Stella Chou

Dr. Stella Chou is an Associate Professor of Pediatrics at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania and Chief of the Division of Transfusion Medicine at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. She practices both Pediatric Hematology and Transfusion Medicine with particular interests in pediatric hematologic disorders. Her laboratory uses induced pluripotent stem cells to model pediatric blood diseases including those associated with Down Syndrome. In the transfusion medicine arena, her work has demonstrated that inheritance of variant RH contributes to Rh alloimmunization. Ongoing work focuses on RH genetic matching of red cells, integrating molecular technologies into clinical transfusion medicine practice and developing novel tools for blood banks including induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC) derived red cells with rare blood group antigen combinations. Her goal is to identify new approaches to minimize alloimmunization, reduce complications and improve therapy.