Hui Lu, Ph.D.

K99/R00 Pathway to Independence Award
photo of Hui Lu
Institution
Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
Awarded Project
Mechanisms and Rescue of Neural Circuit Dysfunction in Mecp2 Mutant Mice

Council Dates: October 2014 - May 2015

Independent Position: George Washington University

Hui Lu was a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Molecular and Human Genetics at Baylor College of Medicine. In the lab of Dr. Huda Zoghbi, Hui investigated the malfunction of hippocampal circuits in Rett and MeCP2 duplication syndrome. Hui earned her Ph.D. in Neuroscience from the University of California, Berkeley and her B.S. in Biological Science from University of Science and Technology of China. Currently, Dr. Lu is an Assistant Professor of Pharmacology and Physiology at George Washington University.