Alan Ming-ta Wu
Taiwanese-American biologist and immunologist / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Alan Ming-ta Wu (1938/1938–1981) was a Taiwanese-American molecular biologist and immunologist who developed techniques to grow hematopoietic stem cells in cell culture.
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Alan Wu | |
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Born | 1938 or 1939 |
Died | (1981-02-23)February 23, 1981 (aged 42) |
Nationality | Taiwanese American |
Education | National Taiwan University (MD) University of Toronto (PhD) |
Known for | T cell research |
Spouse | Gillian Edwards |
Children | 2, including Tim |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Molecular biology Immunology |
Institutions | University of Toronto National Institutes of Health University of California, Berkeley |
Thesis | Cytological Studies of Potential of Hemopoietic Stem Cells for Differentiation (1968) |
Chinese name | |
Traditional Chinese | 吳明達 |
Hanyu Pinyin | Wú Míngdá |
Wade–Giles | Wu2 Ming2-ta2 |
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