Title

Principal Investigator

Eloise and Warren Batts Young Investigator Chair

Faculty Appointment

Associate Professor

Department of Pathology

Feinberg School of Medicine

Northwestern University

Clinical Appointment

Interim Director

Molecular Diagnostic Center

Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

Children’s Memorial Hospital

Joint Appointment

Research Faculty

Division of Gastroenterology

Department of Pediatrics

Children’s Memorial Hospital

Medical School

West China University of Medical Sciences, Sichuan, P. R. China, 1983

Postgraduate Training

·        Peking Union Medical College, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, 1983-1988

·        Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, 1988-1991

Research Interests: 

·        Trefoil factors and the GI mucosa

·        Mucosal immunology and innate immunity

·        Pathogenesis of intestinal injury

·        Intestinal epithelial biology and inflammation

Contact Information

·        Mailing Address:

Disease Pathogenesis Program

Children's Memorial Research Center

Children’s Memorial Hospital

2300 Children’s Plaza, Box 217

Chicago, IL 60614

·        Tel: (773) 755-6380

·        Fax: (773) 755-6581

·        Email: xtan@northwestern.edu