Kendall Wu
Biological Sciences graduate from Cornell University, PhD degree from Baylor College of Medicine. Now working at Affymetrix, Inc. as Associate Product Manager.
| Headline: | Entrepreneur |
| Groups: | BASES |
| Interested in: | Brainstorming, Finding business partners, Finding cofounders, Finding team mates, Meeting new people, Professional opportunities, Promoting my startups, Recruiting for my startup |
| Schools: | Baylor College of Medicine, Cornell University, University of Texas System - Health Science Center-Houston |
WORK EXPERIENCE
| Employer: | Affymetrix, Inc. |
| Position: | Associate Product Manager |
| Time period: | January 2007 - Present |
| Description: | Product Marketing
Cross-functional role involving multiple product lifecycles and competitive intelligence. |
| Employer: | Team Polar/Active Marketing Group – San Francisco |
| Position: | Co-leader |
| Time period: | January 2005 - December 2006 |
| Description: | Managed a sponsored team |
| Employer: | Stanford University |
| Position: | Postdoctoral Fellow |
| Time period: | January 2004 - December 2007 |
| Description: | Departments of Developmental Biology and Genetics
Independent research project on the “Genetic Analysis of Aging in C. elegans.” |
| Employer: | Stanford Triathlon team |
| Position: | Financial Officer |
| Time period: | January 2004 - December 2006 |
| Description: | Managed a budget of over $30,000 as the Financial Officer for the Stanford Triathlon team (2004-2006) and co-directed the first ever annual Stanford Treeathlon Triathlon Race (2005) which included marketing and execution of the event. |
| Employer: | Baylor College of Medicine |
| Position: | Department student representative |
| Time period: | January 2000 - December 2002 |
| Description: | Served as the department student representative on the Graduate Student Council at Baylor College of Medicine (2000-2002); organized several events including a fundraising art show still being held. |
| Employer: | Baylor College of Medicine |
| Position: | Teaching experience |
| Time period: | January 2000 - December 2002 |
| Description: | Taught biology to elementary school teachers and their classes as part of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute Science Education Leadership Fellows (SELF) program at Baylor College of Medicine. |
| Employer: | University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center |
| Position: | Volunteer |
| Time period: | January 1999 - December 2004 |
| Description: | Worked with patients undergoing cancer treatment as a volunteer in the Ambulatory Treatment Center at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center |
| Employer: | Cornell University |
| Position: | Lab Assistant |
| Time period: | January 1993 - December 1996 |
| Description: | Departments of Entomology and Plant Biology |
| Employer: | Dallas Semiconductor |
| Position: | Computer Technician/Analyst |
| Time period: | January 1992 - December 1993 |
EDUCATION
| University: | Baylor College of Medicine |
| Time period: | 1999 - 2003 |
| Degree: | Molecular and Cellular Biology, PhD |
| University: | University of Texas System - Health Science Center-Houston |
| Time period: | 1996 - 1999 |
| Degree: | Molecular Medicine, Transferred with group to Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, PhD |
| University: | Cornell University |
| Time period: | 1992 - 1996 |
| Degree: | Biological Sciences (Biochemistry), BA |
PUBLICATIONS
| Articles: | • Authored ten (six first author) high-impact publications in leading peer-reviewed journals (listed in appendix).
• Ten invited oral and poster presentations at national and international scientific meetings (listed in appendix). Peer-Reviewed Journal Publications - Yang LM, Tin-U CK, Wu K, and Brown PH. Role of Retinoid Receptors in the Prevention and Treatment of Breast Cancer. Journal of Mammary Gland Biology and Neoplasia. 4: 377-388, 1999. - Wu K, Kim H-T, Rodriquez JL, Munoz-Medellin D, Mohsin SK, Hilsenbeck SG, Lamph WW, Gottardis MM, Shirley MA, Kuhn JG, Green JE, and Brown PH. 9-cis-Retinoic Acid Suppresses Mammary Tumorigenesis in C3(1)-Simian Virus 40 T Antigen-Transgenic Mice. Clinical Cancer Research. 6: 3696-3704, 2000. - Wu K, Liu Y, and Brown PH. Retinoids in Breast Cancer Prevention. Journal of Women’s Cancer. 3(2): 97-108, 2001. - Wu K, Kim H-T, Rodriquez JL, Xu XC, Hilsenbeck SG, Mohsin SK, Lamph WW, Kuhn JG, Green JE, and Brown PH. Suppression of Mammary Tumorigenesis in Transgenic Mice by an RXR-Selective Retinoid, LGD1069. Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers, and Prevention. 11: 467-474, 2002. - Wu K, Zhang Y, Xu XC, Hill J, Celestino J, Kim H-T, Mohsin SK, Hilsenbeck SG, Lamph WW, Bissonnette R, and Brown PH. The Retinoid X Receptor-Selective Retinoid, LGD1069, Prevents the Development of Estrogen Receptor-Negative Mammary Tumors in Transgenic Mice. Cancer Research. 62: 6376-6380, 2002. - Wu K and Brown PH. Is Low-Dose Tamoxifen Useful for the Treatment and Prevention of Breast Cancer? Journal of the National Cancer Institute. 95(11): 766-767, 2003. - Kong G, Kim HT, Wu K, DeNardo D, Hilsenbeck SG, Xu XC, Lamph WW, Bissonnette R, Dannenberg AJ, Brown PH. The Retinoid X Receptor-Selective Retinoid, LGD1069, Down-regulates Cyclooxygenase-2 Expression in Human Breast Cells Through Transcription Factor Crosstalk: Implications for Molecular-Based Chemoprevention. Cancer Research. 65: 3462-3469, 2005. - Wu K, Dupre E, Kim H, Tin-U CK, Bissonnette RP, Lamph WW, and Brown PH. Receptor-selective retinoids inhibit the growth of normal and malignant breast cells by inducing G1 cell cycle blockade. Breast Cancer Research and Treatment. 96(2): 147-157, 2006. - DeNardo DG, Cuba VL, Kim H, Wu K, Lee AV, and Brown PH. Estrogen receptor DNA binding is not required for estrogen-induced breast cell growth. Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology. 277(1-2): 13-25, 2007. - Budovskaya YV, Wu K, Southworth LK, Jiang M, Tedesco P, Johnson TE, and Kim SK. An elt-3/elt-5/elt-6 GATA transcription circuit guides aging in C. elegans. Cell. 2008 (In Press) |
INFORMATION
| Sports: | • Three-time Ironman Triathlon Finisher (2000, 2001, and 2006) and member of the USA Triathlon National Team Recruitment Camp (2001). Boston Marathon Finisher (2007, 2008). |
| Memberships: | • Member of Business Association of Stanford Engineering Students (BASES) -- one of the largest student-run entrepreneurship organizations in the United States (2005-present). |
| Awards: | • National Institutes of Health (NIH) Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award Fellowship (2004 to 2007) – a competitive national fellowship that provides research funding for three years (at Stanford University).
• The Deborah K. Martin Achievement Award in Biomedical Sciences (2002) for academics and leadership (chosen out of over 500 graduate students at Baylor College of Medicine). |
