Technology Areas

• Circuit Design
• Communication Technology
• Software
• Small Molecule Drug
• Macro Molecule Biologics
• Medical Device
• Neuroengineering
• General Mechanics
• Green Technologies
• FDA Regulatory Affairs

Education

• University of Minnesota Law School, Minneapolis, MN
  • J.D.., Concentration in Intellectual Property and Technology
• University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
  • Ph.D., Biomedical Engineering
• University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
  • M.S., Biomedical Engineering, Concentration in FDA Regulatory Affairs
• National Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu, Taiwan
  • M.S., Biological Science and Technology
• National Chiao Tung University, Hsinchu, Taiwan
  • B.S., Electrical Engineering

Bar Admissions

• Minnesota State Bar
• US Patent and Trademark Office

Experience

Dr. Lu has years of research experience in neuroengineering, electrophysiology, circuit design, signal processing, semiconductor manufacturing, programing, biomedical device, and instrumentation. He worked at the Center for Neural Engineering, University of Southern California (Los Angeles) to develop cognitive prosthesis for restoring human learning and memory. He worked at the Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Academia Sinica (Taipei, Taiwan) to develop a variety of high-throughput bioinstruments for DNA sequencing, hybridization, purification, and detection. He worked at the Institute of Biological Science and Technology, National Chiao Tung University (Hsinchu, Taiwan) to develop a handheld medical device for quantifying blood-glucose concentration.

Legal Journal Publications

• Lu, U. (2014) Biologics Price Competition and Innovation Act: Striking a Delicate Balance Between Innovation and Accessibility, Minnesota Journal of Law, Science and Technology, 15(1), 613-51

Scientific Journal Publications

• Lu, U., Roach, S., Song, D., and Berger, T.W. (2012) Nonlinear dynamical modeling of neuron action potential threshold during synaptically-driven broadband intracellular activity, IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering, 59(3), 706-16
• Roach, S., Lu, U., Song, D., and Berger, T.W. (2012) An analysis of the expression locus of long-term potentiation in hippocampal CA1 neurons, Proceeding of 34th Annual IEEE EMBC Conference, 5510-13
• Lu, U., Roach, S., Song, D., and Berger, T.W. (2011) A two-stage model to the separation and quantification of nonlinear dynamics of neuron pre- and post-synaptic mechanisms, Proceeding of 33rd Annual IEEE EMBC Conference, 1427-30
• Lu, U., Song, D., and Berger, T.W. (2011) Nonlinear dynamic modeling of synaptically-driven single hippocampal neuron intracellular activity, IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering, 58(5), 1303-13
• Lu, U., Song, D., and Berger, T.W. (2010) Nonlinear dynamic analyses of single hippocampal neurons before and after long-term potentiation, Proceeding of 32nd Annual IEEE EMBC Conference, 2762-65
• Lu, U., Song, D., and Berger, T.W. (2009) Nonlinear model of single hippocampal neurons with dynamical thresholds, Proceeding of 31st Annual IEEE EMBC Conference, 3330-34
• Lu, U., Song, D., and Berger, T.W. (2008) Nonparametric modeling of single neurons, Proceeding of 30th Annual IEEE EMBC Conference, 2469-72.
• Lu, U., Hu, B.C.P., Shih, Y.C., Wu, C.Y., and Yang, Y.S. (2004) The design of a novel CMOS detection system for biochemical luminescence, Biosensors and Bioelectronics, 19(10), 1185-91.
• Lu, U., Hu, B. C.-P., Lin, C.-T., Wu, C.-Y., Yang, Y.-S. (2004) A novel CMOS base handheld device for biological luminescence quantification, Proceeding of 2004 IEEE International Workshop on Biomedical Circuits and Systems, pp.S1.4.INV/16-19
• Lu, U., Hu, B.C.P, Shih, Y.C., Yang, Y.S. et al. (2003) CMOS chip as luminescent sensor for biochemical reactions, IEEE Sensors Journal, 3, 310-16.
• Yang, Y.-S., Lu, U., and Hu, B.C.P. (2002) Prescription chips. The development of enzyme and biochemical CMOS sensor chips for biological and medical applications may be just what the doctor ordered. IEEE Circuits & Devices. 18, 8-16. Cover Story.

Patents

• Yang, Y.S., Wu, C.Y., Lu, U. et al., Biochemical Sensing Device, Taiwan Patent No., I236533

Professional Affiliations

• American Bar Association (ABA)
• America Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA)
• Minnesota State Bar Association (MSBA)
• Minnesota Intellectual Property Law Association (MIPLA)
• Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)
• Biomedical Engineering Society (BMES)
• Society for Neuroscience (SfN)
• American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)