Investigators

Summary

Yu-Chiao (Chris) Chiu, PhD, is an Assistant Professor of Medicine in the Division of Hematology/Oncology at the University of Pittsburgh. Dr. Chiu’s research interests include bioinformatics, machine learning, cancer genomics, and pharmacogenomics. The goal of his laboratory is to systematically model genomics and pharmacogenomics to better understand cancer biology and improve cancer therapy. His laboratory has been funded by NIH/NCI (K99/R00 Pathway to Independence Award), NIH/OD (R03 and Administrative Supplement), UPMC Hillman Cancer Center Developmental Pilot Program, Pittsburgh Liver Research Center Pilot and Feasibility Grant, Leukemia Research Foundation, and Fund for Innovation in Cancer Informatics. To date, Dr. Chiu has published more than 100 journal articles and conference articles/abstracts. His research is well-recognized by the broad cancer and bioinformatics communities, including recent publications in Science Advances (highlighted by @NCIgenomics as the #1 favorite paper of 2021), BMC Medical Genomics (selected as Springer Nature Research Highlights in Genetics of 2019), and Bioinformatics Advances. Dr. Chiu’s membership in the Cancer Therapeutics Program of the UPMC Hillman Cancer Center expands the impact of his research by teaming up with clinical, translational, and basic cancer scientists – to bridge cutting-edge computational algorithms to unmet needs in precision oncology.