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Hiutung Chu is an Associate Professor in the Department of Pathology at the University of California, San Diego. He received his BS from the University of California, Berkeley and completed his PhD at the University of California, Davis. His research primarily focuses on the microbiome and its role in inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD). He has led several NIH-funded projects examining how the microbiome mediates protection against colitis and exploring novel therapies for inflammatory bowel disease. His notable work includes understanding the mechanisms of microbiome-induced autophagy and its implications for therapeutic development. Chu has published extensively in his field and continues to contribute to the advancement of knowledge regarding the gut microbiome and its impact on human health and disease.
Administered by the Scripps Institution of Oceanography. Curricular groups include Climate-Ocean-Atmosphere (COAP), Geosciences (GEO), and Ocean Biosciences (OBP).