14 Facts About Ting Wu

Ting Wu's studies have explored transvection in genetics, polycomb-group genes, chromatin pairing and remodeling, and the mechanisms of bridging promoter and enhancer elements within and between chromosomes.

Ting Wu is daughter of author Nelson Ikon Wu, sister of actor Ping Wu, and colleague and spouse of Harvard and MIT scientist George M Church.

Ting Wu was affiliated with nearby Yale University during this time.

Ting Wu moved to Harvard Medical School's main campus as an assistant professor in the Department of Anatomy and Cellular Biology and then joined the Department of Genetics, at Harvard Medical School, in 1993.

Ting Wu returned to the Department of Genetics at Harvard Medical School as a full professor in 2007.

Ting Wu coined the term "homology effects" to highlight these phenomena.

Ting Wu's studies explore transvection, the zeste gene, chromosome pairing, and Polycomb-group genes and chromatin remodeling.

Ting Wu has characterized the mechanisms of bridging promoter and enhancer elements within and between chromosomes.

Ting Wu has received awards for teaching and mentoring at Harvard University and Harvard Medical School.

Ting Wu has chaired the 2005 Epigenetics Gordon Research Conference, the 2003 FASEB Conference on Chromatin and Transcription, and the GETed Conferences.

Ting Wu has been interviewed by the Boston Globe on the topic of inventors.

Ting Wu has worked with the Smithsonian and the National Museum of Natural History as part of the exhibit on "Genome: Unlocking Life's Code" which opened June 14,2013.

Ting Wu is featured in the documentary series "Genome: The Future is Now", produced by Marilyn Ness of Necessary Films.

Ting Wu is married to fellow Harvard Medical School faculty in genetics, George M Church.