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Professor Lu received his Ph.D. in Materials Engineering from the University of Texas at Austin and moved to Boston to conduct postdoctoral research in neuroscience with Jeff Lichtman at Harvard University. He was a key contributor to multi-institutional brain research projects under the NIH BRAIN Initiative, receiving the K99 Award. He joins the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign as a faculty member in Chemical Biology. His research focuses on the interface of chemistry and neuroscience, developing essential biochemical tools and advanced microscopy techniques to understand brain connectivity. The Lu Lab works on capturing the complex structures of brain circuits and addressing challenges in visualizing neuronal connectivity at multiple scales. Additionally, they aim to develop multiplexed molecular imaging platforms to understand the molecular diversity of neurons, which is critical for interpreting brain function and identifying abnormalities in neuropsychiatric diseases.
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