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Lu Lab has been awarded a NASA Human Research Program (HRP) grant to investigate the health risks associated with human missions to Mars and to develop effective countermeasures. Photo credit: NASA
Lu Lab News
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Xiaohong Lu, PhD, Associate Professor of Pharmacology, Toxicology and Neuroscience, awarded a one-year $506,052 R56 grant from the NIH National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke.
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Erika Reece received a NASA EPSCoR RAP grant! Congratulations!
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LSU Health Shreveport hosts an annual Graduate Research Day with a poster contest, speakers and presentations.
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Congratulations, Dr. Mychal Grames! Today, Mychal successfully defended his PhD thesis. He will be starting a postdoctoral position at Northwestern.
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Tyler received a NASA LaSPACE Graduate Student Fellowship. Congratulations!
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Dr. Lu chaired a nanosymposium on COVID-19 and Brain Disorders at SFN 2023, where Jessis Li gave a talk.
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Dr. Lu was invited to give a plenary talk at the 2023 International Society for Transgenic Technologies meeting in Houston, Texas.
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Mychal and Xinli won awards at the Society of Toxicology meeting in 2023. Mychal received the Graduate Student Achievement Award and a Travel Award, while Xinli earned the Best Paper Award. Congratulations!
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Lu's Lab
Brain Research through Advanced and Innovative Neurotechnologies
Lu's Lab
Brain Research through Advanced and Innovative Neurotechnologies
Lu's Lab
Brain Research through Advanced and Innovative Neurotechnologies
