She received her Ph.D. from the Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering at the Ohio State University in 2009. After completion of her degree, she received her postdoc training in the NSF Nanoscale Science and Engineering Center at the Ohio State University. Dr. Wu’s research interest focuses on the development of multifunctional nanoparticles based nanomedicine and biosensor for cancer imaging, therapy and diagnosis. She has published 3 book chapters and >30 peer-reviewed papers. She received Biomedical Engineering Innovation and Career Development Award from Biomedical Engineering Society in 2013 and UUP Discretionary Lump-Sum Award in 2015.