Yangning Lu

Email: ynlu, followed by @mit.edu

Yangning received his B.Sc. in Biological Sciences at Fudan University, China, and a Ph.D. in Physiology at the University of Toronto. During his graduate work in the Zhen Lab, he discovered novel mechanisms underlying motor circuit operation in nematodes, and developed methodologies to probe the function of neural circuits. Joining the Synthetic Neurobiology Group as a postdoctoral associate, he is focusing on developing and applying new tools to map and probe neural networks.

Publications

Dense, continuous membrane labeling and expansion microscopy visualization of ultrastructure in tissues

Nature Communications | 2025

Shin TW, Wang H*, Zhang C*, An B, Lu Y, Zhang E, Lu X, Karagiannis ED, Kang JS, Emenari A, Symvoulidis P, Asano S, Lin L, Costa EK; IMAXT Grand Challenge Consortium; Marblestone AH, Kasthuri N, Tsai LH, Boyden ES (2025) Dense, continuous membrane labeling and expansion microscopy visualization of ultrastructure in tissues, Nature Communications 16(1):1579. (*, contributed equally)