following allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. Specifically, he is investigating the role of the retinoic acid pathway in the pathophysiology of GVHD. He also has a strong interest in tumor immunology and immunotherapy. His long-term research goal is to find ways to augment the beneficial graft-versus-tumor (GVT) effect while minimizing GVHD in order to make allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation a more effective and safer treatment for cancer patients.

Transplantation Immunology, Graft-versus-Host Disease, Tumor Immunology and Immunotherapy