Dr. Lu received her Ph.D. degree from the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center UTHealth Houston Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences (GSBS) in 2008. After three years of postdoctoral training at MD Anderson Cancer Center, she was promoted to Instructor. In 2016, Dr. Lu was appointed as a tenure-track Assistant Professor in the Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Medicine at Stony Brook University in New York. Dr. Lu was promoted to tenured Associate Professor in 2021, with a research focus on pancreatitis and pancreatic cancer. In 2022, Dr. Lu was recruited to UTEP as a tenured Professor.
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THE ROLE OF NADPH METABOLISM IN PANCREATIC CANCER DEVELOPMENT - Lizanell and Colbert Coldwell Foundation (03/01/2025)
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UTEP Regent's Research Excellence Program - University of Texas System (05/01/2024)
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CPRIT-UTEP Postdoctoral Career Transition Program in Cancer Research (08/31/2023)
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STARs Award - The University of Texas System (09/01/2022)
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The Basic Science Research Award - Department of Medicine at Stony Brook University (01/01/2021)
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Idea Award, Peer-Reviewed Cancer Research Program - Department of Defense (09/15/2020)
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R01 Award - NCI (09/01/2020)
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Research Scholar Award - American Cancer Society (08/31/2020)
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R01 Award - NIDDK-NIH (05/01/2020)
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Pilot Project Grant - Department of Medicine, Stony Brook University (01/01/2020)
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NIH High Priority R56 Award - NIH (09/01/2019)
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Finalist in Faculty Category-13th Annual Women in Medicine Research Day - Stony Brook University School of Medicine (03/08/2019)
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SUNY Central Award - Stony Brook University (01/01/2019)
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Finalist in Faculty Category-11th Annual Women in Medicine Research Day - Stony Brook University School of Medicine (03/10/2017)
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Pilot Project Grant - Department of Medicine, Stony Brook University (01/01/2017)
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Young Investigator Award - American Pancreatic Association (11/15/2015)
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Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Research Award - MD Anderson Cancer Center (09/15/2013)
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Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan Research Award - MD Anderson Cancer Center (09/01/2013)
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Predoctoral Fellowship Award - University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center UTHealth Houston Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences (08/20/2003)
