The AJS McFadzean Distinguished Lecture 2024 will be combined with the 30th Medical Research Conference.

Professor HUANG Xiaojun, MD, PhD
Chairman, Peking University Institute of Hematology &
Director, Department of Hematology, Peking University People’s Hospital, Beijing, China

Professor Huang Xiaojun, who graduated from Sun Yat-sen University with an MD and Peking University with a PhD, is a renowned hematologist specialized in hematopoietic stem cell transplantation, cellular therapy and malignant haematological diseases. He has been serving as the Head of Peking University Institute of Hematology and the Director of the hematology department of Peking University People’s Hospital since 2005. He is also the academician of Chinese Academy of Engineering, the fellow of Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, and the foreign corresponding academician of French National Academy of Medicine.

Since 1996, Professor Huang has pioneered the exploration of haploidentical hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (haplo-HSCT). With persistent efforts, he established a series of key techniques of non T-cell depleted haploidentical transplantation, which gradually developed into the novel G-CSF/ATG-based “Beijing Protocol”, increasing the 3-year survival rate from approximately 20% to about 70% in haploidentical transplantation treating leukemia. This system has made significant strides in overcoming the global challenge of donor scarcity, achieving in a new era where “everyone has a donor”. Nowadays, the “Beijing Protocol” techniques have been adopted in over 190 centers in China. The protocol has also been extended to countries worldwide and holds a dominant position globally in the field of haploidentical stem cell transplantation.

Professor Huang received worldwide attention and appreciation for his groundbreaking work. He has won numerous prizes, including the second prize of the National Award for Progress in Science and Technology in 2014 and 2017, as well as international awards, such as the prestigious annual Center for International Blood and Marrow Transplant Research (CIBMTR) “Distinguished Service Award” and the “International Collaboration Award” from International Academy for Clinical Hematology.