He earned his bachelor's degree in animal science from South China Agricultural University in Guangzhou, a master's degree in animal nutrition from Beijing Agricultural University, and a master's degree and doctorate in animal biochemistry from the University of Alberta in Canada. He received postdoctoral training in biochemistry and nutrition at McGill University Medical School in Montreal, Canada, and at the Memorial University of Newfoundland Medical School in St. John's, Canada.

Dr. Wu teaches graduate courses in protein metabolism and nutritional biochemistry. He conducts research in protein and amino acid metabolism at molecular, cellular, and whole body levels . The animal models used in his research include cattle, chicks, pigs, rats, and sheep.

Dr. Wu has received several prestigious awards from China, Canada, and the United States. He received a National Scholarship for Graduate Studies Abroad from China, a Dissertation Fellowship and the Andrew Stewart Graduate Prize from the University of Alberta, a Diabetes Canada Fellowship, a Postdoctoral Fellowship from the Medical Research Council of Canada, and an Established Investigator Award from the American Heart Association. Dr. Wu is honored in "Who's Who in America", "Who's Who in Science and Engineering", "Who's Who in Medicine and Healthcare", "Who's Who in the World", and "Who's Who in the South and Southwest".

Professional memberships include the American Society of Animal Science, the American Society for Nutritional Sciences, American Physiological Society, American Diabetes Association, Biochemical Society (UK), Society for Study of Reproduction, American Association for the Advancement of Sciences, American Heart Association, and the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. Dr. Wu currently serves on the Editorial Board of the Journal of Nutrition and on the Editorial Advisory Board of the Biochemical Journal (London, U.K.)