[2][1][3] Wu conducted research for his PhD in medical biophysics with Till & McCulloch at the Ontario Cancer Institute in Toronto.
[4] Following his PhD, Wu joined Harrison Echols' lab in the US, performing pioneering work on the regulation of viral genes.
They probed the mechanism whereby the cI protein of phage λ represses expression of viral genes through interactions with host RNA polymerase.
[12][13] He became director of molecular biology at cancer research firm Litton Bionetics Inc.[2][14] Wu returned to Toronto in 1976 to take up a position as an Associate Professor of Anatomy.
This award in honour of Wu notes that "He was well recognized for his research excellence, his passion for science and his strong belief in the value of translational medicine.