Emily (Yue) Lu
10020 Forest Spring Ln., Pearland, TX 77485
Home Phone (713) 436-2163
Work Phone (713) 794-5952
Email
ylu234@hotmail.com
Education
University of Houston, Houston, TX
Peking University, Beijing, China
Computer
Skills
Platforms: UNIX (Solaris 8), Linux (RedHat), and Windows
Programming languages: Java, C++/C, PERL, CGI, HTML.
Database: SQL Query, Database design,Triggers, PL/SQL, Oracle Developer, Data Mining.
 Software/Tools: Jbuilder, Visual Studio, Access, Excel, GoLive, Photoshop.
Biology
Automatic Sequencing, Database searching and sequence alignment,
 Recombinant DNA techniques, protein chemistry, two hybrid system, and gene targeting techniques,
Drosophila genetics.
Experience
M.S. in Computer Science
B.S. in Biochemistry
 Department of Epidemiology, M. D. Anderson Cancer Center (programmer analyst II) 2002 to present
1. Linkage analysis.
2. Linkage software programming.
 Human Genome Sequencing Center, Baylor College of Medicine (programmer) 2001 to 2002
1. Microbial genome assembly and comparison with programming approach.
2. Developed a CGI program (written in Perl) for bac clone picking for the genome center pipeline, the program
will interact with oracle database and demonstrated the data in graphics and user friendly way.
3. Developed a series of database procedures and triggers to monitor the database activities and set
automatically jobs to process the database.
4. Developed a java application to automatically generate spreadsheets from the Local Blast search and the
program will import the data into MS Access database.
 University of Houston, Houston, TX (Research Assistant)
1999 to 2001
1. Independently developed a genome comparison tool using Java Swing and JDBC. This powerful genome
database tool allows user to retrieve the dataset and manipulate the display format. The software is currently
under test.
2. Administration of a Unix (Solaris 8) server. Installing operating system and software, Network and
Apache configuration, users account management and general trouble shooting.
3. Administration of Oracle 8 database. Oracle 8 installation and configuration, Database design,
user account management. Using SQL query, Access, and Excel to make different genome dataset.
 Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX (Research Assistant)
1996 to 1999
Actively participated in three projects to identify novel genes and analyze gene functions.
1.
Mutations in neurexin IV cause paralysis of embryos and tumors in the adult flies. The paper is in
preparation for publication.
2.
Neurexin IV and its intracellular partner discs lost. The paper was published by Cell.
3.
Vertebrate neurexin IV and its role in neuronal insulation and tumor formation. This paper was published
as the Neuron cover story.
Publications
1) 1) Kirt A. Martin, Janet L. Siefert, Sailaja Yerrapragada, Yue Lu, Thomas Z. McNeill, Pedro A.
Moreno, George M. Weinstock, William R. Widger & George E. Fox. Cyanobacterial signature genes.
Photosynthesis Research. 75: 211-221, 2003.
2) A Java Application for Visualization of Genome Comparison. Yue Lu, George E. Fox (In
Preparation)
3) Bellen, H.J., Yue Lu, R.B. Beckstead, and M.A. bhat. 1998. Neurexin IV, Casper, Paranodin, Novel
Members of Neurexin family: Encounters of Axons and Glia. TINS Vol. 21, No.10, 1998.
4) Bhat, M.A., S. Izadoost, Yue Lu, K.O. Cho, K. Choi, and H.J. Bellen. 1999. Discs Lost, a Novel MultiPDZ Domain protein, Establishes and maintains Epithelial Polarity. Cell. March 19, 1999; 96 (6)
5) Prokopenko, S.N., He, Y., Lu, Yue., and Bellen, H.J. (2000). Mutation affecting the development of
the peripheral nervous system in Drosophila: A molecular screen for novel proteins. Genetics, 2000
Dec. 156(4)
6) Manzoor A. Bhat, Jose C. Rios, Yue Lu, German P. Garcia-Fresco1, William Ching, Mary St.
Martin, Jingjun Li, Steven Einheber, Mitchell Chesler, Jack Rosenbluth, James L. Salzer , and Hugo J.
Bellen (2001) Axon-Glia Interactions and the Domain Organization of Myelinated Axons Requires
Neurexin IV/Caspr/Paranodin. Neuron, Vol 30,369-383, May 2001