Prof. Angela Wu

Assistant Professor
Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering
Division of Life Science

The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

Angela Ruohao Wu is an assistant professor in the Division of Life Science and the Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering at The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology. Angela obtained her B.S. in Bioengineering from the University of California, Berkeley, her M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Bioengineering from Stanford University, and her post-doctoral work also at Stanford University. In 2015, Angela co-founded Agenovir Corporation, a CRISPR-based therapeutics company targeting infectious diseases for a complete cure. Her research group is passionate about the development of new technologies at the interface of basic biology and engineering, and using these interdisciplinary approaches to investigate biological mechanisms and human diseases. As recognition of her achievements in technology and innovation, Angela was named one of MIT Technology Review Innovators under 35 Asia in 2016, and a World Economic Forum Young Scientist in 2018.