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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

Selected Grants


Bridging the Gap to Enhance Clinical Research Program (BIGGER)

Inst. Training Prgm or CMEPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2016 - 2023

PTN2- TO# 3 Concept Development and Clinical Trial Readiness Support Option Period 1

ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by National Institute for Child Health & Human Develo · 2019 - 2020

Oral Hygiene, Periodontal Disease and Infective Endocarditis

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Carolinas Medical Center · 2018 - 2020

Optimizing treatment for E. faecalis infective endocarditis: ampicillin plus ceftriaxone versus ampicillin plus gentamicin

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2016 - 2019

Duke CTSA (UL1)

ResearchAssociate Director · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2013 - 2018

NIH Summer Research Experience Programs (R25)

ResearchCo Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2013 - 2018

Optimizing duration of antibiotics after valve surgery for infective endocarditis

Clinical TrialPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2012 - 2014

External Relationships


  • UpToDate, Inc

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