Nationality American Fields Biochemistry Institutions Stanford University Siblings Steven Chu, Morgan Chu | Name Gilbert Chu Role Professor Notable students Kerri E. Rieger | |
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Alma mater Princeton University, M.I.T., Harvard Medical School Education Stanford University (1986) Similar People Robert Tibshirani, Morgan Chu, Steven Chu | ||
Nephews Michael Chu, Geoffrey Chu | ||
The 3 Rs of DNA: Molecules to Medicine
Gilbert Chu (Chinese: 朱築文; pinyin: Zhū Zhùwén) is an American biochemist. He is a Professor of Medicine (Oncology) and Biochemistry at the Stanford Medical School.
Contents
- The 3 Rs of DNA Molecules to Medicine
- DtaS Do Drug Companies Help or Hurt Patients Part 2
- Personal life
- Publications
- References
He graduated from Garden City High School in New York in 1963. He received a B.A. in Physics from Princeton University in 1967, a Ph.D. in Physics from M.I.T. in 1973, and an M.D. from Harvard Medical School in 1980. He joined the Stanford faculty in 1987. His research has investigated how cells react to DNA damage from radiation. He has also developed electroporation techniques, a method for pulsed-field electrophoresis, and methods for analyzing microarray data [1]. He received the Clinical Scientist Award for Translational Research from Burroughs-Wellcome Fund (Wellcome Trust), and the Rita Allen Award from the Rita Allen Foundation [2].
DtaS - Do Drug Companies Help or Hurt Patients? - Part 2
Personal life
His younger brother Steven Chu is a Nobel laureate and the twelfth United States Secretary of Energy in the Obama Administration. His other younger brother is the intellectual property attorney Morgan Chu.
Publications
A complete listing of publications can be found here.