Media Coverage of our Discoveries
New Hope and New Approaches to the Fight Against Neurodegenerative Diseases
Envision, August 1, 2025
President Ryan’s marathon campaign for Alzheimer’s celebrated with check, signs of hope
UVAToday, June 16, 2025
Virginia Researchers May Have Found Key to Alzheimer’s
The Daily Signal, June 6, 2025
UVA Study: Brain’s Defense System May Drive Alzheimer’s
UVAToday, June 2, 2025
Preventing Alzheimer’s disease? UVA uncovers possible key
WDBJ7 Roanoke, VA June 2, 2025
Key to treating Alzheimer’s may lie within immune system, UVA researchers say
29 News Charlottesville, June 2, 2025
At UVA Medical Center, scientists are making breakthroughs that could change and save lives
C-ville weekly, May 28, 2025
From Alzheimer’s to ALS: The Latest in Brain Immunology with John Lukens, PhD
Curing with Sound, A Focused Ultrasound Foundation Podcast, December 5, 2024
Dr. John Lukens' Journey from T Cells to the Brain
Hoos in STEM, November 29, 2024
Department of Molecular Physiology and Biological Physics Cultivates Collaboration and Innovation at Student-Led Retreat
Medicine in Motion News, October 22, 2024
John Lukens, PhD, Honored by UVA Medical Alumni Association
Medicine in Motion News, September 26, 2024
Wagner Fellowships Awarded to 11 Biomedical Sciences Graduate Program Students
Medicine in Motion News, July 16, 2024
UVA homes in on Alzheimer’s dementia research
VPM, June 24, 2024
UVA Harrison Family Translational Research Center to advance the study of Alzheimer’s
NBC News, June 7, 2024
UVA Health expert discusses Alzheimer's research
CBS News, June 7, 2024
John Lukens, PhD, Named Inaugural Director of Harrison Family Translational Research Center
UVA Medicine in Motion News, May 21, 2024
BIMS Students Receive Their First Lab Coats
Medicine in Motion News, April 3, 2024
Women researching Alzheimer’s therapy and becoming role models for women in science
NBC News, February 11, 2024
UVA women in STEM making big discoveries in the lab
CBS News, February 10, 2024
UVA researcher proud to represent women in science
NBC News, February 8, 2024
’Inside UVA’: From Jersey Shore Lifeguard to UVA Neuroscientist
UVA Today, Dec 1, 2023
UVA President Jim Ryan interviews John on his podcast, “Inside UVA.”
Lukens Lab To Study Role of Immune Receptor in Alzheimer’s Disease
Medicine in Motion News, June 21, 2023
UVA students discuss latest research to fight Alzheimer’s disease
NBC News, February 12, 2023
UVA School of Medicine finds antidepressant use combined with inflammation while pregnant could lead to babies’ neurodevelopmental changes
NBC News, December 19, 2022
Mother’s Antidepressant Use, Plus Infection, Linked to Neurodevelopmental Disorders
UVA Today, December 19, 2022
Microglia are SYK of Aβ and cell debris
Dorothy P. Schafer & Jacob M. Stillman
Cell, October 22, 2022
What triggers microglia to remove brain debris?
BioTechnqiues, October 19, 2022
Brain Discovery Could Boost Body’s Ability to Fight Alzheimer’s, Multiple Sclerosis
UVA Today, October 18, 2022
SYK Protein Needed for Microglial Cells to Clear Molecular Debris
Multiple Sclerosis News Today, October 19, 2022
Women in Science Day: UVA scientists researching Alzheimer's Disease
CBS19 News, February 14, 2022
The Good Kind of Brain Drain
The Atlantic
January 23, 2021
A new way of looking at concussions
Knowable Magazine, January 20, 2021
Mild concussions can impair brain’s ability to clean itself of toxins
NBC News, September 10, 2020
Concussion Discovery Reveals Dire, Unknown Effects of Even Mild TBI
UVA Health System Newsroom, September 10, 2020
Meningeal lymphatic flow slows after mild traumatic brain injury
Nature Reviews Neurology, September 24, 2020
Concussion Breakthrough Reveals How Mild Trauma Can Lead To Major Mental Impairment
IFL Science, September 14, 2020
Brain Discovery Could Have Important Implications for Neurodegenerative Diseases
MirageNews, April 9, 2020
Brain discovery could lead to treatment for neurological illnesses
CBS19 News, April 9, 2020
Brain Discovery Suggests Source of Lifelong Behavioral Issues
UVA Health System Newsroom, April 8, 2020
UVA researchers make key discovery that could lead to treatments for Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, ALS, and other diseases
NBC29, April 8, 2020
Researcher explains milestones for Alzheimer's disease research
CBS19 News, December 30, 2019
Mom's Microbiome, Inflammation Linked to Autism?
Medscape, July 27, 2018
A Mother's Gut Health Might Affect Her Baby's Autism Risk, Says New Study
ROMPER, July 20, 2018
Research Links Autism Spectrum Disorders To Mother's Gut
RadioIQ | WVTF
July 19, 2018
Scientists May Have Actually Found One Of The Causes Of Autism And Shockingly, It's Not Vaccines
IFLScience
July 19, 2018
CHILD'S RISK OF AUTISM CAN CHANGE BASED ON
HEALTH OF MOTHER'S GUT
Newsweek
July 18, 2018
UVa study: Health of pregnant mom’s gut can indicate risk of autism
The Daily Progress
July 18, 2018
Autism risk determined by health of mom's gut, UVA research reveals
EurekAlert! | AAAS
July 18, 2018
Microbiome-immune crosstalk in neurodevelopmental disease
Gastronauts
January 16, 2018
Multiple sclerosis: Scientists identify cause of movement, balance problems
ScienceDaily, May 19, 2015
Multiple sclerosis: Scientists ID cause of movement, balance problems
EurekAlert! | AAAS
May 19, 2015