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CHIU LAB

Welcome to the Chiu Lab at UCSF Mission Bay. We are located in Genentech Hall S316. Housed in the Chiu lab is the UCSF-Abbott Viral Diagnostics and Discovery Center (VDDC), a core research facility arising from a multi-year collaborative agreement between UCSF and Abbott Laboratories.
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The Lab

The Chiu Lab has made numerous discoveries in the identification and characterization of emerging viral pathogens, and has pioneered new methods in applying bioinformatics and cutting-edge genomic technologies for clinical and public health applications.

Chiu heads the Precision Diagnosis of Acute Infectious Diseases (PDAID) study, a multi-institutional effort (sponsored by the California Initiative to Advance Precision Medicine and philanthropic grants) to make metagenomic next-generation sequencing (mNGS) for pathogen detection clinically available for the first time.

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How Coronavirus Mutates and Spreads

How Coronavirus Mutates and Spreads

April 30, 2020

Coronavirus genome variations have given insight to coronavirus biology, and to the geographic spread of the virus.
Image Credit: New York Times

Covid-19 Arrived in Seattle. Where It Went From There Stunned The Scientists.

Covid-19 Arrived in Seattle. Where It Went From There Stunned The Scientists.

April 22, 2020

Chiu is surprised to discover that Princess Cruise and SF COVID cases likely link to original man diagnosed in Washington.
Image Credit: New York Times

CRISPR And Spit Might Be Keys To Faster, Cheaper, Easier Tests For The Coronavirus

CRISPR And Spit Might Be Keys To Faster, Cheaper, Easier Tests For The Coronavirus

April 17, 2020

NPR interviews Chiu about co-developing a test using CRISPR tech with a plan to eventually develop a home test kit.
Image Credit: Mammoth Biosciences

New CRISPR-Based COVID-19 Test Kit Can Diagnose Infection in Less Than an Hour

New CRISPR-Based COVID-19 Test Kit Can Diagnose Infection in Less Than an Hour

April 16, 2020

Chiu and Mammoth Biosciences submit new, accurate and faster DETECTR test for FDA approval, allowing for simpler testing.
Image Credit: NAIAD

 

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RECENT PUBLICATIONS

CRISPR–Cas12-based detection of SARS-CoV-2

CRISPR–Cas12-based detection of SARS-CoV-2

Broughton et al, Nature Biotechnology, April 2020

MSSPE

MSSPE (Metagenomic sequencing with spiked primer enrichment)

Deng et al, Nature Microbiology, January 2020

Clinical mNGS for Diagnosis of Meningitis and Encephalitis

Clinical mNGS for Diagnosis of Meningitis and Encephalitis

Wilson et al, New England Journal of Medicine, June 2019

 

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CHIU LAB

RECENT NEWS

How Coronavirus Mutates and Spreads

Covid-19 Arrived in Seattle. Where It Went From There Stunned The Scientists.

CRISPR And Spit Might Be Keys To Faster, Cheaper, Easier Tests For The Coronavirus

New CRISPR-Based COVID-19 Test Kit Can Diagnose Infection in Less Than an Hour

Coronavirus: Where did ours come from? All over.

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