Dr. Ting Ting Wu

Associate Professor

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Biography

Dr. Ting-Ting Wu is an Associate Professor in the Department of Molecular and Medical Pharmacology at UCLA. Her primary research interest is understanding how tumor-associated herpesviruses evade host defenses. Her lab studies molecular mechanisms and cellular pathways that viruses exploit to down-regulate type I interferon responses. The goal of her research is to manipulate viral immune evasion mechanisms to rationally design safe, highly attenuated viruses for use in vaccines, aiming to elicit robust adaptive immune responses to combat cancer.

Research Interests

Requirements for University of California Los Angeles

Doctorate Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
GRE General
Verbal
Required:160
Quantitative
Required:160
Analytical Writing
Required:5
Overall
Required:5
TOEFL
Total
Required:87
IELTS
Overall
Required:7
Prerequisites
Bachelor's degree Strong background in Economics and Mathematics
Application Checklist
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  • 3 Letters of Recommendation
  • GRE General Test scores
Specialization Notes

Department of Economics admits primarily for the PhD program.