Joseph C. Wu, MD, PhD
Joseph C. Wu, MD, PhD, is Director of Stanford Cardiovascular Institute and Simon H. Stertzer, MD, Professor of Medicine and Radiology at Stanford University. Dr. Wu received his MD from Yale University and PhD in molecular and medical pharmacology from the University of California Los Angeles. He is board certified in cardiology.
Dr. Wu’s lab works on cardiovascular genomics and induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs). The main goals are to (1) understand basic disease mechanisms, (2) accelerate drug discovery and screening, (3) develop a “clinical trial in a dish” concept, and (4) implement precision medicine for patients. Dr. Wu has published more than 400 manuscripts, with an h-index of 101 on Google Scholar. He is listed in the top 1% of highly cited researchers by Web of Science (2018, 2019, 2020).
Dr. Wu has received the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Director’s New Innovator Award, NIH Roadmap Transformative Award, Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers presented by US President Barack Obama at the White House, American Heart Association (AHA) Distinguished Scientist Award, and Burroughs Wellcome Fund Innovation in Regulatory Science Award.
Dr. Wu serves on the US Food and Drug Administration Cellular, Tissue, and Gene Therapies Advisory Committee and AHA National Board of Directors. He is an elected member of the Association of University Cardiologists, American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering, American Association for the Advancement of Science, Association of American Physicians, and National Academy of Medicine.