Wu Professors

Clyde Wu, MD, and Mrs. Helen Wu's philanthropic efforts at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons (VP&S) began with their support of the Clyde '56 and Helen Wu Professorship, which is currently composed of six named professorships. 

Andrea Califano, PhD

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Academic Appointments

  • Clyde '56 and Helen Wu Professor of Chemical Biology (in Systems Biology)
  • Professor of Biomedical Informatics and Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics (in the Institute for Cancer Genetics)

Edward Gelmann, MD

Academic Appointments

  • Clyde '56 and Helen Wu Professor of Medicine (Clinical Oncology)
  • Professor of Pathology and Cell Biology (in the Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center)
  • Professor of Pathology & Cell Biology at Columbia University Irving Medical Center (CUIMC)

David D. Ho, MD

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Academic Appointments

  • Clyde ’56 and Helen Wu Professor of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine
  • Founding Scientific Director, Aaron Diamond AIDS Research Center
  • Director, Wu Family China Center, Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons and Irving Medical Center

Franklin D. Lowy, MD

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Academic Appointments

  • Clyde' 56 and Helen Wu Professor of Medicine
  • Professor of Pathology & Cell Biology at CUIMC

Andrew R. Marks, MD

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Academic Appointments

  • Clyde '56 and Helen Wu Professor of Molecular Cardiology (in Medicine)
  • Professor of Physiology and Cellular Biophysics

Gary Schwartz, MD

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Academic Appointments

  • Clyde '56 and Helen Wu Professor of Oncology (in Medicine)
  • Professor of Medicine at CUIMC