The Lukens lab once again hosted some members in the Charlottesville community as a part of UVA’s Mini-Medical School program!

Members of the lab attended the #ReThinkNeuroimmunology Symposium hosted by Washington University in St Louis, a three day event highlighting cutting edge new research at the intersection of immunology and neuroscience.

Lab members hosted a booth to teach visitors about neuroscience at the weekly city farmers market at IX Park!

Congratulations to Lexi Johnson, who won a Shark Tank-style competition for research funds hosted by the neurodegenerative disease research coalition (NDRC) at UVA.

The injury-prone Lukens lab now has medical aid from within thanks to our newly certified emergency medical technician (EMT) undergraduate students, Nicholas Cormas and Lexi Vesselinov. We are very proud of their service to the community and hope to never encounter them in their new roles.

Neuroscience graduate program (NGP) students Lexi Johnson and Josh Samuels were a part of the winning (Top Dog) team at this year’s picnic field day.

The new center will hone UVA’s vast base of experts to launch a cutting-edge research program with a goal of developing new treatments for Alzheimer’s and related neurodegenerative disorders.

The Wagner Fellowship is awarded to outstanding Biomedical Sciences Graduate Program (BIMS) students each year and provides one year of funding.

The Lukens Lab and Friends had a strong showing at the southwest’s premier event! The joint Keystone Symposia on Neuroimmune Interactions and Neurodegenerative Diseases in Santa Fe, NM was a week of amazing science, catching up with old friends and meeting new ones.

Huge congratulations to undergraduate researchers Ava Hollis and Abhi Verma for being awarded first and second place, respectively, as the most outstanding talks at the 2024 Fozdar Symposium.

Graduate student Ana Royo Marco was selected to present her project, “Treating head injury induced tauopathy by boosting the function of the meningeal lymphatic vasculature”, at the 2024 Spring Brain Conference in Sedona, AZ.

Congrats to graduate student Josh Samuels for being awarded first prize at the 2024 GBS Symposium poster session!

Lab members viewed the 90% partial solar eclipse from Charlottesville, VA (wearing proper eye protection, of course!)

The Hutcheson Award is given to top undergraduates in Carter Immunology Center labs working on immunology projects and is made possible through generous donations from Randy and Rossie Hutcheson.

An outstanding graduate student who defended within the year is chosen for each speciality under the biomedical science umbrella program. Congratulations to our resident ferroptosis expert, Dr. Iron Clint Upchurch, a part of unintentional quintuplet matching that recently assembled the Lukens Lab Avengers.

Congratulations to Charlottesville 10 Miler runners from the lab who conquered this year’s cold, rainy race!

Lab members were over the moon to attend an Alamo screening of the Twilight saga movie, New Moon.

The lab attended local establishment, The Glass Palette, for a peaceful afternoon of glass crafting.

The Harrison Undergraduate Research Award is made possible by the Harrison family and funds outstanding undergraduate research projects.

Ben is a first year microbiology, immunology, and cancer (MIC) PhD student who is interested in studying traumatic brain injury.