Dr. Wei Yu Lu

Professor

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Biography

Wei-Yu Lu graduated from the University of Edinburgh with a degree in Medical Sciences in 2010. He received support through the Edinburgh University Overseas Research Scholarship and the Charles Darwin Scholarship for his PhD training at the Centre for Inflammation Research at the University of Edinburgh, where he explored the potential of liver progenitor cells for cellular therapy. His postdoctoral training at the Scottish Centre for Regenerative Medicine focused on the plasticity of biliary epithelium in liver regeneration and the potential for human liver progenitor cell therapy, supported by the United Kingdom Regenerative Medicine Platform. In 2018, he established his own laboratory at the Institute of Immunology and Immunotherapy at the University of Birmingham with funding from the Medical Research Council (MRC) to investigate the role of T cells in regulating liver epithelium regeneration. Wei-Yu Lu joined the Centre for Inflammation Research at the University of Edinburgh in 2021. His research emphasizes the interactions between T lymphocytes and liver epithelium, with the aim of promoting liver regeneration through immunomodulation, leveraging insights into chronic liver diseases such as Primary Sclerosing Cholangitis.

Research Interests

Experience

Group Leader

2021-01-01 — Present

Centre for Inflammation Research, University of Edinburgh • Edinburgh, UK

Leading research on T cell interactions in liver epithelium regeneration.

Postdoctoral Researcher

2014-01-01 — 2018-01-01

Scottish Centre for Regenerative Medicine • Edinburgh, UK

Investigated biliary epithelium plasticity in liver regeneration.

Postdoctoral Researcher

2018-01-01 — 2021-01-01

Institute of Immunology and Immunotherapy, University of Birmingham • Birmingham, UK

Established a lab to study T cells' roles in liver regeneration.

Awards

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MRC Career Development Award

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PSC Partners Seeking Cure Young Investigator Award

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Birmingham Fellowship

Requirements for University of Edinburgh

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.25
IELTS
Listening
Required:6
Reading
Required:6
Writing
Required:6
Speaking
Required:6
Overall
Required:7
TOEFL
Listening
Required:20
Reading
Required:20
Writing
Required:20
Speaking
Required:20
Total
Required:100
Prerequisites
Undergraduate degree in business, management, or related subject
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