She received a B.S. degree in Medical Technology from National Taiwan University in 1994, and a Ph.D. degree in Biochemistry from UMDNJ/Rutgers University in 2003. After completion of her post-doctoral training in George Daley’s team on Stem Cell Biology at Whitehead Institute/Harvard Medical School, she became an Assistant Scientist at McKnight Brain Institute, University of Florida. In 2009 she moved to New Jersey and serve as the director of pluripotent stem cell core facility. Dr. Lu joined the faculty of Child Health Institute in 2011, and serve as the Director of Research at Women’s Health Institute since 2014.