News

Jun 26, 2026

Turning “Cold” Pediatric Brain Tumors Into Targets for the Immune System

UCSF Brain Tumor Center

Apr 15, 2026

Our manuscript "PP2A Regulates Senescence and Immunogenicity in Medulloblastoma" is accepted by JCI

Exterior of the Louvre in Paris, France

Mar 02, 2026

Olivia is invited to speak at the International Pediatric Stroke Organization Congress

This year's IPSO Congress will be held in Paris May 27-29, 2026.

Feb 23, 2026

Olivia is invited to serve as a member of the UC Cancer Research Coordinating Committe

The UC CRCC is a systemwide, faculty-directed cancer research funding program that makes competitive intramural awards to faculty across the UC system.

Feb 16, 2026

Raymond Sun accepted to medical school at Baylor College of Medicine

Congrats, Raymond!

Graphic for the SITC's 2025 Year in Review.

Jan 29, 2026

Olivia featured in the Society for Immunotherapy of Cancer's 2025 Year in Review

In 2025, Olivia co-chaired The Summit on Neuro Immuno-Oncology: From Challenges to Opportunities, which highlighted how recent advances may expand the application of immunotherapy for the treatment of brain tumors.

Exterior of the Wistar Institute

Jan 06, 2026

Olivia is invited to deliver a seminar as part of the Wistar Institute's Distinguished Lectures in Cancer Research

Aug 28, 2025

Olivia is invited to speak at Graduate School Symposium at City of Hope

An arch with the words Northwestern University written across it (known as Weber Arch) with trees in the background.

Jan 05, 2025

Olivia is invited to deliver a seminar at Northwestern University

Nov 13, 2024

Our review manuscript " The co-evolution of glioma and immune microenvironment" is accepted by JITC

Sep 23, 2024

Olivia received UCSF Brain Tumor SPORE Developmental Research Program Award to develop novel therapy targeting myeloid cells

Sep 20, 2024

Olivia received UC CRCC award to develop novel combinational CAR-T therapy for brain tumors

UCSF pediatric neurosurgeon Winson Ho, MD

Sep 05, 2024

Winson is honored with Corey Raffel MD, PhD Endowed Professorship at UCSF! Congratulations!

Sep 02, 2024

Our manuscript "The mitochondrial stress-induced protein carboxyl-terminal alanine and threonine tailing (msiCAT-tailing) promotes glioblastoma tumorigenesis by modulating mitochondrial functions" is now on preprint version published by eLife

Aug 01, 2024

Olivia is selected to be faculty chair for the PSPG program 2024-2025

Jul 10, 2024

Olivia becomes a standing member for NIH TIR study section!

Lu lab members and the study's co-first authors Isha Mondal and Oishika Das sitting a lab bench

Mar 06, 2023

UCSF researchers identify therapeutic target to boost antitumor immunity

UCSF Brain Tumor Center

Feb 07, 2023

Our manuscript " PP2Ac/STRN4 negatively regulates STING-Type I interferon signaling in tumor associated macrophages "is accepted by JCI

Oct 14, 2022

Reprogramming a brain tumor’s immune response against itself

Department of Neurological Surgery

Sep 23, 2022

Dr. Lu received NIH SPORE Developmental Research Award