Welcoming Guolan Lu
We are excited to announce that Guolan Lu, PhD, has been appointed as an Assistant Professor at the Department of Urology.
Guolan is a biomedical engineer cross-trained in machine learning, biomedical imaging, and spatial omics in the field of cancer biology, immunology, and pharmacology. She completed her postdoctoral training at Stanford University in the laboratories of Dr. Eben Rosenthal, MD, and Dr. Garry Nolan, PhD, where she designed and led a first-in-human clinical study for fluorescence-guided surgery in pancreatic cancer, and pioneered a single-cell spatial pharmacology approach to decode drug-target-microenvironment interactions in clinical tumors. She received her Ph.D. from the joint Biomedical Engineering Department of Georgia Tech and Emory University. Her work has earned her multiple awards, including the K99/R00 Pathway to Independence Award from the NCI and recognition as a Rising Star in Biomedical Engineering (MIT). She was also a fellow in the Stanford Molecular Imaging Scholars (SMIS) Program and a Stanford Translational Medicine (TRAM) Scholar.
Guolan Lu Lab is dedicated to developing and integrating cutting-edge technologies in biomedical imaging, artificial intelligence, and spatial multi-omics to uncover the principles governing the spatiotemporal dynamics of tissue architecture and the mechanisms driving disease initiation, progression, and therapeutic response. Our ultimate goal is to translate this knowledge into next-generation theragnostics to cure both benign and malignant diseases.
In her free time, Guolan loves going on road trips, camping, and hiking with her family. She finds exploring nature together a great way to unwind and recharge.
Join us in welcoming Guolan!