Joanne Wu, BS

Joanne (Joe) Wu was born in Taishan, China, and moved to San Francisco at a young age. She earned a Bachelor of Science degree in human biology from the University of California, San Diego. As an undergraduate researcher in the Zheng Lab at UC San Diego School of Medicine, she focused on spinal cord regeneration in mouse models.

Currently, she works at the UCSF Memory and Aging Center as a clinical research coordinator for the MULTIVERSE project in the Tee Lab, engaging with participants who speak Cantonese, Mandarin, Toishanese, and English. With a longstanding interest in caring for geriatric populations in healthcare, particularly those facing language barriers, Joe is gaining valuable clinical experience and remains committed to a future career in medicine.