Helen Y. Chu, MD, MPH | Allergy and Infectious Diseases

Assistant Professor

Department of Medicine, Division of Allergy and Infectious Diseases

Sites of Practice:

Harborview Medical Center

Faculty Information

Biography

Dr. Chu earned her bachelor's degree from Cornell University and her M.D. from Duke University. She completed her internal medicine training at Harvard University and her infectious disease fellowship training and M.P.H. at the University of Washington.

Education & Training:

Duke University

Durham, NC

2005

MPH, Immunology

University of Washington

Seattle, WA

2012

Intern, Department of Medicine

Harvard Medical School

Boston, MA

2005-2006

Resident, Department of Medicine

Harvard University

Boston, MA

2006-2008

Fellow, Division of Allergy & Infectious Diseases

University of Washington

Seattle, WA

2009-2013

Honors:

Infectious Disease Society of America Young Investigator Award in Vaccine Development

American Society of Clinical Investigation Young Physician Scientist Award

Chair of Medicine Scholar Award

Thrasher Early Career Award

Contact

Email:

helenchu@u.washington.edu

Phone:

(206) 897-6650

Mailing Address:

Harborview Research & Training Building
Room 503B & 527
300 9th Ave
Seattle, WA 98104

Research & Clinical Interests

Research Interests:

The Chu lab is is focused on defining the diagnosis, prevention and treatment strategies for respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), influenza, and other respiratory viruses. RSV is the most important cause of viral pneumonia in infants worldwide, for which no vaccine or effective treatment is currently available. The Chu Lab is developing neutralizing antibody assays to analyze serum and breast milk and evaluating the role of humoral and cellular immunity in protection against respiratory viruses in pregnant women and infants. The lab has additionally developed sequencing techniques to identify patterns of viral transmission in nosocomial and community-based settings. Using these techniques, our group has previously described transmission patterns of RSV, rhinovirus, and human metapneumovirus, the epidemiology and adverse birth outcomes associated with respiratory viral pneumonia in pregnant women, and the kinetics of transplacental RSV antibody transfer and decay in infants.

Clinical Interests:

Dr. Chu is interested in caring for patients on the acute inpatient services, with a focus on virology.

Publications

PubMed:

PubMed Bibliography

Publications:

Chu HY, Englund JA, Strelitz B, Lacombe K, Jones C, Follmer K, Martin EK, Bradford M, Qin X, Kuypers J, Klein EJ. Rhinovirus Disease in Children Seeking Care in a Tertiary Pediatric Emergency Department. Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society. 2016 Mar; 5(1):29-38. Epub 2014 Oct 19.
• Journal of Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society

Chu HY, Steinhoff MC, Magaret A, Zaman K, Roy E, Langdon G, Formica MA, Walsh EE, Englund JA. Respiratory Syncytial Virus Transplacental Antibody Transfer and Kinetics In Mother-Infant Pairs in Bangladesh. The Journal of Infectious Diseases. 2014 Nov 15; 210(10):1582-9.
• PubMed Abstract

Chu HY, Englund JA. Maternal Immunization. Clinical Infectious Diseases 2014 Aug 15; 59(4):560-8.
• PubMed Abstract

Chu HY, Englund JA, Podczervinski S, Kuypers J, Campbell AP, Boeckh M, Pergam SA, Casper C. Nosocomial transmission of respiratory syncytial virus in an outpatient cancer center. Biology of blood and marrow transplantation. 2014; 20(6):844-51.
• PubMed Abstract

Chu HY, Renaud C, Ficken E, Thomson B, Kuypers J, Englund JA. Respiratory Tract Infections Due to Human Metapneumovirus in Immunocompromised Children. Journal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society. 2014 Dec; 3(4): 286–293
• Journal of Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society

Chu HY, Kuypers J, Renaud C, Wald A, Martin E, Fairchok M, Magaret A, Sarancino M, Englund JA. Molecular epidemiology of respiratory syncytial virus transmission in childcare. Journal of Clinical Virology. 2013 Aug; 57(4):343-50.
• PubMed Abstract

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