Xiaowen Xu is a rising second-year PhD student in the Biological Sciences program at UCSD, mentored by Dr. Michael Corley. Xiaowen is really interested in neuroimmunology, curious about T cells in Alzheimer's disease. Xiaowen also enjoys reading books about various topics, recently reading into complex system. Xiaowen hopes to do more sports including hiking and bird watching and persisted that from time to time. Xiaowen is always interested in listening, learning and sharing.