Tu was born in
Taipei, Taiwan, the grandson of Taiwanese pharmacologist
Tu Tsung-ming, founder of Taiwan's first private medical school (now
Kaohsiung Medical University) and the first dean of the School of Medicine of
National Taiwan University. Tu is a younger brother of
Charles Wuching Tu, who is a professor of electrical and computer engineering (ECE) at the
University of California, San Diego. He also has another brother, Samson Tu; all siblings became academics. During his childhood, Tu and his family lived with his grandparents. When Tsung-ming established Kaohsiung Medical University, Tu and his family moved with him to
Kaohsiung, Taiwan. == Career ==