Dr. Yi Lu graduated with a B.S. degree in Biochemistry from Fudan University in Shanghai, China in 1984, and a Ph.D. degree in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology from the University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, USA in 1992. After completing his postdoctoral training at the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, TX, USA, Dr. Lu joined the faculty of the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC), Memphis, TN, USA in 1995 as the Director of Gene Therapy, Department of Urology.