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Stanford Lu Lab

Neuroscience · Drosophila [Dates]

Sleep deprivation in Drosophila; independent research with Dr. Jaehyuk Lee on effects on the brain and body
Mitochondrial reverse electron transfer and the gut microbiome as possible drivers and therapeutic targets; physiological, molecular, and behavioral assays
Used learned knowledge to conduct independent research project as a Senior Honors Independent Study (school course), to be presented at SfN Conference 2026

Papers from the lab

PNAS · 2026
Dopamine-driven mitochondrial reverse electron transport in immune cells mediates gut-brain ROS signaling during sleep deprivation

Y. Zhang, J. H. Lee, Z. Yu, Y. Tao, S. Rimal, Y. He, L. Lv, B. Lu, Y. Ping

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Aging and Disease · 2026
Extension of Lifespan and Amelioration of Alzheimer's Disease Phenotypes by Genetic Manipulation of Mitochondrial NAD⁺/NADH Ratio

S. Rimal, J. H. Lee, Y. He, B. Lu

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NeurIPS SpaVLE

Robot learning · Teleoperation [Dates]

Co-authored a research paper on a novel VR-teleoperation pipeline tracking dexterous human hand motions for simulation demonstrations.
Engineered a data-capturing architecture for 6-DoF wrist poses, finger joints, and object trajectories.
Developed cross-embodiment retargeting and demonstration augmentation strategies. Selected for and presented findings at the NeurIPS 2025 SpaVLE Workshop.

Papers & abstracts

NeurIPS 2025 · SpaVLE Workshop
I Know Kung Fu: Synthetic Dexterous Hand Demonstration Collection via VR Teleoperation

Kara Lu, Yanzi He, Cohen Lu, Peihao Li

Poster