Wang, Lu
Assistant Professor of Dentistry
Our lab aims to push the boundary of our understanding of human brain in development and related disorders with discoveries focused on non-neuronal cells, environmental stress, and genetic mutations, leveraging the stem cell-based organoid/PCCO-assembled model in combination with the state-of-art genetic and genomic (single cell level) strategies to expand our knowledge of the cell-cell communication, fate dynamics, and niche homeostatic of the non-neuronal cells (astrocytes and pericytes) in health, and emergency rescue when they are under stress or in disease. Ultimately, our collective efforts, alongside those of others in the field, will pave the way for groundbreaking interventions in the realm of neurological disease.
Winston, Charisse
Assistant Professor of Physiology and Neuroscience
r. Winston’s lab focuses on advancing the field of biofluid-based extracellular vesicles as biomarkers for early diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease and other age-related dementias while addressing brain health inequities that exist amongst underserved patient groups.
Yassine, Hussein
We study how APOE4 increases the risk of AD through cell, animal and imaging models and in human clinical trials.
Zhao, Zhen
Assistant Professor of Physiology & Neuroscience
I received my Ph.D. in neuroscience from the University of Southern California (USC) in 2009, continued my journey at USC as a postdoctoral fellow in 2010, and was promoted to tenure-track assistant professor at in 2017. My scientific training and research expertise covers neurosciences and immunology, as I was mentored by several renowned mentors in these fields, particularly Dr Berislav Zlokovic on blood-brain barrier and neurodegenerative diseases. Currently, my main research objective is to explore the genetic, molecular and cellular mechanisms of neurodegeneration, understand the crosstalk between the cell types of the brain and explore new approaches to restore the functional crosstalk for the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases.
