Dr. Chu received his M.D. degree from School of Medicine at Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China in 1992. He obtained his Ph.D. degree from the Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, China in 1998. He got his training in pathology from the Beijing University, Beijing, China (1998–2000). After completing his postdoctoral training at the University of Illinois of Chicago, Chicago, IL USA in 2004, he joined the Lurie Children's Hospital