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Quan Lu, Ph.D.

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My laboratory studies molecular mechanisms underlying complex gene-environment interactions in multigenic human diseases such as asthma and neurodegeneration, focusing in part on the emerging role of extracellular vesicles in disease pathogenesis, prevention, and therapeutics. Research in my laboratory is supported by multiple NIH R01 grants and a Program Project grant as well as gifts from private companies and foundations. Here are some examples of our recent work.
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  1. R01HL177625 (LU, QUAN) Jan 15, 2025 - Nov 30, 2028
    NIH
    MicroRNAs in Airway Smooth Muscle Function and Asthma
    Role: Principal Investigator
  2. P42ES030990 (LU, QUAN) Feb 21, 2020 - May 31, 2025
    NIH
    Metals and Metal Mixtures: Cognitive Aging, Remediation and Exposure Sources (MEMCARE)
    Role: Principal Investigator
  3. R01ES030302 (WRIGHT, ROSALIND J) Jun 1, 2019 - May 31, 2024
    NIH
    Prenatal metal mixtures and neurodevelopment: Role of placental extracellular microRNAs
    Role: Co-Principal Investigator
  4. R01ES029097 (LU, QUAN) Sep 30, 2018 - Aug 31, 2023
    NIH
    SPP1, Oxidative Stress, and Lead Toxicity
    Role: Principal Investigator
  5. R01HL139496 (LU, QUAN) Jan 1, 2018 - Nov 30, 2021
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    MicroRNA-10a in Airway Smooth Muscle and Asthma
    Role: Principal Investigator

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