Bill Lu's Biography

Bill Lu, Associate Professor, Santa Clara University

Biao Lu, MD, PhD, is an Associate Professor in Bioengineering at Santa Clara University. He has published over 60 peer-reviewed manuscripts; 4 book chapters and 43 peer-reviewed conference proceeding papers, and has 4 patents. His major discoveries in the field of nanoscale exosomes include: (1) invented exosome surface display technology using tetraspanins such as CD9, CD61, and CD81; (2) invented pseudotyping technology for genetic modification of exosomes in cultured human cells; (3) Genetic engineering strategies using human cell-derived exosomes for the treatment of inflammation and lysosomal storage diseases; and (4) currently working on exosome-based vaccination for viral infections and for the prevention and treatment of cancers.