Wenjie Wu

University of Auckland, PhD Student

Wenjie Wu achieved his Masters degree in Marine Science at the University of Auckland researching the role of physical structure in the attachment of juvenile green-lipped mussels (Perna canaliculus). 

He made artificial seaweed structures to examine how larval and juvenile mussels attached to these structures. His Bachelor in Science (Biological Science - Marine Biology Direction) degree was obtained from one of the top marine universities in China, Ocean University of China . During his undergraduate he was also involved studies of the endocrine regulation of zebrafish (Danio rerio) and genetic modification of Escherichia coli.