Kuoting Wu

Medicine
Tulane University Health Sciences Center
1430 Tulane Ave.
New Orleans, LA 70112
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Education:

Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Computer Information Systems May 2000
Tulane University New Orleans, LA
(Cumulative GPA 3.3)

  • Language
    C/C++,Java,PL/SQL,ANSI C on UNIX,File and Data Structure of C/C++
  • Database & System
    Database Management Oracle Developer 2000 Oracle Report, Oracle Database Administration Expert System, System Analysis & System Design

    Master of Science in Microbiology June 1996
    Louisiana State University Medical Center,New Orleans, LA
    (Cumulative GPA 3.5)

    Medical Microbiology Immunology and Parasitology, Medical Bacteriology, Techniques of Microbiology, Molecular Biology Advanced Topics of Biochemistry, Journal Club, Master Thesis Research,
  • Fundamental of Immunology,
  • Molecular Virology,
  • Molecular Structure & Function of Cell Biochemistry ,
  • Seminar 1993
  • Seminar 1994
  • Seminar 1995
  • Master of Science in Biology June 1990
    Fu Jen Catholic University Taipei, Taiwan
    (Cumulative GPA 4.0)

    Advanced Virology, Enzymology, Biotechnology, Nucleic Acid Chemistry, Molecular Biology, Cellular Biochemistry, Animal Cell Culture, Electron Microscopy, Techniques in Molecular Biology, Master Thesis

    Bachelor of Science in Marine Biology (Aquaculture)
    National Taiwan Ocean University,Keelung, Taiwan
    June 1988 (Cumulative GPA 3.5)

    Biology, Genetics, Microbiology, Physiology, Histology, Pathology, Psychology, Chemistry, Analytical Chemistry, Organic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Enzyme Chemistry, Calculus, Computer, Logic, Biometry, Physics, Experimental Design, Graduate Thesis

    Workshop on Baculovirus Expression Vector Systems 1990 Viral and plasmid DNA transfection, baculovirus plaque assay, recombinant virus screening, cloning and amplification.

    Workshop on Application of Recombinant DNA Technology in Fishery Sciences 1989 Nucleic acid methodology, cDNA and genomic library construction and screening, recombinant DNA technology application.

    Workshop on Monoclonal Antibody and In Vitro Immunization 1989 In Vitro immunization, PEG cell fusion and cloning, ELISA, monoclonal antibody production, purification and cryogenic storage.

    Employment:

    2001-present
    Senior Assay Development Associate
    Cell Genesys Inc.

    GVAX prostate/lung project:
  • Develop and validate cell-based and non cell-based assays to detect residues and potency for final products
  • Develop enzyme activity assays to ensure quality of components in process
  • Characterize and compare bioequvalence of Phase II/III and lot-to-lot products
  • Write AQP, AQR and draft SOP for assays
  • Organize and prepare samples for testing
  • Train, transfer assays to analyst of QC in GMP facility
  • Problem solving for QC assays
  • Coordinate studies with PD and various research groups
  • Conduct antigen discovery projects by using microarray and protein assays
  • Extract cellular protein from various organelles
    Oncolytic virus therapies prostate project:
  • Develop assays to ensure purity plasmid DNA by cloning and sequencing
  • Design RT-PCR and restriction mapping assays to ensure insert DNA from mammalian cell lines

    1996-2001
    Medical Research Specialist
    Dept. of Medicine
    Tulane University Medical Center

  • Developed program for lab cell storage, chemical list
  • Managed grant accounts & purchasing
  • Cultured mammalian cell (proximal tubular cell, MDCK, etc.)
  • PCR Cloned antisense focal adhesion kinase gene into IPTG inducible vector
  • Transfected & subcloned stable inducible cell lines
  • Western blotting, Immunoprecipitation
  • Immunohistochemistry
  • Fluorescence Microscopy Image Analysis (Metaphore)
  • Flow Cytomery
  • Sequencing Computer analysis and search
  • Oligo-sequence analysis and primer design

    1992-96
    Graduate assistant
    Dept. of Microbiology
    Louisiana State University Medical Center

  • extracted Streptococcus DNA
  • Biotin gene labeling and protein expression
  • Isolated DNA by streptavidin magnetic beads
  • Dideoxynucleotide DNA sequencing
  • Scintillation Spectrometry
  • Accessed National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) BLAST program and Ribosomal Database Project (RDP) gene databases
  • isoelectric focusing electrophoresis

    1994-95
    Laboratory technician
    Dept. of Pathology- Bacteriology
    Charity Hospital
    Medical Center of Louisiana

  • Accessed & Analyzed specimen by customeized computer diagnosis software
  • incubated aerobic bacteria by Chocolate, Thayer-Martin, TSA blood agar, MacConkey agar; Campylobacter, Yersinia culture
  • Brain heart infusion broth bacteria storage
  • Bacti/Alert blood culture
  • Gram stain.

    1990-92
    Research assistant
    Molecular Virology Lab.
    Dept. of Biochemistry
    College of Medicine
    National Taiwan University

  • Cultured Cos7,HeLa,HepG2,Alexander cell
  • Subcloned stable cell line
  • Extracted cellular RNA , PCR cDNA synthesis
  • M13 cloning and sequencing
  • Rapid Amplification of cDNA Ends (RACE) by PCR
  • constructed Hepatitis Delta virus antigen cDNA shuttle vector
  • Electroporation
  • liposome transfection & LacZ histostain localization
  • Phosphor-Image Radioactivity analysis

    1989-90
    Graduate assistant
    Molecular Virology Lab.
    Dept. of Zoology
    National Taiwan University

  • Constructed Baculovirus expression vector by PCR
  • Restriction Enzyme Mapping
  • CaCl2 co-transfection
  • Dot Southern Hybridization
  • Extracted cellular protein extraction
  • Purified viral RNA & cDNA synthesis
  • Spinner Cell Culture

    1988-89
    Graduate assistant
    Cell Biology & Virology Lab.
    Dept. of Biology
    Fu Jen Catholic University

  • Cultured SF-21AE (insect) and TO-2 (fish ovary) cell lines
  • Inoculated Infectious Pancreas Necrosis Virus (IPNV)
  • CsCl gradient DNA purification
  • Electronic Microscope (TEM & SEM)
  • Dark Room techniques & development of photography of EM

    1988
    Research assistant
    Enzymology & Nutrition Lab.
    National Taiwan Ocean University,Keelung, Taiwan

  • analyzed nutritional requirements of artificial feed
  • Penaeus penicillatus hepatopancreastissue section
  • Bouin's H.E., Helly's AB-BFR staining
  • Histochemical enzyme localization
  • Protease and amylase activity assay.

    1985
    Research assistant
    Taiwan Fisheries Research Institute

  • analyzed water quality
  • extracted gonadotropin-hypothalamus
  • induced maturation
  • anaesthetized fish
  • analyzed blood contents
  • bred nature feed
  • spawned seawater fish
  • fry transportation.

    PROJECTS

    1999-2000 System Analysis & Design

  • System definition & procurement of technology
  • Application Architecture & Process Design
  • Transform analysis
  • Process specification

    SKILLS

    COMPUTER

    Operating Systems

  • Window 3.11/95/NT
  • UNIX (IBM RS6000, FreeBSD, Linux, IBM VAX)
  • Macintosh
  • MS-DOS

    Languages & Softwares

    FORTRAN BASIC C/C++ Java JavaScript HTML
    ERWIN Word Perfect,Personal Oracle 8i,Access Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint), Aldus PageMaker, Aldus Publisher, PhotoShop, Lotus Improv, Corel Draw, Statistics, SAS, Vector NT, Primer, PCGENE, GeneBank Sequencing Computer Analysis,

    Laboratory techniques:

    Quantitative Flow Cytometry, Luminex 100, cell-based bioactivity assays, cytotoxicity assays, Thin-prep 2000, ELISA TaqMan PCR, Restriction Enzyme Mapping, Bacterial phage DNA Purification, mammalian cell RNA purification, Southern/Northern Hybridization

    OTHERS

    Fluent in English, Mandarin, Taiwanese and basic Japanese

    Publication:

  • Growth factors stimulate kidney proximal tubule cell migration independent of augmented tyrosine phosphorylation of focal adhesion kinase (FAK). Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications 328: 560-566 (2005).

  • The effect of growth factors on the phosphorylation of focal adhesion kinase (FAK) in renal tubule cells. Southern Society for Clinical Investigation, New Orleans, New Orleans, LA, February, 2003

  • Effect of oxidant stress on growth factor stimulation of proliferation in cultured human proximal tubule cellsKidney International Volume 56 Issue 4; October 1999 Abstract

  • Effect of oxidant stress on growth factor stimulation of proliferation in cultured human proximal tuble cells. American Society of Nephrology 31st Annual Meeting, Oct. 1998 Abstract

  • Effect of sodium entry on Na-K-ATPase protein and mRNA in M-1 cells. American Society of Nephrology 31st Annual Meeting, Oct. 1998 Abstract

  • Bacteriology of urinary bladder tissue and urine in interstitial cystitis. Gerald J. Domingue, Gamal M. Ghoniem, Liset Human, Kenneth Johnston, Kuoting Wu. American Urological Associate Annual Meeting 1996 Abstract

  • Master thesis: (Louisiana State U. Medical Center) Approaching A Method to Detect the Etiologic Agents of Interstitial Cystitis

  • Abstract
  • Introduction
  • Material & Methods
  • Results
  • Discusstion
  • Tables

  • Nuclear Localization Signals, but Not Putative Leucine Zipper Motifs, Are Essential for Nuclear Transport of Hepatitis Delta Antigen Journal of Virology Vol.66(10): p6019-6027 , Oct. 1992 Abstract

  • Master thesis: (Fu Jen Catholic U.)Amplification of Autographa californica Polyhedrin Gene LeaderSequence by Polymerase Chain Reaction for ConstructingBaculovirus Vectors Abstract

    HONORS

  • Tulane University, Dean's List of 2000
  • Tulane University, Dean's List of 1999
  • Scholarship of Li-Ching Foundation, Taiwan 1990
  • Scholarship of Ministry of Education, Taiwan 1984-85

    Activities:

    Coordinator of National Taiwan Ocean U. Orchestra, Swimming Team, Photographer of Tropical Fish Research Group LSU Medicine History Club, New Orleans Area Virology Association

    Membership:

    American Society For Microbiology, Taiwan Society For Microbiology , ROC., Taiwan Society For Entomology, ROC., Taiwan Diving Association

    Interests:

    Web desinger, play trumpet , swimming, diving, interacting with people, stone sculpture, philatelist, audio and classic music lover, photography and calligraphy learner

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