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Nelson Jen Chao is the Donald D. Elizabeth G. Cooke Cancer Distinguished Research Professor at the Duke Cancer Institute. With a medical degree from Yale University, he has made significant contributions to the fields of hematopoietic stem cell transplantation and graft-versus-host disease. His extensive clinical work involves leading 50 clinical protocols focused on various preparatory regimens and disease-specific protocols aimed at improving long-term outcomes for patients undergoing stem cell transplantation. Chao's lab studies the immunological mechanisms of graft-versus-host disease and explores novel therapeutic strategies including dendritic cell therapy and antiangiogenesis approaches. He is notably interested in developing methodologies to prevent graft-versus-host disease while preserving the graft-versus-malignancy effect. As a dedicated educator and researcher, Chao holds multiple professorships within the Duke University School of Medicine and has authored various influential publications.
Duke Cancer Institute • Durham, NC
Duke University School of Medicine • Durham, NC
Duke University Institute • Durham, NC
Department of Medicine, Duke University • Durham, NC
Duke Cancer Institute • Durham, NC
Department of Biomedical Engineering (MS program)