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2026

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​June  Xiaotang named a 2026 Beckman Young Investigator! 

           Beckman Young Investigator Award

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           Foundation News​​​​​​

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June  Xiaotang attended Allen Institute Brain Connect workshop as an invited participant

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February  Mumu (Yulan) co-authored paper from her undergraduate research has been published in Nature! Huge congrats to Mumu 👏👏👏

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​January  Lab renovation is complete! We’ll be moving into our brand‑new lab space and office soon! 

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2025

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December Lu Lab’s 1st Holiday Party! We enjoyed a cozy holiday lunch at the Black Dog Smoke & Ale House. Great food, great company, and plenty more to look forward. 🎄🎁

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November A warm welcome to Kai! Our new PhD student in chemistry and the latest addition to the lab. We’re excited to have him join us after his rotations.

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October 🔬 Our Leica Ultramicrotome finaly arrived! We are ready to build our platform to map brain circuits!

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August Welcome to the lab, Mumu! She join as a lab techician of neuroscience and will be working on an exciting collaboration with the Maren lab.

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July Congratulations to Dylan on being selected for the Chemistry–Biology Interface Training Program Fellowship! We're excited to see all that lies ahead.

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June Congratulations to Ethan Chen on receiving the Teaching Excellence Fellowship! Ethan did an outstanding job in TAing Xiaotang’s CHEM 588.

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