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Overview

Nelson J. Chao is affiliated with Duke University in the United States and has made significant contributions to the field of medicine, with a primary focus on hematology and related disciplines. Their research portfolio encompasses 270 publications in medicine, including substantial work in hematology (82 publications), immunology (48 publications), oncology (44 publications), molecular biology (37 publications), and public health, environmental and occupational health (18 publications).

Their research topics primarily center on hematopoietic stem cell transplantation, neutropenia and cancer infections, gut microbiota and health, immune cell function and interaction, acute myeloid leukemia, acute lymphoblastic leukemia, and T-cell and B-cell immunology.

Among recent papers authored or co-authored by Nelson J. Chao are the following notable publications:

  • Microbiota as Predictor of Mortality in Allogeneic Hematopoietic-Cell Transplantation (2020, New England Journal of Medicine)
  • The gut microbiota is associated with immune cell dynamics in humans (2020, Nature)
  • Multi-omics analyses of radiation survivors identify radioprotective microbes and metabolites (2020, Science)
  • The microbe-derived short-chain fatty acids butyrate and propionate are associated with protection from chronic GVHD (2020, Blood)
  • Modified diagnostic criteria, grading classification and newly elucidated pathophysiology of hepatic SOS/VOD after haematopoietic cell transplantation (2020, British Journal of Haematology)

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Nelson J. Chao include:

  • Anthony D. Sung
  • Stefanie Sarantopoulos
  • Mitchell E. Horwitz
  • Gwynn D. Long
  • David A. Rizzieri

Nelson J. Chao has published extensively in several venues, with the most frequent publication outlets being:

  • Transplantation and Cellular Therapy
  • Blood
  • Faculty Opinions - Post-Publication Peer Review of the Biomedical Literature
  • Bone Marrow Transplantation
  • Biology of Blood and Marrow Transplantation

Nelson J. Chao is a member of the Association of American Physicians.

Best Publications

  • Enhancement of vaccine-mediated antitumor immunity in cancer patients after depletion of regulatory T cells

    Jens Dannull;Zhen Su;David Rizzieri;Benjamin K. Yang

  • A molecular basis for MHC class II--associated autoimmunity

    J A Todd;H Acha-Orbea;J I Bell;N Chao

  • Risk factors for acute GVHD and survival after hematopoietic cell transplantation.

    Madan Jagasia;Mukta Arora;Mary E D Flowers;Nelson J. Chao

  • Microbiota as Predictor of Mortality in Allogeneic Hematopoietic-Cell Transplantation

    Jonathan U Peled;Antonio L C Gomes;Sean M Devlin;Eric R Littmann

  • Effect of graft source on unrelated donor haemopoietic stem-cell transplantation in adults with acute leukaemia: a retrospective analysis

    Mary Eapen;Vanderson Rocha;Guillermo Sanz;Andromachi Scaradavou

  • Inhibition of aldehyde dehydrogenase and retinoid signaling induces the expansion of human hematopoietic stem cells

    John P. Chute;Garrett G. Muramoto;John Whitesides;Michael Colvin

  • The gut microbiota is associated with immune cell dynamics in humans.

    Jonas Schluter;Jonathan U. Peled;Jonathan U. Peled;Bradford P. Taylor;Kate A. Markey;Kate A. Markey

  • Multi-omics analyses of radiation survivors identify radioprotective microbes and metabolites

    Hao Guo;Wei-Chun Chou;Yunjia Lai;Kaixin Liang

  • Pathophysiologic mechanisms of acute graft-vs.-host disease

    James L.M. Ferrara;Robert Levy;Nelson J. Chao

  • Increasing Incidence of Chronic Graft-versus-Host Disease in Allogeneic Transplantation: A Report from the Center for International Blood and Marrow Transplant Research

    Sally Arai;Mukta Arora;Tao Wang;Tao Wang;Stephen R. Spellman

  • Acute graft-vs-host disease: Pathobiology and management

    Hakan Goker;Ibrahim C. Haznedaroglu;Nelson J. Chao

  • High-dose therapy and autologous hematopoietic progenitor cell transplantation for recurrent or refractory Hodgkin's disease: analysis of the Stanford University results and prognostic indices.

    Sandra J. Horning;Nelson J. Chao;Robert S. Negrin;Richard T. Hoppe

  • Granulocyte colony-stimulating factor mobilized peripheral blood progenitor cells accelerate granulocyte and platelet recovery after high-dose chemotherapy

    Nelson J. Chao;Jeffrey R. Schriber;Kevin Grimes;Gwynn D. Long

  • Augmentation of umbilical cord blood (UCB) transplantation with ex vivo–expanded UCB cells: results of a phase 1 trial using the AastromReplicell System

    Jennifer Jaroscak;Kristin Goltry;Alan Smith;Barbara Waters-Pick

  • Transfer of allogeneic CD62L- memory T cells without graft-versus-host disease.

    Benny J. Chen;Xiuyu Cui;Gregory D. Sempowski;Congxiao Liu

  • Cyclosporine, Methotrexate, and Prednisone Compared with Cyclosporine and Prednisone for Prophylaxis of Acute Graft-versus-Host Disease

    Chao Nj;Schmidt Gm;Niland Jc;Amylon

  • Lactose drives Enterococcus expansion to promote graft-versus-host disease.

    C. K. Stein-Thoeringer;C. K. Stein-Thoeringer;C. K. Stein-Thoeringer;K. B. Nichols;K. B. Nichols;A. Lazrak;A. Lazrak;M. D. Docampo;M. D. Docampo

  • Pleiotrophin regulates the expansion and regeneration of hematopoietic stem cells

    Heather A Himburg;Garrett G Muramoto;Pamela Daher;Sarah K Meadows

  • Maribavir prophylaxis for prevention of cytomegalovirus infection in allogeneic stem cell transplant recipients: a multicenter, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, dose-ranging study

    Drew J. Winston;Jo Anne H. Young;Vinod Pullarkat;Genovefa A. Papanicolaou

  • Umbilical cord blood expansion with nicotinamide provides long-term multilineage engraftment

    Mitchell E. Horwitz;Nelson J. Chao;David A. Rizzieri;Gwynn D. Long

Frequent Co-Authors

Keith M. Sullivan
Keith M. Sullivan Duke University
Karl G. Blume
Karl G. Blume Stanford University
Robert S. Negrin
Robert S. Negrin Stanford University
Marcel R.M. van den Brink
Marcel R.M. van den Brink Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Miguel-Angel Perales
Miguel-Angel Perales Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
James J. Vredenburgh
James J. Vredenburgh Yale School of Medicine
Daniel J. Weisdorf
Daniel J. Weisdorf University of Minnesota
Donna Niedzwiecki
Donna Niedzwiecki Duke University
Eric G. Pamer
Eric G. Pamer Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Joseph O. Moore
Joseph O. Moore Duke University

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