Gilbert Chu
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Gilbert Chu is a Chinese American
Professor of Medicine (Oncology
) and Biochemistry
at the Stanford Medical School.
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 http://otl.stanford.edu/pdf/00220cw.pdf. 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 http://www.ritaallenfoundation.org/scholars.html.
His younger brother Steven Chu
is a Nobel laureate and the twelfth and current United States Secretary of Energy in the Obama Administration. His other younger brother is the attorney Morgan Chu
.
Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA Apr 24, 2001; 98: 5116-5121. Times Cited: 2902
A complete listing of publications can be found here.
Chinese American
Chinese Americans represent Americans of Chinese descent. Chinese Americans constitute one group of overseas Chinese and also a subgroup of East Asian Americans, which is further a subgroup of Asian Americans...
Professor of Medicine (Oncology
Oncology
Oncology is a branch of medicine that deals with cancer...
) and Biochemistry
Biochemistry
Biochemistry, sometimes called biological chemistry, is the study of chemical processes in living organisms, including, but not limited to, living matter. Biochemistry governs all living organisms and living processes...
at the Stanford Medical School.
He graduated from Garden City High School in New York in 1963. He received a B.A. in Physics
Physics
Physics is a natural science that involves the study of matter and its motion through spacetime, along with related concepts such as energy and force. More broadly, it is the general analysis of nature, conducted in order to understand how the universe behaves.Physics is one of the oldest academic...
from Princeton University
Princeton University
Princeton University is a private research university located in Princeton, New Jersey, United States. The school is one of the eight universities of the Ivy League, and is one of the nine Colonial Colleges founded before the American Revolution....
in 1967, a Ph.D. in Physics from M.I.T. in 1973, and an M.D. from Harvard Medical School
Harvard Medical School
Harvard Medical School is the graduate medical school of Harvard University. It is located in the Longwood Medical Area of the Mission Hill neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts....
in 1980. He joined the Stanford faculty in 1987. His research has investigated how cells react to DNA
DNA
Deoxyribonucleic acid is a nucleic acid that contains the genetic instructions used in the development and functioning of all known living organisms . The DNA segments that carry this genetic information are called genes, but other DNA sequences have structural purposes, or are involved in...
damage from radiation
Radiation
In physics, radiation is a process in which energetic particles or energetic waves travel through a medium or space. There are two distinct types of radiation; ionizing and non-ionizing...
. He has also developed electroporation
Electroporation
Electroporation, or electropermeabilization, is a significant increase in the electrical conductivity and permeability of the cell plasma membrane caused by an externally applied electrical field...
techniques, a method for pulsed-field electrophoresis, and methods for analyzing microarray
Microarray
A microarray is a multiplex lab-on-a-chip. It is a 2D array on a solid substrate that assays large amounts of biological material using high-throughput screening methods.Types of microarrays include:...
data http://otl.stanford.edu/pdf/00220cw.pdf. He received the Clinical Scientist Award for Translational Research from Burroughs-Wellcome Fund (Wellcome Trust
Wellcome Trust
The Wellcome Trust was established in 1936 as an independent charity funding research to improve human and animal health. With an endowment of around £13.9 billion, it is the United Kingdom's largest non-governmental source of funds for biomedical research...
), and the Rita Allen Award from the Rita Allen Foundation http://www.ritaallenfoundation.org/scholars.html.
His younger brother Steven Chu
Steven Chu
Steven Chu is an American physicist and the 12th United States Secretary of Energy. Chu is known for his research at Bell Labs in cooling and trapping of atoms with laser light, which won him the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1997, along with his scientific colleagues Claude Cohen-Tannoudji and...
is a Nobel laureate and the twelfth and current United States Secretary of Energy in the Obama Administration. His other younger brother is the attorney Morgan Chu
Morgan Chu
Morgan Chu , an intellectual property attorney, is one of the first Asian Americans to lead a major U.S. law firm. Chu's professional accolades recognize him as one of the nation’s most influential lawyers and most successful trial attorneys.A high school dropout, Chu went on to earn advanced...
.
Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA Apr 24, 2001; 98: 5116-5121. Times Cited: 2902
- Chu G, Hayakawa H, Berg P "Electroporation For The Efficient Transfection Of Mammalian-Cells With DNA" Nucleic Acids Research 15 (3): 1311-1326 Feb 11 1987 Times Cited: 697
- Chu G, "Cellular-Responses To Cisplatin - The Roles Of Dna-Binding Proteins And Dna-Repair" Journal Of Biological Chemistry 269 (2): 787-790 Jan 14 1994 Times Cited: 393
- Chu G "Double Strand Break Repair" Journal Of Biological Chemistry 272 (39): 24097-24100 Sep 26 1997 Times Cited: 155
- Tang Jy, Hwang Bj, Ford Jm, et al. "Xeroderma Pigmentosum P48 Gene Enhances Global Genomic Repair And Suppresses Uv-Induced Mutagenesis" Molecular Cell 5 (4): 737-744 Apr 2000 Times Cited: 137
- Rathmell Wk, Chu G, "A Dna End-Binding Factor Involved In Double-Strand Break Repair And V(D)J Recombination " Molecular And Cellular Biology 14 (7): 4741-4748 Jul 1994 Times Cited: 135
- Errami A, Smider V, Rathmell WK, et al., "Ku86 defines the genetic defect and restores X-ray resistance and V(D)J recombination to complementation group 5 hamster cell mutants" Molecular And Cellular Biology 16 (4): 1519-1526 Apr 1996 Times Cited: 112
A complete listing of publications can be found here.