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Vivian Hou Chu

Professor of Medicine
Medicine, Infectious Diseases
Duke Box 102359, Div of Infectious Diseases, Durham, NC 27710
Room 177 Hanes House, Trent Drive, Durham, NC 27710

Advising & Mentoring


Dr. Chu is the director of the 3rd year Duke medical student Clinical Research Study Program (CRSP). There are approximately 30-40 medical students per year in this track.  Career development sessions and one-on-one advising is provided to ensure that that students successfully engage in their research activities with the goal of a thesis or peer-reviewed manuscript submission.

Dr. Chu is the mPI of the TRIDENT (Transdisciplinary Research in Infectious Diseases to Engage Third Year Medical Students) Program which is an NIH-funded scholarship opportunity to augment the research experience for Duke 3rd year medical students who are focused on the pathogenesis, prevention, diagnosis, or treatment of infectious diseases.

Prior activities:
Associate Director of Education for Duke’s Clinical and Translational Sciences Award (CTSA) program (U54) 2013 – 2018)

Program director of the North Carolina Collaborative Summer Research Experience Program, an 8-week summer program to engage high school students and undergraduates in clinical research and career development in the health sciences. (2013-2018)

Faculty director for the Duke Clinical Research Undergraduate Experience (dCRUE) which is a weekly dinner lecture series that exposes Duke University undergraduates to clinical and translational research.