Jane Ying Wu | |
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吴瑛 | |
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| Born | 1963 |
| Died | July 10, 2024 |
| Alma mater | Shanghai Medical University (BMed) Stanford University (PhD) |
| Spouse | Rao Yi |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Neurology |
| Institutions | Stanford University Harvard University Washington University in St. Louis Northwestern University |
| Thesis | Molecular studies of Hapatitis B virus (1991) |
| Doctoral advisor | William S. Robinson |
| Website | Faculty page (archived) Wu Lab page (archived) |
Jane Ying Wu (Chinese: 吴瑛; 1963 – July 10, 2024) was a Chinese American neuroscientist who served as the Charles Louis Mix Professor of Neurology at the Feinberg School of Medicine of Northwestern University. Wu died by suicide at her home in Chicago in 2024 after the forced closure of her laboratory at Northwestern University, a place she served as professor for nearly two decades. She graduated from Stanford University School of Medicine with a Doctor of Philosophy degree in 1991. Her research area was in the field of post-transcriptional gene regulation and its involvement in human pathogenesis.