Dr. Jane Ying Wu, Northwestern University--Cell Migration, Neuronal Guidance & Cancer Metastasis

编辑: Date:2013/03/15

Education:
1980-1986  Shanghai Medical University,China, M.D. equivalent
1986-1991  Stanford University, USA, Ph.D. 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 Interests:
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.