Principal Investigator
Charles Chiu, MD, PhD
Associate Professor, Laboratory Medicine
Director, UCSF-Abbott Viral Diagnostics and Discovery Center
Assistant Director, UCSF Clinical Microbiology Lab
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Charles Chiu is a microbiologist and infectious diseases physician who has pioneered the development of metagenomic next-generation sequencing (mNGS) testing for clinical diagnosis of infectious diseases. He currently leads a translational research laboratory and is the principal investigator of the nationwide “Precision Diagnosis of Acute Infectious Diseases” study to investigate the clinical impact and cost-effectiveness of a validated mNGS assay for diagnosis of encephalitis and meningitis. He has authored more than 50 peer-reviewed publications since 2011, holds over 10 patents, and serves on the scientific advisory board for Therabio and Mammoth Biosciences.
Current Lab Members
Margaret (Meg) Wilson, BS
Clinical Research Coordinator Manager, UCSF Lyme Disease Clinical Trials Center
Former Members
