Department of Oncology

Cathy Wu is the director of Protein Information Resource (PIR) and professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. She has conducted bioinformatics research since 1990, taught Computer Science for five years, and developed several protein classification systems and databases, including one with a U.S. patent. Her “extracurricular” activities include membership of the Protein Structure Initiative Advisory Committee, NIGMS, NIH, and the Board of Directors of the International Society for Computational Biology. Additionally, Wu has served on many bioinformatics review panels for NIH, NSF, and DOE, and on numerous program committees for international bioinformatics conferences. She has published about 80 papers and three books, and is a frequent invited speaker for lectures and tutorials at universities, companies and conferences.