Nelson Lau, PhD

Associate Professor, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

Publications

  • Published 4/23/2026

    Gupta S, Sharma R, Williams AE, Sanchez-Vargas I, Rose NH, Zhang C, Crosbie-Villaseca A, Kyza-Karavioti M, Zhu Z, Dayama G, Gloria-Soria A, Brackney DE, Manning J, Wheeler SS, Caranci A, Reyes T, Sylla M, Badolo A, Akorli J, Aribodor OB, Ayala D, Liu WL, Chen CH, Vasquez C, Acosta CG, Ponlawat A, Magalhaes T, Carter BH, Wesson DM, Surin D, Younger MA, Costa-da-Silva AL, DeGennaro M, Bergman A, Lambrechts L, McBride CS, Olson KE, Calvo E, Lau NC. Small RNA genomics of Aedes aegypti mosquitoes discovers infectious viruses that trigger an RNA interference response. Nat Commun. 2026 Apr 23; 17(1). PMID: 42026069.

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  • Published 10/2/2025

    Yabaji SM, Zhernovkov V, Araveti PB, Lata S, Rukhlenko OS, Abdullatif SA, Vanvalkenburg A, Alekseyev YO, Ma Q, Dayama G, Lau NC, Johnson WE, Bishai WR, Crossland NA, Campbell JD, Kholodenko BN, Gimelbrant AA, Kobzik L, Kramnik I. Lipid peroxidation and type I interferon coupling fuels pathogenic macrophage activation causing tuberculosis susceptibility. Elife. 2025 Oct 02; 14. PMID: 41037321.

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  • Published 4/9/2025

    Rivera AJ, Lee JR, Gupta S, Yang L, Goel RK, Zaia J, Lau NC. Traffic Jam activates the Flamenco piRNA cluster locus and the Piwi pathway to ensure transposon silencing and Drosophila fertility. Cell Rep. 2025 Apr 22; 44(4):115354. PMID: 40209716.

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  • Published 4/9/2025

    Alizada A, Martins A, Mouniée N, Rodriguez Suarez JV, Bertin B, Gueguen N, Mirouse V, Papameletiou AM, Rivera AJ, Lau NC, Akkouche A, Maupetit-Méhouas S, Hannon GJ, Czech Nicholson B, Brasset E. The transcription factor Traffic jam orchestrates the somatic piRNA pathway in Drosophila ovaries. Cell Rep. 2025 Apr 22; 44(4):115453. PMID: 40209715.

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  • Published 3/25/2025

    Vasquez JH, Yuan J, Leow CJ, Crossey E, Shao F, Carty S, Dominguez VA, Lo M, Mizgerd JP, Fetterman JL, Lau NC, Fine A, Jones MR. Somatic Miwi2 modulates mitochondrial function in airway multiciliated cells and exacerbates influenza pathogenesis. iScience. 2025 Apr 18; 28(4):112291. PMID: 40241756.

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Other Positions

  • Director of Genome Institute, Dean’s Office
    Boston University
  • Graduate Medical Sciences Educator and Mentor (Primary Mentor of Graduate Students)
    Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, Graduate Medical Sciences

Education

  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology, PhD
  • State University of New York at Albany, BS