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Tony Y. Hu, PhD
Tony Y. Hu, PhD
  • Weatherhead Presidential Chair in Biotechnology
  • Tulane University
Dr. Hu also serves as a professor in the following departments: - Biochemistry & Molecular Biology - Tulane National Primate Center - Biomedical Engineering - Tulane University has named research scientist Tony Hu, PhD, a pioneer in developing advanced diagnostics for personalized medicine, as its second endowed presidential chair. To fill presidential chairs, Tulane recruits exceptional, internationally recognized scholars whose work transcends traditional academic disciplines. Hu joins Tulane University School of Medicine as the Weatherhead Presidential Chair in Biotechnology Innovation and will lead the school’s newly created Center of Cellular and Molecular Diagnosis. He exemplifies the interdisciplinary focus of the presidential professors with a primary appointment in the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and secondary appointments in the School of Science and Engineering, School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine and the Tulane National Primate Research Center. Hu previously served as professor at the Biodesign Institute at Arizona State University’s Virginia G. Piper Center for Personalized Diagnostics and at ASU’s School of Biological and Health Systems Engineering. His research focuses on developing and validating highly sensitive blood tests that rely on nanotechnology-based strategies to find previously undetectable biomarkers of diseases. These diagnostics can also be used to develop personalized medicine tailored to a patient’s specific genetic strain of disease.
Schedule28 Mar 2024