Xinhua Chen

Dr. Xinhua Chen received his bachelor degree in biology from Peking University, and PhD in biochemistry from the University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine. He received his postdoctoral training at BIDMC and MGH studying probiotic mechanisms and gut infections. Dr. Chen is currently an Assistant Professor of Medicine at BIDMC in the Division of Gastroenterology. His research focuses on epithelial and vascular barrier function in gut infections, particularly Clostridium difficile infection (CDI). His long term goal is to understand the pathogenesis of CDI and develop non-antibiotic alternative therapies (including probiotic approaches) against this clinically important disease.

Education

• University of Southern California (1997 — 2003)
• B.S. Peking University (1992 — 1997)

Companies

• Assistant Professor Harvard Medical School (2013)
• Instructor in Medicine Harvard Medical School (2008 — 2013)
• Research Fellow in Medicine Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (2003 — 2008)
• Research Fellow in Pediatrics Massachusetts General Hospital (2006 — 2007)