Lab News

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March 27, 2025Dr. Wu was invited to give a seminar on microglial regulation of epileptogenesis at the Texas Institute for Restorative Neurotechnologies, UTHealth Houston.
March 26, 2025Kenzie has received the Dee S. and Patricia Osborne Endowed Scholarship in the Neurosciences Research Excellence Post-Candidacy Award from the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences. Many congrats, Kenzie!
March 21, 2025Abhijeet was matched to the Yale Neurology Residency Program class of 2029. Many congrats Abhijeet!
March 16, 2025Avina, Jordy, and Dr. Wu attended the AAIC Advancements Conference in Miami, FL. Avina and Jordy both gave poster presentations at the conference.
February 28, 2025Shunyi’s research article entitled “Chemogenetic activation of microglial Gi signaling decreases microglial surveillance and impairs neuronal synchronization” was published in Science Advances. Many congrats, Shunyi!
February 11, 2025Dr. Long-Jun Wu was invited by the International Brain Research Organization (IBRO) to highlight his research, as well as his contributions and role as Senior Editor for the Neuroscience journal.
February 1, 2025The Wu Lab celebrated the Spring Festival with a festive dumpling lunch, bringing the team together to enjoy this traditional Chinese New Year meal. Wishing everyone a happy and prosperous Year of the Snake!
January 28, 2025Dr. Long-Jun Wu was invited to deliver Neuroscience Seminar CME course at Department of Neurology, the Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA
January 27, 2025Mr. Qixiu Hou from Soochow University has joined Wu lab as a research assistant. Welcome Qixiu!
January 27, 2025Dr. Long-Jun Wu was invited to give a talk at Department of Anesthesiology, the Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA.
January 15, 2025Dr. Long-Jun Wu was invited to give a seminar at Department of Anesthesiology, Critical Care and Pain Medicine, McGovern Medical School, Houston, TX.
January 8, 2025Dr. Long-Jun Wu was invited to give a lecture for The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis at Lois Pope LIFE Center, University of Miami, FL.
January 3, 2025Kenzie has received F31 fellowship award from NINDS for her project on TREM2 in gliomas. Many congrats, Kenzie!
December 21, 2024The Wu lab celebrated the accomplishments of the year with a fun party featuring hot pot and karaoke. Thank you to all lab members for their dedication and contributions this year!
December 20, 2024Kenzie has been awarded the John J. Kopchick fellowship from the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences. Many congrats, Kenzie!
December 17, 2024Kenzie has received a travel award from the Graduate Student Education Committee to attend the Keystone Symposium on Neural Influence on Cancer at Banff, Alberta in January, 2025. Many congrats, Kenzie!
December 16, 2024Dr. Chunlin Mai from Sun Yat-Sen University joined Wu lab as a postdoctoral research fellow. Welcome, Chunlin!
December 11, 2024Lauren Harris from Neuroscience program at UT Health Houston officially joins Wu lab as a master's student after rotation. Welcome, Lauren!
December 7, 2024Fiona, Koichi, Luna, Shunyi, and Dr. Wu attended the 30th Annual Neuroscience Poster Session at Texas Medical Center. Dr. Wu served as one of the judges at the session, and many congrats to Fiona and Koichi who won the best poster awards!
November 20, 2024 Dr. Long-Jun Wu was invited to give a seminar “Neuroimmune interactions: harnessing the power to brain immunity” at Department of Neurobiology & Anatomy, UTHealth Houston McGovern Medical School.
November 18, 2024 Dr. Long-Jun Wu was invited to give a talk at University of Texas Systemwide Brain Research Summit, Austin, TX.
November 17, 2024Dr. Aastha Dheer, assistant professor at Shiv Nadar Institute of Eminence and Wu lab alumni, received the Best Paper Award at the 42nd Annual Meeting of Indian Academy of Neurosciences for her research conducted at Wu lab. Many congrats, Aastha!
November 16, 2024 Dr. Long-Jun Wu was invited to give a keynote lecture at the 2nd International Symposium – The role of microglia in Health and Disease, in Shenzhen, China.
November 13, 2024 Lauren Harris, master student from Neuroscience program at UT Health Houston, is doing a rotation at Wu lab for 5 weeks. Welcome Lauren!
November 8, 2024 Praveen Pallegar from Wu lab received the amazing score of top 1 percentile for his NINDS F31 application. Many congrats, Praveen!
November 5, 2024Lingxiao Wang successfully defended his PhD thesis and became the third PhD graduate in the Wu lab at Mayo. Many congrats, Dr. Wang!
October 23, 2024Dr. Long-Jun Wu was invited to give a talk at the 54th International Symposium of the National Institute for Physiological Sciences “Frontiers in Neural Circuit Reorganization Regulation and Pathophysiology” in Okazaki, Japan.
October 15, 2024Dr. Long-Jun Wu hosted Dr. Simone Brioschi from Washington University School of Medicine in Saint Louis to give a special seminar on “Features and Dynamics of Brain Resident Immune Cells. Going Beyond Immune Surveillance.”
October 7, 2024PhD student Jie Zhao from University of Nevada joined Wu lab as visiting PhD student. Welcome, Jie Zhao!
October 5, 2024Dr. Long-Jun Wu, PhD student Shunyi, postdocs Jiaying and Jordy attended the Society for Neuroscience (SfN) 2024 at Chicago, IL.

Dr. Wu hosted the SfN Society for Chinese Neuroscientists Updates event and moderated Dr. Nancy Ip’s SfN Presidential Special Lecture “Unveiling the Nexus of Innate Immunity and Alzheimer’s Disease.” Shunyi presented a poster on microglial Gi signaling in microglial surveillance and neuronal synchronization. Jiaying presented a poster on the role of Hv1 proton channels in myeloid infiltration and glioma progression.
September 29, 2024Dale’s research article entitled “Microglial TREM2 promotes phagocytic clearance of damaged neurons after status epilepticus” was published in Brain, Behavior, and Immunity. Many congrats, Dale!
September 28, 2024Dr. Long-Jun Wu was invited to chair a session and give a talk at the 17th Annual Meeting of Chinese Neuroscience Society, Suzhou, China.
September 23, 2024Dr. Jordy Sepulveda joined Wu lab as K00 postdoc fellow. He has received prestigious NIH F99 award and will embark on K00 project on microglial APOE in neurodegeneration. Welcome, Jordy!
September 16, 2024Dr. Long-Jun Wu was invited to lecture at MD Anderson UTHealth Houston Neuroscience Graduate Program.
September 13, 2024Wu lab Research Associate Dr. Aastha Dheer accepted an Assistant Professor position at the Shiv Nadar Institute of Eminence, India. Many congrats, Aastha!
September 9, 2024Dr. Long-Jun Wu was invited to give a talk and chair a session at 17th International Conference of Neurons and Brain Diseases, Qingdao, China
September 4, 2024Dr. Long-Jun Wu was invited to lecture at UTHealth Houston MD/PhD Program.
September 1, 2024Manling Xie will be joining Stanford University as a postdoctoral fellow. Many congrats, we wish her great success in this new position!
August 20, 2024Dr. Long-Jun Wu was invited to give a talk at Gordon Research Conference on Epilepsy held in Waterville Valley, NH.
August 8, 2024Dr. Long-Jun Wu attended 2nd Summer SCN Symposium 2024 and hosted the career development luncheon.
August 5, 2024Ms. Mengdi Fei from University of Toronto joined Wu lab as a Research Assistant. Welcome, Mengdi!
July 27, 2024Dr. Long-Jun Wu presented at U19 Retreat on “Biology and Pathobiology of APOE in Aging and Alzheimer's Disease” in Philadelphia, PA
June 20, 2024Dr. Long-Jun Wu reviewed for NIH study section Cellular and Molecular Biology Cellular and Molecular Biology of Glia (CMBG)of Glia (CMBG). He will rotate off CMBG as a standing member after this round.
June 10, 2024Dr. Laura Montier from Houston Methodist Research Institute joined Wu lab as a Senior Research Associate. Welcome, Laura!
June 6, 2024Dr. Long-Jun Wu and postdoc Manling attended the Keystone symposia on neuroimmune interaction at Santa Fe, NM. Dr. Wu was selected for a short talk on how microglia promote neuronal activity, and Manling presented a poster on rod-shaped microglia in TDP-43 neurodegeneration.
June 4, 2024Dr. Long-Jun Wu was invited to give a seminar on “How microglia sense and regulate neuronal activity” at European Microglia Webinar
May 31, 2024Dr. Long-Jun Wu was invited to give a seminar at Blaustein Pain Grand Rounds at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD.
May 15, 2024Dr. Long-Jun Wu was invited to give a talk at 7th International Anatomical Sciences and Cell Biology Conference, Pattaya, Thailand.
May 9, 2024Dr. Long-Jun Wu was invited to give a talk at IBRO ant Thai Neuroscience Society Annunal meeting, Hua Hin, Thailand.
May 4, 2024Tony officially accepted the job offer as tenure-track Assistant Professor from Department of Neuroscience, University of Minnesota. Huge congrats, Tony!
May 3, 2024Dr. Long-Jun Wu was invited to give a seminar at Hotchkiss Brain Institute, University of Calgary, Canada.
May 1, 2024Dr. Aivi Nguyen was awarded prestigious NIA K08 grant from NIH. Dr. Long-Jun Wu served as co-Mentor on this training grant. Many congrats, Aivi!
April 26, 2024Dr. Long-Jun Wu hosted the Inaugural Symposium on the Neuroimmunology and Glial Biology. The symposium honors the life of immunologist Dr. Muller-Eberhard, the first director of Institute of Molecular Medicine.
April 18, 2024Dr. Long-Jun Wu was invited to give a seminar at Department of Physiology and Biophysics, Dalhousie University at Halifax, Canada.
April 16, 2024Lingxiao’s research article entitled “CCR2+ monocytes replenish border-associated macrophages in the diseased mouse brain” was published in Cell Reports. Many congrats, Lingxiao!
April 12, 2024Tony’s research article entitled “Microglial P2Y6 calcium signaling promotes phagocytosis and shapes neuroimmune responses in epileptogenesis” was published in Neuron. Many congrats, Tony!
April 8, 2024Dr. Mastura Akter from City University of Hong Kong joined Wu lab as a postdoctoral research fellow. Welcome, Mastura!
March 28, 2024Dr. Long-Jun Wu was interviewed by Dr. Mark Mattson for the Brain Pondering podcast series. The discussions on microglia and neuroimmunology are enjoyable and thought-provoking.
March 16, 2024Dr. Long-Jun Wu hosted the last gathering of Wu Lab at Mayo. Thanks everyone's support and we look forward to the next chapter of Wu lab at UTHealth Houston!
March 12, 2024Shunyi's review article published in Trends in Neuroscience was chosen as the cover image showing "Microglia on Fire".
March 8, 2024Dr. Long-Jun wu was invited to serve as an ad hoc reviewer for NIH Special Emphasis Panel (ZS1 SRB-S22) to review multi-PI COMBINE RM1 grants.
March 5, 2024Dr. Long-Jun Wu attended the SfN program committeemeeting to review programs and speakers for 2024 Society for Neuroscience annual meeting.
March 3, 2024Dr. Long-Jun Wu accepted an offer as Professor & Founding Director to launch Center for Neuroimmunology and Glial Biology, at Institute of Molecular Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston. Wu lab will move to Houston by September 2024!
March 2, 2024Koichi and Yanlun's Nature Neuroscience paper was reported by Mayo News "Dancing cells show how the brain awakens from anesthesia".
March 1, 2024Dr. Long-Jun Wu was invited to deliver Grand Rounds at Department of Neurology, UTHealth Houston at Houston, TX.
February 29, 2024Koichi and Yanlu's Nature Neuroscience paper on microglia promote post-anesthesia neuronal activity is featured in Mayo Clinic News "Dancing Cells show how the brain awakens from anesthesia".
February 26, 2024Dr. Long-Jun Wu was invited to give a seminar at Byrd Alzheimer's Center & Research Institute, University of South Florida at Tampa, FL.
February 5, 2024Dr. Long-Jun Wu was invited to give a seminar at Sun Yat-sen University School of Medicine at Guangzhou, China.
January 26, 2024Dr. Long-Jun Wu was invited to give a seminar at Weill Institute of Neuroscience, UCSF at San Francisco, CA.
January19, 2024Shunyi's review article entitled"Tuning neural circuits and behaviors by microglia in adult brain" is published in Trends in Neurosciences. Many congrats, Shunyi!
January 8, 2024Dr. Jincheng Zhang from Fudan University joined Wu lab as Visiting Research Fellow. Welcome, Jincheng!
January 5, 2024Dr. Long-Jun Wu introduced the new IMM Center for Neuroimmunology and Glial Biology during his presentation at the IMM Seminar Series.
January 4, 2024Koichi and Yanlu's research article entitled "Microglia enhance post-anesthesia neuronal activity by shielding inhibitory synapses" is published in Nature Neuroscience. Many congrats, Koichi and Yanlu!
January 1, 2024Ms. MeKenzie Peshoff from MD Anderson joined Wu lab as a PhD student. Thanks Dr Louise McCoullough for co-mentorship. Welcome, Kenzie!
December 22, 2023Dr. Long-Jun Wu hosted the lab Christmas party! Wish all have happy holidays!
December 19, 2023Dr. Long-Jun Wu was invited to give a seminar at McLean Hospital, Harvard Medical School at Boston, MA.
December 18, 2023Dr. Aastha Dheer and Dr. Koichiro Haruwaka were promoted to Senior Research Fellow. Many congrats, Aastha and Koichi!
December 14, 2023Dr. Long-Jun Wu was invited to give a seminar at Friedman Brain Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai at New York City, NY.
December 12, 2023Dr. Long-Jun Wu discussed the microglia and neuroimmune research at Department of Neurology, University of Washington at Seattle, WA.
December 5, 2023Fiona successfully defended her PhD thesis and became the second PhD graduate in the Wu lab at Mayo. Many congrats, Dr. Zheng!
November 22, 2023Dr. Dimitrios Kleidonas from University of Freiburg joined Wu lab as a Research Fellow. Welcome, Dimitris!
November 13, 2023Fifteen members of Wu lab at Mayo attended  Society for Neuroscience Annual Meeting and presented 9 posters and 1 oral talk by Tony at Washington DC.  
November 6, 2023Fiona's research article entitled "TREM2 mediates MHCII-associated CD4 T cell responses against gliomas" is published in Neuro-Oncology. Many congrats, Fiona!
November 4, 2023Aastha's research article entitled "Chemogenetic approaches reveal the dual functions of microglia in seizures" is published in Brain, Behaviors, and Immunity. Many congrats, Aastha!
November 2, 2023Aastha, Fiona, Neo and Dr. Wu visited Institute of Molecular Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, TX.
October 26, 2023Dr. Long-Jun Wu was invited to give a seminar at Department of Physiology and Biophysics, University of Buffalo at Buffalo, NY.
October 24, 2023Dr. Long-Jun Wu hosted "Glia and Neuroimmune Seminars".  Dr. Virginia Lee from University of Pennsylvania, is the invited speaker and she gave a seminar on "Transmission of neurodegenerative disease proteins: a common mechanism of disease progression". The seminar series is sponsored by  Biocytogen LLC  and  CMSAN  at Mayo.
October 21, 2023Shunyi, Whitney and Dr. Wu attended 2023 Midwest Regional Neuroscience Conference at University of Wisconsin Green Bay to represent Mayo Neuroscience PhD program.
October 19, 2023Manling's review article entitled "Regulation of cortical hyperexcitability in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: Focusing on glial mechanisms" is published in Molecular Neurodegeneration. Many congrats, Manling!
October 12, 2023Dr. Long-Jun Wu was invited to give a talk and chair a section at the The 50th Naito Conference on Glia World , Sapporo, Japan. 
October 7, 2023Dr. Long-Jun Wu was invited to give a seminar at School of Life Sciences, University of Science and Technology of China at Hefei, China.
September 29, 2023Dr. Naveen Nagarajan  from University of Utah and Dr. Yang Yang  from Purdue University visited Wu lab. Thanks for the great discussions on microglial research!
September 20, 2023Dr. Long-Jun Wu was invited to give a talk and chaired a session at the 16th International Conference for Neurons and Brain Diseases, Sapporo, Japan. 
September 18, 2023Dr. Long-Jun Wu was invited to give a seminar at Department of Neurobiology, Nanjing Medical University at Nanjing, China.
September 13, 2023Dr. Long-Jun Wu was invited to give a talk and a special lecture at the 35th Annual Meeting of the Japanese Society for Neuroimmunology, Tokyo, Japan. 
September 7, 2023Dr. Long-Jun Wu was invited to give a seminar at Beijing Tiantan Hospital, Capital Medical University at Beijing, China.
September 4, 2023Mr. Shinya Matsumoto from World Intec Co. LTD joined Wu lab as a Research Technologist. Welcome, Shinya!
August 24, 2023Dr. Long-Jun Wu was invited to give a talk at Tanz Center for Research in Neurodegenerative Diseases, University of Toronto at Toronto, ON.
August 22, 2023Dr. Long-Jun Wu hosted "Glia and Neuroimmune Seminars".  Dr. Yongjie Yang  from Tufts University, is the invited speaker and he gave a seminar on "Exosome signaling in astroglia to neuron communication in the CNS". The seminar series is sponsored by  Biocytogen LLC  and  CMSAN  at Mayo.
August 19, 2023Wu lab had a farewell party for Min-Hee. Min-Hee will start her independent research program as an Assistant Professor at Chonnam National University, South Korea. Thank you and wish you all the best, Min-Hee!
August 3, 2023Dr. Long-Jun Wu co-organized Society for Chinese Neuroscientists Inaugural Meeting 2023 at Pittsburgh, PA.
August 2, 2023Ms. Andrea Victoria joined Wu lab as Administrative Assistant. Welcome, Andrea!
July 10, 2023Dr. Long-Jun Wu gave at talk and chaired a session on "How microglia sense and regulate neuronal activity" in XVI European Meeting on Glial Cells at Berlin, Germany.
July 5, 2023Alessandra Miller from Montana State University Joined Wu lab as postbac trainee. Welcome, Alessandra!
June 26, 2023Shunyi and Fiona's research article entitled "Chemogenetic manipulation of CX3CR1 cells transiently induces hypolocomotion independent of microglia" is published in Molecular Psychiatry. Many congrats, Shunyi and Fiona!
June 23, 2023The Wu Lab outing at Minnehaha Falls to celebrate recently awarded multiple NIH funding (R35, R01 and R33). Thanks everyone for the great work!
June 14, 2023The multi-PI R61/R33 (Goldstein, Zhao, Wu) grant on "Identification of botanical hHv1 channel blockers as analgesics for neuropathic pain" was funded by NCCIH, National Institutes of Health. Thanks Min-Hee for the contribution to all pain related projects!
June 5, 2023William Tauer from University of Winona and Emily Dale from Washington State University joined Wu lab as postbac trainees. Welcome, William and Emily!
May 23, 2023Dr. Long-Jun Wu hosted "Glia and Neuroimmune Seminars".  Dr. Lucas M. Cheadle  from Cold Sprin Harbor Laboratory, is the invited speaker and he gave a seminar on "Sensory experience engages non-neuronal brain cells to coordinate neural development and function". The seminar series is sponsored by  Biocytogen LLC  and  CMSAN  at Mayo.
May 19, 2023Dr. Long-Jun Wu was invited to give a seminar at Department of Physiology and Biomedical Engineering, Mayo Clinic at Rochester, MN.
May 15, 2023A R01 grant on "Microglial regulation of neuronal activity in TDP-43 neurodegeneration" was funded by NIA, National Institutes of Health. Thanks Manling for leading the project!
May 14, 2023A 8-year R35 grant on "How microglia sense and regulate neuronal activity in adult brain" was funded by NINDS, National Institutes of Health. Thanks all former and current lab members for the tremendous contribution!
May 9, 2023Dr. Long-Jun Wu was invited to give a seminar at Neuroscience Institute, University of Tennessee at Memphis, TN.
May 4, 2023Dr. Long-Jun Wu was invited to give a seminar at Department of Neurobiology and Behavior, Stony Brook University at Long Island, NY.
May 1, 2023Dr. Yi Liu from Sun Yat-sen University joined Wu lab as a research fellow. Welcome, Yi!
April 29, 2023Dr. Long-Jun Wu was invited to give a talk at American Society for Neural Therapy and Repair 2023 Annual Meeting at Clearwater Beach, FL.
April 27, 2023Dr. Long-Jun Wu was invited to give a seminar at Brain Immunology & Glia Center, Washington University School of Medicine at St Louis, MO.
April 26, 2023Dr. Long-Jun Wu was invited to deliver Frontiers in Neuroscience Plenary Lecture at American Academy of Neurology 2023 Annual Meeting at Boston, MA.
March 28, 2023Dr. Long-Jun Wu was invited to give a seminar at Department of Neuroscience, University of Virginia at Charlottesville, VA.
March 24, 2023Dr. Long-Jun Wu was invited to give a seminar at Department of Biological Sciences, South Methodist University at Dallas, TX.
March 13, 2023Shunyi Zhao from Mayo Neuroscience PhD program finished his rotations and joined Wu lab officially as a PhD student. Welcome back, Shunyi!
March 7, 2023Dr. Long-Jun Wu was invited to give a talk in Gordon Research Conference on Glial Biology at Ventura, CA. Dr. Tony Umpierre gave oral and poster presentations at the conference. 
March 6, 2023Drs. Long-Jun Wu, Avina Wang, and Luna Yue attended AAIC conference on APOE. Avina gave an oral presentation at the conference.
February 28, 2023Dr. Long-Jun Wu hosted "Glia and Neuroimmune Seminars".  Dr. Dandan Sun  from University of Pittsburgh, is the invited speaker and she gave a seminar on "Dynamic regulation of microglial metabolism and function in the CNS injury and repair". The seminar series is sponsored by  Biocytogen LLC  and  CMSAN  at Mayo.
February 24, 2023Dr. Long-Jun Wu hosted the visit of Dr. Lin Mei from Case Western Reserve University for Mayo Neurology Special Seminar. Dr. Mei delivered a seminar on "Mechanisms of neuromuscular junction development and disorders".
February 13, 2023Dr. Long-Jun Wu was invited to give a seminar at Department of Neurodegenerative Science, Van Andel Research Institute at Grand Rapids, MI.
February 6, 2023Dr. Fangfang Qi from Sun Yat-sen University joined Wu lab as a research fellow. Welcome, Fangfang!
February 1, 2023Dr. Long-Jun Wu was invited to be a faculty member for FENS-Hertie Winter School on neuroimmune interactions, Innsbruck, Austria.
January 25, 2023Dr. Long-Jun Wu was invited to give a talk at a side meeting on neurodegeneration at The Prince Mahidol Award Conference, Bangkok, Thailand.
January 19, 2023Dr. Long-Jun Wu was invited to give a seminar at Department of Physiology, Mahidol University at Bangkok, Thailand.
January 16, 2023Dr. Avina Wang from Mayo Florida joined Wu lab as a Research Associate. Welcome, Avina!
December 26, 2022Dr. Long-Jun Wu hosted the lab new year party! Wish all have a happy, healthy and productive 2023!
December 20, 2022Dr. Long-Jun Wu was invited to give a talk at 13th Biennial Meeting of CIBS at Las Vegas, NV.
December. 5, 2022Yuzhou Chang from Beijing Neurosurgical Institute joined Wu lab for his PhD training. Welcome, Yuzhou!
December 2, 2022Dr. Long-Jun Wu was invited to give a talk at a workshop on the immune cells in epilepsy in American Epilepsy Society Annual Meeting 2022, Nashville, TN.
November 25, 2022Dr. Long-Jun Wu was invited to give a talk at Pain Symposium at Zhejiang University.
November 19, 2022Dr. Long-Jun Wu hosted Thanksgiving party for the lab. Thanks everyone for the hard work!
November 12, 2022Tony, Aastha, Manling, Lingxiao and Dr. Wu attended Society for Neuroscience Annual Meeting at San Diego, CA.  
October 28, 2022Dr. Long-Jun Wu was invited to give a seminar at Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, Virginia Commonwealth University at Richmond, VA.
October 25, 2022Dr. Long-Jun Wu hosted "Glia and Neuroimmune Seminars".  Dr. Marco Prinz  from University of Freiburg, Germany, is the invited speaker and he gave a seminar on "The myeloid side of the brain". The seminar series is sponsored by  Biocytogen LLC  and  CMSAN  at Mayo.
October 22, 2022Dr. Long-Jun Wu attended Midwest Regional Neuroscience Conference at University of Wisconsin Eau Claire as a faculty representative for Mayo Neuroscience PhD program.
October 11, 2022Dr. Long-Jun Wu gave a short talk at 2022 ISMND conference at Athens, Greece. 
September 23, 2022Dr. Min-Hee Yi was promoted to Research Associate. Many congrats, Min-Hee!
September 14, 2022Dr. Long-Jun Wu was invited to give a seminar at Appel Alzheimer's Disease Research Institute, Weill Cornell Medicine at New York City, NY.
September 12, 2022Dr. Long-Jun Wu was invited to give a seminar at Department of Neuroscience & Regenerative Medicine, Augusta University at Augusta, GA.
September 9, 2022PhD students Fiona, Lingxiao and Abhijeet presented posters in Mayo Graduate School Research Symposium.
Aug. 31, 2022Manling officially joined the Wu lab at Mayo as a Research Fellow. Welcome again, Manling! 
Aug. 27, 2022Dr. Long-Jun Wu presented at Ion Channels Symposium in honor of David E. Clapham at Broad Institute of MIT, Cambridge, MA.
Aug. 25, 2022Dr. Long-Jun Wu co-organized 2022 Glia and Neuroimmune symposium held at Anhui Medical University, Hefei, China.
Aug. 23, 2022Dr. Long-Jun Wu hosted "Glia and Neuroimmune Seminars".  Dr. Alfonso Araque  from University of Minnesota, is the invited speaker and he gave a seminar on "Tripartite synapses: astrocyte regulation of synaptic function, network activity and animal behaviors". The seminar series is sponsored by  Biocytogen LLC  and  CMSAN  at Mayo.
Aug. 7, 2022Dr. Long-Jun Wu hosted Wu Lab 10 Years Anniversary event at Four Daughters Winery. Thanks all lab members and alumni from Rutgers and Mayo for the tremendous contributions!
Jul. 28, 2022Dr. Long-Jun Wu organized the workshop on neuroimmunology in the 18th SCBA International Symposium at Boston, MA.
Jul. 26, 2022Analiese Fernandes from Mayo Neuroscience PhD program joined Wu lab for a rotation. Welcome, Analiese!
Jul. 25, 2022Manling successfully defended her PhD thesis and became the first PhD graduate in the Wu lab at Mayo. Many congrats, Dr. Xie!
Jul. 5, 2022Praveen Pallegar from Mayo MD/PhD program joined Wu lab for his PhD training after rotations. Welcome again, Praveen!
Jul. 1, 2022Dr. Anthony Umpierre was promoted to Research Associate. Many congrats, Tony!
Jun.16, 2022Dr. Long-Jun Wu reviewed NIH grants for Cellular and Molecular Biology of Glia study section (CMBG).
Jun. 6, 2022Priyanka Hanumihgari from Johns Hopkins University, Jadyn Perry from South Dakota State University, of and Oliver Xu from UCLA joined the Wu Lab for the summer research. Welcome, Priyanka, Jadyn, and Oliver!
Jun. 2, 2022Dr. Long-Jun Wu was invited to give a talk at Mayo Neuroscience Convergence 2022 at Orlando, FL. 
May 31, 2022Dr. Min-Hee Yi received Mayo Neurology Basic Research Award. Many congrats, Min-Hee!
May 30, 2022Dr. Anthony Umpierre was awarded prestigious NINDS K99 grant from NIH. This is a five year funding to support 2 year postdoc training plus 3 year independence for Tony's career transition. Many congrats, Tony!
Apr. 18, 2022Dr. Yue Liang from Chinese Institute for Brain Research joined Wu lab as a research fellow. Welcome, Luna!
Apr. 13, 2022Dr. Long-Jun Wu was invited to give a seminar at Department of Neurology, University of Texas Heath Science Center at Houston, TX.
Apr. 4, 2022Dr. Yam Paudel from Monash University joined Wu lab as a research fellow. Welcome, Yam!
Mar. 30, 2022Tony's commentary entitled "Getting a sense of ATP in real time" is published in Neuroscience Bulletin. Congrats, Tony!
Mar. 23, 2022Dr. Long-Jun Wu was invited to give a seminar at Wolfson Center for Age Related Disease, King's College London at London, UK.
Mar. 22, 2022Dr. Long-Jun Wu hosted "Glia and Neuroimmune Seminars".  Dr. Li Gan  from Weill Cornell Medicine, is the invited speaker and she gave a seminar on "Targeting maladaptive innate immune response to treat neurodegeneration". The seminar series is sponsored by  Biocytogen LLC  and  CMSAN  at Mayo.
Mar. 10, 2022Dr. Long-Jun Wu was invited to give a seminar at Department of Neuroscience, Case Western Reserve University at Cleveland, OH.
Mar. 4, 2022The multi-PI RO1 (Richardson, Wu) grant on "Microglial Hv1 proton channel as a mediator of environmentally-induced neuroinflammation and neurodegeneration" was funded by NIEHS, National Institutes of Health. Thanks Fiona for the contribution to all Hv1-related projects!
Feb. 28, 2022Dr. Yushan Wan from Zhejiang University joined Wu lab as a research fellow. Welcome, Yushan!
Feb. 27, 2022Shunyi was accepted in Mayo Neuroscience PhD program. Many congrats, Shunyi!
Feb. 17, 2022The pilot grant on "Interrogation of Hv1 proton channel in myeloid landscape and glioma progression" was funded by Mayo Clinic Center for Biomedical Discovery. Thanks Dr. Burns for the collaboration and Fiona for leading the project!
Feb. 10, 2022Dr. Long-Jun Wu reviewed NIH grants for Cellular and Molecular Biology of Glia study section (CMBG).
Jan. 17, 2022Lattawat Eauchai from Mahidol University joined Wu lab as a visiting research fellow. Welcome, Aong!
Dec. 22, 2021Manling and Yong's  Nature Neuroscience  paper on microglial TREM2 and TDP-43 neurodegeneration is highlighted by  Alzforum , and is reported by  Mayo Discovery's Edge . 
Dec. 17, 2021Dr. Long-Jun Wu was invited to give a talk at Indian Academy of Neuroscience Society annual meeting at West Bengal, India.
Dec. 16, 2021Manling and Yong's research article entitled "TREM2 interacts with TDP-43 and mediates microglial neuroprotection against TDP-43-related neurodegeneration" is published in Nature Neuroscience. Many congrats, Manling an Yong!
Dec. 13, 2021Sebastian Parusel from Maastricht University joined Wu lab as a visiting graduate student. Welcome, Sebastian!
Dec. 7, 2021Manling and Shunyi's review article entitled "Microglial TREM2 in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis" is published in Developmental Neurobiology. Congrats, Manling an Shunyi!
Nov. 23, 2021Dr. Long-Jun Wu hosted "Glia and Neuroimmune Seminars".  Dr. Adam Denes  from Institute of Experimental Medicine, Hungary, is the invited speaker and he gave a seminar on "Microglia modulate neuronal and vascular responses via dynamic, compartment-specific mechanisms". The seminar series is sponsored by  Biocytogen LLC  and  CMSAN  at Mayo.
Nov. 22, 2021Dr. Long-Jun Wu was invited to deliver Grand Rounds in Department of Neurology, Mayo Clinic at Rochester, MN.
Nov. 12, 2021Fiona's review article entitled "Microglial voltage-gate proton channel Hv1 in spinal cord injury" is published in Neural Regeneration Research. Congrats, Fiona!
Oct. 29, 2021Dr. Dale Bosco was promoted to Research Associate and Dr. Min-Hee Yi to Senior Research Fellow. Many congrats, Dale and Min-Hee!
Oct. 14, 2021Dr. Long-Jun Wu was invited to give a seminar at College of Pharmacy, University of Texas at Austin, TX.
Oct. 8, 2021Dr. Long-Jun Wu was invited to give a seminar at Center for Integrative Brain Research, Seattle Children's Hospital at Seattle, WA.
Sep. 28, 2021Dr. Long-Jun Wu hosted "Glia and Neuroimmune Seminars".  Dr. Tuan Trang  from University of Calgary is the invited speaker and he gave a seminar on "Microglia: the little cell that could". The seminar series is sponsored by  Biocytogen LLC  and  CMSAN  at Mayo.
Sep. 21, 2021Praveen Pallegar from Mayo MD/PhD program joined Wu lab for a rotation. Welcome, Praveen!
Sep. 20, 2021Dr. Long-Jun Wu was invited be a plenary speaker at Singapore Neuroscience Association Symposium 2021 held in Singapore. 
Sep. 16, 2021Dr. Long-Jun Wu was invited to give a talk at 14th Biennial Conference of Chinese Neuroscience Society at Chongqing, China. 
Aug. 31, 2021Dale was selected as 2021 AES Fellow by American Epilepsy Society. Many congrats, Dale!
Aug. 27, 2021Please sign the petition (https://www.change.org/p/bring-the-chen-family-home) to bring Tingjun and his family home! Very much appreciate your support!
Jul. 28, 2021Belle Yu from Mayo Neuroscience PhD program joined Wu lab for a rotation. Welcome, Belle!
Jul. 26, 2021Dr. Long-Jun Wu was invited to give a seminar at Department of Cellular and Integrative Physiology, UT Health Science Center at San Antonio, TX.
Jul. 23, 2021Dr. Long-Jun Wu was invited to serve as an ad hoc review for NIH Special Emphasis study section (ZRG1 IFCN-U) via Zoom. 
Jul. 22, 2021Dr. Long-Jun Wu was invited to give a talk at Inaugural International Research Conference on Neurodegenerative Disease. 
Jul. 21, 2021Dr. Long-Jun Wu was invited to give a seminar at 2021 Research Spotlight Series hosted by American Society for Neural Therapy and Repair. 
Jun. 29, 2021Jiyun and Min-Hee's research article entitled "The voltage-gate proton channel Hv1 promotes microglia-astrocyte communication and neuropathic pain after peripheral nerve injury" is published in Molecular Brain. Congrats, Jiyun and Min-Hee!
Jun. 28, 2021Dr. Long-Jun Wu chaired a session on "Microglia-neuron interaction in health and disease" in American Society for Neurochemistry 2021 virtual meeting. 
Jun. 22, 2021Dr. Long-Jun Wu hosted "Glia and Neuroimmune Seminars".  Dr. Baljit Khakh  from UCLA is the invited speaker and he gave a seminar on "Astrocytic contributions to neural circuit function and disease". The seminar series is sponsored by  Biocytogen LLC  and  CMSAN  at Mayo.
Jun. 21, 2021Dr. Sheng Zhang from UC Davis joined Wu lab as a Senior Research Fellow. Welcome, Sheng!
Jun. 15, 2021Dr. Long-Jun Wu was invited to give a keynote presentation at The International Conference on Neuroscience and Brain Disorders. 
Jun. 14, 2021Alex Zhang from University of Minnesota,  Priyanka Hanumihgari from Johns Hopkins University, and Michael Bogaev from Princeton University joined the Wu Lab for the summer research. Welcome, Alex, Priyanka, and Michael!
Jun. 3, 2021Dr. Long-Jun Wu reviewed NIH grants for Cellular and Molecular Biology of Glia study section (CMBG).
Jun. 1, 2021The U19 sub-project on "Astrocytic and microglial apoE in aging and Alzheimer's disease" was funded by NIA, National Institutes of Health. Thanks Dr. Guojun Bu and Jenny Liu for leading the efforts!
May 30, 2021Dale and Annie organized the lab maskless gathering for the first time since the pandemics. The weather was not great but we all had a lot of fun! Thanks, Dale and Annie!
May 4, 2021Eyo and Koichi's research article entitled  "Microglia provide structural resolution to injured dendrites after severe seizures"  is published in  Cell Reports . The study is highlighted by a news report at  Discovery Edge . Many congrats, Eyo and Koichi!
Apr. 19, 2021Abhijeet Barath from Mayo Neuroscience PhD program finished his rotations and joined Wu lab officially as a PhD student. Welcome again, Abhijeet!
Apr. 7, 2021Min-Hee's PLoS Biology paper on microglial optogenetics and chronic pain is highlighted by Nature Reviews Neurology . 
Mar. 23, 2021Dr. Long-Jun Wu hosted "Glia and Neuroimmune Seminars".  Dr. Jonathan Kipnis  from Washington University is the invited speaker and he gave a seminar on "Brain-draining lymphatics and neurological disorders". The seminar series is sponsored by  Biocytogen LLC  and  CMSAN  at Mayo.
Mar. 19, 2021Min-Hee's research article entitled "Optogenetic activation of spinal microglia triggers chronic pain in mice" is published in PLoS Biology. Many congrats, Min-Hee!
Mar. 15, 2021The preclinical research contract on "Microglial mechanism of neuromodulation in neuropathic pain" was funded by Abbott Inc. Thanks Min-Hee for leading the project!
Feb. 12, 2021Dr. Long-Jun Wu was invited to serve as an Associate Editor for Frontiers in Neuroscience. 
Feb. 8, 2021Dr. Long-Jun Wu attended 2021 NIH Training in Neurotherapeutic Discovery and Development. 
Feb. 6, 2021Dr. Long-Jun Wu was invited to give a seminar at Info X Med, Mass Medical International. 
Feb. 4, 2021Dr. Long-Jun Wu reviewed NIH grants for Cellular and Molecular Biology of Glia study section (CMBG).
Jan. 29, 2021Dr. Long-Jun Wu was invited to give a talk at The 24th Thai Neuroscience Society Conference 2021. 
Jan. 11, 2021Tingjun, Min-Hee, and Tony represented the Wu Lab and presented posters at the virtual SfN Global Connectome. 
Dec. 28, 2020Tony's review article entitled "How microglia sense and regulate neuronal activity" is published in Glia. Many congrats, Tony!
Dec. 23, 2020Tingjun and Tony received 2020 Trainee Professional Development Award from Society for Neuroscience. Many congrats, Tingjun and Tony!
Dec. 17, 2020Dr. Long-Jun Wu hosted Immunology Grand Rounds at Mayo. Dr. Chris B. Schaffer from Cornell University is the invited speaker and he gave a seminar on "Neutrophil arrest in the brain capillaries reduces cerebral blood flow and contributes to memory impairment in mouse model of AD".
Dec. 15, 2020Dr. Long-Jun Wu hosted Wu lab Annual Brainstorm Symposium on Zoom. Wish all have a productive and happy 2021!
Dec. 14, 2020Yujia's research article entitled "The complement C3-C3aR pathway mediates microglia-astrocyte interaction following status epilepticus" is published in Glia. Many congrats, Yujia!
Dec. 11, 2020Dr. Long-Jun Wu hosted Neuroscience Seminar at Mayo. Dr. Yingfei Wang from UT Southwestern Medical Center is the invited speaker and she gave a seminar on "AIF splicing, mitochondrial dysfunction and neurodegeneration".
Dec. 4, 2020Dr. Long-Jun Wu was invited to give a talk at Blaustein Pain Grand Rounds, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. 
Dec. 1, 2020Dr. Aivi Nguyen officially joined Wu lab as Senior Associate Consultant. She will mainly work on microglial function in neurodegeneration. Welcome, Aivi!