Cellular ‘message in a bottle’ may provide path to new way of treating disease
For immediate release: September 27, 2017 Boston, MA – A newly discovered cellular messaging mechanism could lead to a new way to deliver therapeutics to tissues affected by disease, according to a new study from Harvard T.H. Chan…
Mechanism identified through which lead may harm neural cells, children’s neurodevelopment
For immediate release: August 26, 2016 Boston, MA – Researchers have identified a potential molecular mechanism through which lead, a pervasive environmental toxin, may harm neural stem cells and neurodevelopment in children. The study, from Harvard T.H. Chan…
A bench scientist with a passion for the environment
May 21, 2015 – On a Friday afternoon in May, Peter Wagner was about to give his dissertation defense. Quan Lu, associate professor of environmental genetics and pathophysiology—introducing Peter before a group of about 50 of his fellow…
New molecule links asthma, cancer
A newly discovered molecule may play a role in controlling both asthma-induced airway muscle thickening and tumor growth—and manipulating it may lead to new asthma and cancer drugs, according to a new study led by researchers at Harvard…
Quan Lu receives Tashjian award for excellence in endocrine research at annual ceremony and lecture
Gökhan S. Hotamisligil, right, with John Lechleiter, president and CEO of Eli Lilly and Company May 10, 2013 — Quan Lu, Mark and Catherine Winkler Assistant Professor of Lung Biology in the Departments of Environmental Health and Molecular…
Where DNA meets daily life
[Fall 2010] The intersection of genes and the environment is the new target of public health research. Red hair is a genetically determined trait. And when redheads with Celtic roots move to sun-drenched countries near the equator, their…
