Ying Wu

Biography

1980-1986 Shanghai Medical University，China, MD equivalent 1986-1991 Stanford University, USA, PhD in Cancer Biology Positions Held 1991-1994 Postdoctoral Fellow, Harvard University 1994-2000 Assistant Professor, Pediatrics, Molecular Biology & Pharmacology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis 2001-2003 Associate Professor with tenure, Pediatrics, Molecular Biology & Pharmacology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis 2003-2005 Professor with tenure, Pediatrics, Molecular Biology & Pharmacology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center 2005-　Charles Luis Mix Professor, Neurology, Center of Genetic Medicine, Lurie Cancer Center, Northwestern University, School of Medicine 2008-　Senior Consulting Investigator, Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing, China 1980-1986 Shanghai Medical University，China, MD equivalent 1986-1991 Stanford University, USA, PhD in Cancer Biology Positions Held 1991-1994 Postdoctoral Fellow, Harvard University 1994-2000 Assistant Professor, Pediatrics, Molecular Biology & Pharmacology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis 2001-2003 Associate Professor with tenure, Pediatrics, Molecular Biology & Pharmacology, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis 2003-2005 Professor with tenure, Pediatrics, Molecular Biology & Pharmacology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center 2005-　Charles Luis Mix Professor, Neurology, Center of Genetic Medicine, Lurie Cancer Center, Northwestern University, School of Medicine 2008-　Senior Consulting Investigator, Institute of Biophysics, Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing, China

Research Interest

Wu Laboratory seeks to understand the molecular mechanisms of gene regulation, particularly those involved in neural development and neural degeneration. We are focusing on two areas, RNA regulation and mechanisms underlying cell migration.