UTMB Home Neurology Faculty Laura Wu Curriculum Vitae Wu, Laura, MD, PhDAssistant ProfessorDepartment: Neurology Mailing Address: 301 University Blvd, Route 0539 Galveston, TX 77555-0539Office: 9.128 John Sealy Annex Phone: 409.772.8053 Fax: 409.772.6940 Education and Post Graduate Training Medical School: China Medical University, Taiwan, MD.Postgraduate School: Chang-Gung University, Taiwan, PhDInternship: Montefiore Medical Center, NYNeurology Residency: Stony Brook University Medical Center, NYMovement Disorder Fellowship: Baylor College of Medicine, TX Board Certifications Neurology Specialties General neurologyMovement disorders Clinical Interest Movement disordersDeep Brain StimulationBotulinum toxin injectionHeadache Research Interest Movement disordersNeurodegenerative disorders Selected Publications Hou JG, Wu LJ, Moore S, Ward C, Atassi F, Fincher L, Nelson N, York M, Lai EC. Assessment of Appropriate Medication Administration for Hospitalized Patients with Parkinson's Disease: Parkinsonism and Related Disorders 2012 May; 18(4):377-81Sitburana O, Wu JC, Sheffield JK, Davidson A, Jankovic J. Motor Overflow and Mirror Dystonia.Parkinsonism Relat Disord. 2009 Dec; 15(10):758-61Wu JC, Sitburana O, Davidson A, Jankovic J: The applause sign in Parkinsonian disorders and Huntington's disease. Mov Disord. 2008 Dec 15: 23(16): 2307-11Wu JC, Jankovic J. Runner's dystonia, J Neurol Sci. 2006 Dec 21;251(1-2):73-6Wu JC, Leender M, Cooperman S, Meyron-Holtz E, Smith S, Land W, Tsai R Y-L, Berger UV, Sheng Z, Rouault TA. Expression of the iron transporter Ferroportin in synaptic vesicles and blood brain barrier. Brain Res. 2004 Mar 19; 1001(1-2):108-17Lu CS, Wu JC, Tsai CH, Chen RS, Chou YH, Hattori N, Yoshino H, Mizuno Y. Clinical and genetic studies on familial parkinsonism: the first report on a Parkin gene mutation in a Taiwanese family. Mov Disord. 2001 Jan; 16(1):164-6Wu JC, Lu CS, Ng SH. Limb myorhythmia in association with hypertrophy of the inferior olive: report of two cases. Changgeng Yi Xue Za Zhi. 2000 Oct; 23(10):630-5Wu JC, Huang CC, Jeng LB, Chu NS. Correlation of neurological manifestations and MR images in a patient with Wilson's disease after liver transplantation. Acta Neurol Scand. 2000 Aug; 1 02(2):135-9 Honors and Awards Grant: Genetic Analysis in Autosomal Recessive Juvenile Parkinsonism and Other Familial Parkinsonism (Chang-Gung Memorial hospital Research Program, Grant number: CMRP 923), 2000-2001Scholarship: Molecular & Cell Biology Program, University of Maryland, 2000-2002Fellowship: National Institute of Health, 2002-2003Grant: Clinical trial of Biperiden (UCB Pharma. Grant number: SR UCBI 0916), 2003-2004Grant: Genetic Analysis of MSA patients (National institute of Science, Taiwan, Grant Number: NSC-93-2312-B-182A-199), 2004-2005 Professional Affiliations American Academy of NeurologyTexas Neurological SocietyMovement disorder Society