Da Lu
PhD candidate
Parkville
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
9
9
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification
Work History
Demonstrator/Instructor
University of Melbourne
07.2023 - Current
- Subjects of Experimental Animal Physiology, Intro Biology, etc.
Mentor of Master/Honors/Amgen Intern students
University of Melbourne
01.2023 - Current
- Company Overview: Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health
- Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health
PhD candidate
University of Melbourne
08.2022 - Current
- Research on multigenerational impacts of paternal immune activation on offspring brain functions
- Research on epigenetics and neuroinflammation
- Bioinformatics, sperm noncoding RNA sequencing, bulk RNA sequencing, single-cell RNA sequencing
Teaching Assistant in PhD core course
New Jersey Medical School
09.2021 - 03.2022
- Introduction to Biomedical and Sciences (Core)
Graduate Research Assistant
Cornell University
08.2019 - 12.2021
- Research on brain machine-interface (BMI) project
- Bioluminescent neural recording by aequorin-fluorescent proteins
- Two-photon microscope imaging
- Computational neuroscience
Undergraduate Research Assistant
University of California, Irvine
04.2017 - 06.2019
- Novel neurotransmitter discovery and effects testing on rodents’ cognition capacities
- Pharmacological & behavior study: investigate methionine’s intergenerational effects on schizophrenia
- Research on transgenic pain: explore MCH’s effects on rodent pain perceptions
Internship, Research Assistant
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
07.2018 - 10.2018
- Company Overview: Harvard Medical School
- Research on Familial Amyloid Neuropathy; Human skin biopsy study for autonomic neuropathies
- Statistical analysis
- Harvard Medical School
Education
Doctor of Philosophy - Neuroscience, biomedical sciences
University of Melbourne
Melbourne, VIC 09.2022 - 12.2026
Master of biomedical engineering -
Cornell University
Ithaca, NY 05.2019 - 10.2020
B.S.; B.A. Dual Degree - Biological Sciences; Economics
University of California, Irvine
Irvine, CA 09.2015 - 06.2019
Skills
- Mouse Surgery
- Cranial Window
- Micro-injection
- Immunostaining
- Optogenetics
- PCR
- Electrophysiology
- Genotype
- Tissue Harvest
- Cell Culture
- Flow Cytometry
- Two-Photon Microscope Imaging
- Spinal Nerve Ligation
- Chronic Constriction Injury surgery
- western blot
Selected Publications
- Liao H., Lu D., Reisinger S., Kleeman E., Garde. VD N., Gubert C., Hannan. J A., 2024, Mimicking bacterial infection in male mice changes sperm small RNA profiles and transgenerationally alters offspring behaviour and physiology., Brain, Behavior, and Immunity., Joint-1st author
- Lu D., Evangelou A.V., Shankar K., Dewji F.I., Lin J., Levison S.W., 2022, Neuroprotective effect of lipopolysaccharides in a dual-hit rat pup model of preterm hypoxia–ischemia., Neuroscience Letters., 795
- Liao, H., Lu, D., Reisinger, S. N., Mehrabadi, M. R. M., Gubert, C., & Hannan, A. J., 2025, Epigenetic effects of paternal environmental exposures and experiences on offspring phenotypes., Trends in Genetics, Advance online publication, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tig.2025.04.015
- Masson B.A., Kiridena P., Lu D., Kleeman E.A., Reisinger S.N., Qin W., Davies W.J., Muralitharan R.R., Jama H.A., Antonacci S., Marques F.Z., Gubert C., Hannan A.J., 2025, Depletion of the paternal gut microbiome alters sperm small RNAs and impacts offspring physiology and behavior in mice., Brain, Behavior, and Immunity., 123, 290–305
Conference Presentations
- Lu D., Liao H., Tsang S., Reisinger S., Hannan J A., Paternal Chronic Bacterial-like Infection Induces Intergenerational Changes in Offspring Anxiety and Cognition., CINP-AsCNP 2025, accepted for oral presentation
- Lu D., Liao H., Tsang S., Reisinger S., Hannan J A., Investigating the multigenerational impacts and epigenetic mechanisms of paternal immune activation on offspring’s brain functions., Florey Graduate Symposium 2025
- Lu D., Alachkar A., Impaired Aspects of Maternal Behavior in Virgin Mice Lacking Melanin Concentrating Hormone Activity., Oral presentation in Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program, Irvine, CA, USA, 2019
Honors And Awards
- Melbourne Research Scholarship, 2022-2026
- Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program (UROP) Grant, 2017-2018; 2018-2019
- Undergraduate Writing Symposium Academic Conference nominated speaker, 02/01/18
Certification
Google Data Analytics Specialization Professional Certificate, 07/01/23
Timeline
Demonstrator/Instructor
University of Melbourne
07.2023 - Current
Mentor of Master/Honors/Amgen Intern students
University of Melbourne
01.2023 - Current
Doctor of Philosophy - Neuroscience, biomedical sciences
University of Melbourne
09.2022 - 12.2026
PhD candidate
University of Melbourne
08.2022 - Current
Teaching Assistant in PhD core course
New Jersey Medical School
09.2021 - 03.2022
Graduate Research Assistant
Cornell University
08.2019 - 12.2021
Master of biomedical engineering -
Cornell University
05.2019 - 10.2020
Internship, Research Assistant
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
07.2018 - 10.2018
Undergraduate Research Assistant
University of California, Irvine
04.2017 - 06.2019
B.S.; B.A. Dual Degree - Biological Sciences; Economics
University of California, Irvine
09.2015 - 06.2019
Similar Profiles
Alfred Joshua MuscatAlfred Joshua Muscat
Research Assistant at University of MelbourneResearch Assistant at University of Melbourne
Abhirup JayasimhanAbhirup Jayasimhan
Research Support Office at University of MelbourneResearch Support Office at University of Melbourne
Manoj Renu KumarManoj Renu Kumar
Data Analyst at University of MelbourneData Analyst at University of Melbourne
Hamish GadeHamish Gade
Senior Service Delivery Consultant at University of MelbourneSenior Service Delivery Consultant at University of Melbourne
ISAIAH WATKINSISAIAH WATKINS
WAREHOUSE PACKER/LOADER at Frito-LayWAREHOUSE PACKER/LOADER at Frito-Lay