Caliel Hines, an undergraduate senior working in the Lu Lab, has received IU’s prestigious and exclusive Fleischer Research Scholarship. This scholarship will fund his current project in the lab:
The Role of NMNAT2 in Maintaining Brain Health.
Caliel seeks to understand to what extent NMNAT2 serves a role in protecting cortical structures.
Congratulations, Caliel, for your excellent work.
Lu laboratory researchers have found that significant exposure to two main cannabis components - THC and CBD - while in utero have lasting effects on the adult individuals.
Read more about the study here.
Lu Lab undergraduate Jason Wang has won yet another scholarship, this one supporting his summer research activities. He will continue his lab work during the summer under his new Hutton Honors College Research Grant.
Details about Jason’s new summer grant can be found at https://hutton.indiana.edu/funding/grants/research-grant.html.
Gill Center researchers have worked in collaboration with the University School of Medicine in Indianapolis to study the effects of in-utereo methadone exposure in mice.
The study, published March 16, suggested deleterious effects on the fetal brain.
Read more about the study here, direct from IU.
Jason Wang, a sophomore majoring in Molecular Life Sciences and Neuroscience in the Lu Lab, has received the Olive Carruthers Clifft Scholarship as a part of the Liberal Arts & Management Program.
The scholarship is designed to help students reach the finish line and helps sustain a student’s hard work during their time at Indiana University.
Xuan Li, a Lu Lab member and sophomore majoring in Neuroscience, has won a Drs. Sidney and Becca Fleischer Research Scholarship for the 2020-2021 academic year.
This sizeable scholarship includes not only a portion for bursar payment, but $1000 of reimbursements for expenses such as conference travel, research equipment, and software.
Six Indiana University Bloomington researchers have received grants from a program that supports developing translational research projects; offered by the Johnson Center for Innovation and Translational Research. Dr. Hui-Chen Lu received $25,000 to develop “Preclinical studies to evaluate RNA-based therapeutic agents for reducing neurodegeneration,". The goal of the project is to identify biomarkers that assess the efficacy of agents in modulating neuroinflammatory responses. These agents could slow down neurodegenerative conditions like Alzheimer's disease.
Our recent work revealing the power of micro-RNA as potential bio-markers for Alzheimer’s disease was recently featured on CBS 4 - Indianapolis.
Our latest scientific paper published in Nature Scientific Reports has shown that microRNAs might work as biomarkers for Alzheimer's disease. Identifying biomarkers early in a disease is important for diagnosing the condition, and following its progression and response to treatment. Follow the link below to read the full article.
Congratulations to Miss Jessica Felker for receiving the "Women in STEM Summer Research Fellowship"! She will do research in the Lu Lab during the summer, and will present her results in a poster session on July 26 at the Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall.
Jessica, we are so proud of you!!
