Congratulations to Zachary Thomas on receiving the SCDB travel award!
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Congratulations to the winners of the Broad Collaborative Challenge Grant!
Bowen Wang from the Lu lab and Yixuan (Ada) Huang from Peter Wang’s lab have been selected to receive the 2024 Broad Collaborative Challenge Grant for Graduate Students and Postdoctoral Fellows for their proposal “Integrating HSC transplantation and FUS-controllable CAR-T cell therapy.” Congratulations!
The Scientist features Lu Lab research
The Scientist recently featured research from the Lu Lab that was published in Science Advances, describing how coupling cell lineage tracking with molecular gene expression patterns can help decipher how gene activity influences immune cell production. Read more at https://www.the-scientist.com/using-genetic-cartography-to-map-cell-lineage-71854.
Wade Boohar receives the Google Alumni Award in Quantitative Biology
Congratulations to Wade Boohar on receiving the Google Alumni Award in Quantitative Biology!
USC Stem Cell study shows how gene activity modulates the amount of immune cell production in mice
As people age or become ill, their immune systems can become exhausted and less capable of fighting off viruses such as the flu or COVID-19. In a new mouse study funded in part by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and published in Science Advances, researchers from the USC Stem Cell lab of Rong Lu Read More…
Why does a leukemic mutation not always lead to leukemia? A new clue from a mouse study at USC
Why do some people with a genetic mutation associated with leukemia remain healthy, while others with the same mutation develop the blood cancer? In a new study published in Blood, scientists from the USC Stem Cell laboratory of Rong Lu discovered a mechanism that linked a leukemic mutation to varying potentials for disease development—a discovery Read More…
Why multipotent progenitor cells matter for patients receiving bone marrow transplants
When patients receive bone marrow transplants, they are infused with complex admixtures of many different cell types with the power to regenerate their blood and immune systems. In a new study in Experimental & Molecular Medicine, scientists from the USC Stem Cell laboratory of Rong Lu share new discoveries about the influence of multipotent progenitor Read More…
Wade Boohar receives Provost’s Research Fellowship
Congratulations to Wade Boohar on receiving the Provost’s Research Fellowship!
Sara-Jane Onyeama receives CIRM Training Grant Fellowship
Congratulations to Sara-Jane Onyeama on receiving the CIRM Training Grant Fellowship!
Rong Lu featured on USC podcast “Lessons in Lifespan Health”
Professor Rong Lu was recently featured on an episode of “Lessons in Lifespan Health,” a podcast produced by the USC Davis School of Gernotology. Listen to the podcast at https://lifespanhealth.usc.edu/associate-professor-rong-lu-providing-insights-into-stem-cell-biology-in-the-context-of-aging-and-disease.
