Victor J. Dzau Laboratory Notebooks, 1978-2007, undated

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Summary

Creator:
Dzau, Victor J.
Abstract:
Contains the laboratory notebooks and research materials of Victor J. Dzau (1945- ), James B. Duke Professor of Medicine at Duke and former chancellor for health affairs at Duke University and president and CEO of Duke University Health System. Collection also contains the research materials of Dzau's former PhD and masters students from Stanford University, Harvard Medical School, and Duke University. Materials include laboratory notebooks, research notes, microscope slides, photo slides, negatives, 3.5 inch floppy disks, CDs, DVDs, and zip disks. The Dzau laboratory research focuses on the molecular and genetic mechanisms of cardiovascular disease and the development of new gene-based therapies for heart disease. These materials range from 1978 to 2007.
Extent:
39 Linear Feet (26 cartons)
Language:
English
Collection ID:
MC.0124

Background

Scope and content:

Contains the laboratory notebooks, research materials, microscope slides, photo slides, negatives, 3.5 inch floppy disks, CDs, DVDs, and zip disks of Dr. Victor J. Dzau and his former PhD and masters students from Stanford University, Harvard Medical School, and Duke University. The Dzau laboratory research focuses on the molecular and genetic mechanisms of cardiovascular disease and the development of new gene-based therapies for heart disease. These materials range from 1978 to 2007.

Biographical / historical:

Victor J. Dzau was born in Shanghai, China, on October 23, 1945, and raised in Hong Kong. He received his MD from McGill University in 1972. From 1972 to 1973 he was an Intern in Medicine at Cornell University. From 1973 to 1976 he was a resident at Children's Hospital Boston. Dzau was a Fellow at Harvard University Medical School from 1974 to 1978. From 1976 to 1978 he was also a Fellow in Cardiology at Massachusetts General Hospital. He was Chief Resident Physician at Children's Hospital Boston from 1978 to 1979. Dzau was a Fellow in Cardiology at Massachusetts General Hospital from 1979 to 1980.
Before coming to Duke, Dzau was the Hersey Professor of the Theory and Practice of Medicine at Harvard Medical School, chairman of the Department of Medicine at Brigham and Women's Hospital, and physician-in-chief and director of research at Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston. He also served as Arthur Bloomfield Professor and chairman of the Department of Medicine at Stanford University.
Victor J. Dzau, MD, was appointed chancellor for health affairs at Duke University and president and CEO of Duke University Health System from July 1, 2004 to June 30, 2014. He is also the James B. Duke Professor of Medicine and director of molecular and genomic vascular biology at Duke. His laboratory research focuses on the molecular and genetic mechanisms of cardiovascular disease and the development of new gene-based therapies for heart disease. Dzau became President of the United States National Academy of Medicine of the United States National Academy of Science in 2014.
Dzau is a member of the National Academy of Medicine, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and the European Academy of Sciences and Arts. He is also a former Chairman of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Cardiovascular Disease Advisory Committee and a member of the Advisory Committee to the Director of NIH. Throughout his career he received eight honorary doctorate degrees, Max Delbruck Medal (2004), Ellis Island Medal of Honor (2005), Henry Freisen International Prize (2012), and the Public Service Medal (2014). He was named the Distinguished Scientist of the American Heart Association in 2004. Dzau has authored or coauthored over 500 journal articles, books, and book chapters.
Dzau is married to Ruth Cooper. They have two children.

Acquisition information:
Accession A2009.024 (transferred by Victor J. Dzau, March 2009), Accession A2009.018 (gift by Victor J. Dzau, April 2009), Accession A2009.024 (gift by Victor J. Dzau, May 2009), Accession A2009.032 (gift by Victor J. Dzau, June 2009), Accession A2009.038 (gift by Victor J. Dzau, July 2009), Accession A2011.062 (gift by Victor J. Dzau, July 2011), Accession A2012.067 (gift by Victor j. Dzau, November 2012)
Processing information:

Processed by Matt Shangler: 2013; encoded by Matt Shangler: 2013

Arrangement:
Organized into the following series: Laboratory Notebooks, 1978-2007; Computer Disks, 1997-2007; Microscope Slides, 1990-2005; Slides, 1992-2000.
Physical location:
For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Duke University Medical Center Archives.
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Personal Name(s):
Dzau, Victor J.
Corporate Name(s):
Duke University. Medical Center
Duke University. School of Medicine
Topical Term(s):
Cardiology.
Cardiovascular Diseases.

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Copyright for Official University records is held by Duke University; all other copyright is retained by the authors of items in these papers, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Victor J. Dzau Laboratory Notebooks, Duke University Medical Center Archives.