Preet M Chaudhary

Preet M Chaudhary is Professor of Medicine and Bloom Family Chair in Lymphoma Research at the University of Southern California. He serves as Chief of the Jane Anne Nohl Division of Hematology and Center for Blood Diseases within the Department of Medicine, and Director of the USC/Norris Blood and Marrow Transplant Program. As a physician-scientist at the USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center, he focuses on cancer drug resistance, hematopoietic stem cell biology, and CAR T-cell therapy development.

• Education: MD and PhD in Medical Sciences
• Patents: 6 U.S. patents
• Peer Review: Reviewed for NIH, Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, and international agencies
• Honor Societies: Elected member of American Society for Clinical Investigations

Research Interests span hematologic malignancies, NF-κB signaling, and transplantation outcomes, particularly in Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV)-related cancers. His lab explores microtransplantation, immune evasion mechanisms, and cytotoxic assay development to improve therapies for leukemias, lymphomas, and solid tumors.

Scientific Awards include:

• Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Translational Research Award (2005–2008, 2008–2011)
• Multiple Myeloma Research Foundation Senior Research Award (2005–2006)
• Damon Runyon-Walter Winchell Postdoctoral Fellowship (1995–1998)
• Howard Hughes New Faculty Start-Up Award (1998–2001)
• March of Dimes Pre-doctoral Fellowship (1990–1992)

His 15 most recent publications (2025–2020) focus on acute leukemias, transplantation outcomes, and innovative cytotoxicity assays, with recurring themes in programmed cell death pathways, drug synergy, and KSHV oncogenesis.