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Xiaotang Lu

Assistant Professor of Chemistry | Neuroscience | Bioengineering | Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology | Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology (affiliate)​​​

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Xiaotang received her PhD in Materials Engineering under Prof. Brian Korgel at the University of Texas at Austin. She then conducted her postdoctoral training in neuroscience with Prof. Jeff Lichtman at Harvard University before joining the faculty in the Department of Chemistry at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Her lab develops advanced imaging tools and methods to elucidate the relationship between brain structure and function, with profound implications for human health and intelligence. Funding support thanks to the Department of Chemistry at UIUC, NIH Brain Initiative, Beckman Foundation and Brain & Behavior Research Foundation.

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Selected Awards

-NIH Brain Initiative Pathway to Independence Award (K99/R00)

-Beckman Young Investigator Award

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Dylan Ye

Graduate Student

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Dylan Ye

B.S. in Chemistry & Computer Science 

Rutgers University

Lynn Chu

Visiting Graduate Student

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Ying-Ling (Lynn) Chu

PhD in Biomedical Engineering

National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University

Kai Tsuei

​Graduate Student

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Kai Tsuei

B.S. in Chemistry, Biological Chemistry, minor in Neuroscience

University of Chicago

Mumu Fang

​Graduate Student

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Mumu Fang

B.S. in Physiology & Neurobiology, Psychology

University of Connecticut

Savannah Guo

Undergraduate Researcher

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Savannah Guo

B.S. (26') in Community Health, Health Administration and Planning

​University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Moses Chua

Undergraduate Researcher

Moses Chua

B.S. (26') in Molecular and Cellular Biology

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Junyuan Miao

Undergraduate Researcher

Junyuan Miao

B.S. (26') in Chemistry

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

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