Alan Ming-ta Wu

Alan Wu
Born1938 or 1939
Died(1981-02-23)February 23, 1981 (aged 42)
NationalityTaiwanese American
EducationNational Taiwan University (MD)
University of Toronto (PhD)
Known forT cell research
SpouseGillian Edwards
Children2, including Tim
Scientific career
FieldsMolecular biology
Immunology
InstitutionsUniversity 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 PinyinWú Míngdá
Wade–GilesWu2 Ming2-ta2

Alan Ming-ta Wu (Traditional Chinese: 吳明達; 1938/1939 – 1981) was a Taiwanese-American molecular biologist and immunologist who developed techniques to grow hematopoietic stem cells in cell culture.