The Lukens Lab Receives A Research Grant From The Alzheimer’s Association.
2/1/2018
February 2018 - We are honored to be receiving support from the Alzheimer's Association. Their support will enable us to explore how the immune response contributes to Alzheimer's disease.
Matt Gets Into The University of North Carolina Gillings School of Global Public Health!
1/1/2018
January 2018 - Very proud to announce that Matt received a Gillings Merit Award to pursue a Master’s degree in Public Health & Nutrition at the UNC Gillings School of…
6/1/2017
June 2017 - We are grateful for the support from the Simons Foundation Autism Research Initiative (SFARI) that will enable us to reveal the cellular and molecular underpinnings of sex…
Calli Bellinger joins UVA Neuroscience program
4/10/2017
March 31, 2017 — Undergraduate researcher Calli Bellinger was admitted into the UVA Neuroscience program. Congratulations Calli! We are excited to have you join the program.
John added as Associate Editor for prominent journal
4/10/2017
March 21, 2017 — John was named an Associate Editor for the Journal of Immunology. Congratulations John!
Celia McKee publishes in Frontiers in Immunology
1/31/2017
December 5, 2016 — Celia published a review in Frontiers in Immunology chronicling the relevance of immune cell and signaling pathways in the long-term cognitive outcomes of patients suffering a…
John Lukens selected for editorial board
1/31/2017
December 27, 2016 — John was selected to participate on the editorial board for the journal Brain, Behavior, and Immunity.
Lab receives Annette Lightner Research Award!
8/28/2016
August 18, 2016 - The lab received an Annette Lightner Research Award to support a project ascertaining the role of dendritic cell-mediated SYK signaling in the development of multiple sclerosis…
Nature Medicine Published Paper!
8/26/2016
August 4, 2016 — Elizabeth and John published “The brain’s reward circuitry regulates immunity” in Nature Medicine’s News and Views section, a review explaining recent findings that further demonstrate how…
6/9/2016
May 10, 2016 – The lab was awarded a University of Virginia Research and Development seed grant to explore how dysregulated IL-1 production contributes to traumatic brain injury.